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WØTKX
10-28-2008, 09:14 PM
Been on the air almost every night for a week, and I will be operating from 7:20 UTC at the latest. Sun, Mon, Tues are my days off, and I'll be on much earlier.

Gap Titan is fixed, needs some tuning on 40 and 10 (imagine that) but it's working. I can now switch from the Loop to the Gap and still use the amplifier.

I'm hoping to have better luck with Far Right Coasters with the Gap. Some great QSO's with AD4MG last week, and a few others have been trying, thanks for that.

Listening to the Geezer Society on 3922 (http://3922group.net/) right now.

PM me or try me on MSN Messenger... snokarver@msn.com.
KC8TCQ
10-28-2008, 10:06 PM
Been on the air almost every night for a week, and I will be operating from 7:20 UTC at the latest. Sun, Mon, Tues are my days off, and I'll be on much earlier.

Gap Titan is fixed, needs some tuning on 40 and 10 (imagine that) but it's working. I can now switch from the Loop to the Gap and still use the amplifier.

I'm hoping to have better luck with Far Right Coasters with the Gap. Some great QSO's with AD4MG last week, and a few others have been trying, thanks for that.

Listening to the Geezer Society on 3922 (http://3922group.net/) right now.

PM me or try me on MSN Messenger... snokarver@msn.com.

We have a Gap Titan DX at the EOC, we discovered that to make it work on all bands advertised, we needed to connect wire to one of the elements. It was wierd how it all worked out, we had an analyzer hooked up, adjusted the counterpoise all we could. So I took an aligator clip with some wire soldered to it, and started clipping it to various elements and getting readings. Once we determined the length of wire needed, we made it a permenant connection with a stainless steel screw.
WØTKX
10-28-2008, 11:01 PM
Mine broke at the base, and I repaired it. Icing with a windstorm did it in, and no, it was not guyed. It sure is now.

The aluminum bottom pole is a bit thicker, and I think it affected the tune on 30 meters, which used to be dead flat. I love the silly thing, it reminds me of the rocket ship jungle gyms in playgrounds...

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WØTKX
11-02-2008, 05:53 AM
Still awake, listening and rag chewing with folks on 75 meters... band is good this AM... Any Islanders awake?? Falling back in time... ;)

Calling CQ at 3888.88 :mrgreen:
WV6Z
11-03-2008, 03:41 AM
I will be checking back here to see what you are up to..... I don't get home until about 1200z, oh DAMN IT!!! I said the z thingy..... I don't get home until 12 hours - Greenwich Mean Time (there, much better) and would love to put a bit-o-mileage on the 746 Pro...........
WØTKX
11-03-2008, 10:24 AM
I will be checking back here to see what you are up to..... I don't get home until about 1200z, oh DAMN IT!!! I said the z thingy..... I don't get home until 12 hours - Greenwich Mean Time (there, much better) and would love to put a bit-o-mileage on the 746 Pro...........

I dunno man. Your pictures consistently scare the crap outa me... :lol:

Band was weird last night, swirled and twirled. Lots of absorption early, so it sucked. Then it finally went long, with a reasonable noise floor. Alllo Havaiiyyee. New Hampshire too. That was cool.

But I got really tired and started nodding off. Quit kinda early... 8:30 zZzZzZ
WV6Z
11-03-2008, 07:12 PM
Meh, don't be frightened...... I think she was a bit more of the co-ed ho than a bulldog with liptstick when this shot was taken.
WØTKX
11-03-2008, 10:24 PM
Doing the weekly Rocky Mountain VHF+ (http://www.rmvhf.org/) Net, but I'll be on HF in an hour or less...
nx6d
11-03-2008, 10:56 PM
Doing the weekly Rocky Mountain VHF+ (http://www.rmvhf.org/) Net, but I'll be on HF in an hour or less...

When are you going to get a real callsign, station???
WØTKX
11-03-2008, 11:00 PM
I dunno... still waiting on the FCC...

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WØTKX
11-06-2008, 06:08 AM
3843 again...

QSO's with New York, then Iowa, now California...

Coast to Coast No George Noory Needed... :lol:
KC8TCQ
11-06-2008, 06:51 AM
3843 again...

QSO's with New York, then Iowa, now California...

Coast to Coast No George Noory Needed... :lol:

If you are still around, what band/freq ? I'm at the EOC and have some time to play radio
WØTKX
11-07-2008, 04:54 AM
Talking politics and philosophy :shock:

3843 LSB
N2RJ
11-07-2008, 01:00 PM
Talking politics and philosophy :shock:

3843 LSB

I think KY5U hangs out there with his attic dipole.
WØTKX
11-07-2008, 01:47 PM
I think KY5U hangs out there with his attic dipole.

Have not heard KY5U. Might remember the call if I heard it. By the time I show up many are sleeping, or "playing dead".

Confinement to the attic for the raging kitten and not being able to "Get Out" may be a good thing. Perhaps as the band gets a little better? :twisted:

Some nights are much better than others, and I'm not talking propagation. ;)

I'm a Coconut King now... :mrgreen:

Coconut - Harry Nillson (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbgv8PkO9eo)

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