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N8YX
05-22-2010, 04:02 PM
I did some rearranging today...

The '940 which I used to talk with a number of Islanders on 75M has now been connected to an 80-40-20-15M inverted Vee at the western edge of my yard, and the G5RV that was attached to the '940 is connected to an Astro 103/1500ZA/ST-2B combo. I now can run QRO on 75, 40 and 20 without worrying about near-field RF exposure issues involving the neighbors.

Still giving some thought to pulling the 'RV down and replacing it with a loaded/fan dipole (clone of an A-D 80/40 unit with 20M added) or perhaps rolling my own.

On-the-air tests will be the proof in the pudding, so to say.

May be on later tonight if anyone is game.
KG4CGC
05-22-2010, 06:35 PM
How long is this offer open? I must do dog walkery.
N8YX
05-22-2010, 07:13 PM
How long is this offer open? I must do dog walkery.
It doesn't expire at midnight. Going to head over to friends' house for a bit then I'll be back...
N9FE
05-22-2010, 08:18 PM
Us old guys will be in bed by 10:30. Beauty sleep ya know.
kf0rt
05-22-2010, 08:22 PM
You stay up that late?
N9FE
05-22-2010, 08:28 PM
I try to make it till the top ten list on letterman. But usually checking the inside of my eyelids for pinholes by then.
WX7P
05-23-2010, 12:02 AM
Anybody on the air now?
KG4CGC
05-23-2010, 12:06 AM
Mane a freq.
3.890 is clear over here.
WX7P
05-23-2010, 12:14 AM
Mane a freq.
3.890 is clear over here.

works for me, listening there.
KG4CGC
05-23-2010, 12:14 AM
as soon as I said that a QSO started up on 3.892.
3.889 sounds better
and monitoring
KG4CGC
05-23-2010, 12:18 AM
Threw your call out there Dave.
WX7P
05-23-2010, 12:19 AM
zip a dee doo dah
KG4CGC
05-23-2010, 12:22 AM
yep
KG4CGC
05-23-2010, 12:23 AM
How's 40m your way?
KG4CGC
05-23-2010, 12:40 AM
nebbermimb
I'm out.
Woke up at 2:30AM EDT and now it's 1:40AM EDT.
I rocked it around the clock.
G'night folks.
N8YX
05-23-2010, 07:14 AM
Sleep well...

I had to change radios in that Cubic lineup this morning. One of them needs a carrier oscillator/counter reference alignment and rather than messing with it I just swapped transceivers around. Will fix the other one later.
KJ3N
05-24-2010, 05:13 PM
I now can run QRO on 75, 40 and 20 without worrying about near-field RF exposure issues involving the neighbors.

Wuss... :stickpoke:

Frack 'em. When 4J3M is on 20m and ya gotta break the pile-up, who gives a frack about RF exposure? :muhahaha:

;) :lol:
KG4CGC
05-24-2010, 05:16 PM
Wuss... :stickpoke:

Frack 'em. When 4J3M is on 20m and ya gotta break the pile-up, who gives a frack about RF exposure? :muhahaha:

;) :lol:
Agreed! Real MEN don't mind a bit of RF parting their hair.
N8YX
05-24-2010, 08:22 PM
Wuss... :stickpoke:

Frack 'em. When 4J3M is on 20m and ya gotta break the pile-up, who gives a frack about RF exposure? :muhahaha:

;) :lol:
What's in line with the amp is more conducive for DX now.

Who's up for radidio?