Who Wants To Try What When?

[KG4CGC]

Who wants to try what when? I have three antennas to check out on 160, 80, 40 and 20.

[NQ6U]

Who wants to try what when? I have three antennas to check out on 160, 80, 40 and 20.

I do.

[KG4CGC]

OK it's settled, Nov. 12th, 2200 Zulu, 14.230. :)

[WØTKX]

SSTV with Gretchen?

[KG4CGC]

OK, move up away from sstv.

[N8YX]

SSTV with Gretchen?
Ehhh...go for broke. Send 'er and I'll bet you'll cause half a dozen coronaries on frequency.

Be nice if we could somehow get in touch with the lady and have her do an autographed "Island Special" greeting card. :rofl:

As far as radio goes: I have to clear-coat my car's fender this afternoon but otherwise have all weekend to play on-the-air.

[W5IEI]

Is that 5:00 P.M. Central time?
What freq on 20?

[WX7P]

Is that 5:00 P.M. Central time?
What freq on 20?

Let us know the frequency, Kenneth.

[kb2crk]

i am free right now to get on the air.

[KG4CGC]

14.313? That's an Island freq, yeah?
5pm EST.

[kb2crk]

14.313? That's an Island freq, yeah?
5pm EST.

so 2100 zulu?

[KG4CGC]

yes cee oui

[PA5COR]

20 meter dead here, blast...

[KG4CGC]

I may be 30 minutes late to the table but as soon as I get on I'll call.
The rosin smoke is filling the air right now. It is lovely amoungst the evergreens.

[NQ6U]

There's a guy with a kilowatt-plus sitting on 14.313, so we may need to tune up or down a bit.

[NQ6U]

14.318 is free right now. I'm monitoring it in case anyone wants to queue-so.

[NQ6U]

I'm talking to Mike W5IEI on 14.318 right now. Anyone care to join in? No politics if I can help it!

[WX7P]

Mike IEI is screaming in here now.

Charles, where are you?

[KG4CGC]

OKIES! I'm here now. Just done with all the antennas!

[KG4CGC]

I can hear Mike, FB.
Thought I heard a hint of Dave.
Hearing the Arizona station, barely.

[KG4CGC]

BTW, Thanks everyone who participated. We can move on down to 40 anytime you guys want.

[K7SGJ]

I have to get the calzones going here. Mike is starting to fade here a bit, anyway so I guess the condx are changing. I'll check back later to see if the Island Net changes bands. Sorry I couldn't hear you Carl. Good talking with you Mike.

[NQ6U]

Okay--give us a number! Still a bit early for 40m here but I'll try.

[W5IEI]

Thanks for the QSO's guys,everyone sounded great!
We should look for a spot around 7.245 a little later.
I gotta fix some viddles now.
Mike

[KG4CGC]

7.200

[NQ6U]

I can hear someone on 7.200 but not loud enough to drag it out of the mud. Solid S-6 noise level here.

[KG4CGC]

OK Carl, that was probably me.

[NQ6U]

It's still a little early in the day for 40m here on the Left Coast. Noisy and no help from the ionosphere yet. The grey line is out over Texas.

[KG4CGC]

-OK. Well let's take a break until later.
I have to call Hop-Sihng anyway to russel up some grub.

[NQ6U]

Okay. How about 02:00 UCT?

[W5IEI]

Okay. How about 02:00 UCT?

Okiedokie:)

[W5IEI]

Okay,
I just got everything tuned up for legal limit on 7.200
See Y'all in a couple of hours:)

[KG4CGC]

Smells like fine business, 02:00.

[kf0rt]

Youse guys all retired or something?

Willing to give it a shot, but I don't get home from work until about 3PM mountain time.

And need to do some antenna work.

[KG4CGC]

Zulu or UTC is 5 hours ahead of EST so that makes it 11pm EST for me. I have a feeling you guys mean 10pm EST.

[NQ6U]

Zulu or UTC is 5 hours ahead of EST so that makes it 11pm EST for me. I have a feeling you guys mean 10pm EST.

Or 01:00 UCT. Yeah, that works for me too. The grey line is just about on top of me now so 40m should be opening soon. My rig is already tuned up for 7200, all mighty 100 watts of it.

[KG4CGC]

Daylight saving

UTC does not change with a change of seasons, but local time (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_time) or civil time (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_time) may change if a time zone jurisdiction observes daylight saving time (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time) or summer time (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_time). For example, UTC is 5 hours ahead of local time on the east coast of the United States during winter, but 4 hours ahead during summer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time

[N1LAF]

10:00 to 11 pm est for me.... To start

[W5IEI]

10:00 to 11 pm est for me.... To start

Why?
Turn it on now,let's go:)

[NQ6U]

To Whom it May Concern: 1:00 UCT = 17:00 PST = 20:00 EST. Or, in other words, just about now.

[KG4CGC]

I'm monitoring 7.200 and trying to not squash a very attached kitten.

[KG4CGC]

I hear tune ups!

[NQ6U]

Don't squash the kitteh--it makes a big mess.

[NQ6U]

I hear tune ups!

Me too, but no talk. Mike IEI was here earlier and said he'll be back at about 1:15-1:30 UCT

[KG4CGC]

I think that was Carl saying my callsign. But that was the only part I heard.

[NQ6U]

I think that was Carl saying my callsign. But that was the only part I heard.

Well, Charles, I heard you for about three seconds, then you went back into the mud.

[KG4CGC]

same here. Must have reflected off the belly of a jetliner at just the right time.

[NQ6U]

I need a better antenna...

[KG4CGC]

There's only so much you can do with a basic set up ... until the sky opens up.

[NQ6U]

Yeah, I know, but I think my setup is a little too basic. I need better metal in the air. I've got my ARRL Antenna Book out on the table right now, in fact.

[KG4CGC]

Hey, there is a QSO ongoing on 3.870,
I'm checking out 3.817 right now, just some QRN.

[W5IEI]

Sorry Charles,
I forgot about the traders net I'm on 3.866

[KG4CGC]

Just heard you in there but I guess CNDX are not great right now.

[NQ6U]

I can't get my antenna to tune up in the phone portion of 75m. Oddly enough, it will tune okay in the CW/digital portion. I suppose I should look at that as a incentive to either get my code skills up to snuff or build a better antenna.

[KG4CGC]

If it's just wire, save yourself a lot of grief and set up a flagpole style with two lines to carry two sets of wires up. Wasn't having any luck with the weight of 250' of 8ga. trying to resist my advances against gravity.
Haven't tried to talk to anyone on 160 but it tunes up nice. Half the dipole is only 30' up and the other half is rises to 70' and flattens out for the last 30' there.

[KG4CGC]

Anyone game?

[W4RLR]

I'm game but late for the party as usual. Maybe we can set up some kind of Island net for a particular band or frequency, publicize it well in advance, and then see what kind of turnout we get. How about Fridays evenings stateside / Saturday morning UTC @ 0100. That way those of us stateside can join in and Cor doesn't have to stay up late. :-)

I'm listening to a booming station out of Italy right now on 7182. Quite a pileup going on now.

[KG4CGC]

Yep. Italy is booming in and stateside sounds like QRP.
Well duh! He's on a 4 element monobander!

[W4RLR]

And I just logged him in with my little MFJ vertical and 90 watts. Roberto is a very nice operator. But the conditions are great, he acknowledged me on my second call, 57 signal report. It is true that you don't need much to work DX if the conditions are right. Most of the stations I've worked this month have been DX.

But I would like a tri-bander on top of a tower that at present is in pieces on the ground in my back yard. But i digress...

[KG4CGC]

And I just logged him in with my little MFJ vertical and 90 watts. Roberto is a very nice operator. But the conditions are great, he acknowledged me on my second call, 57 signal report. It is true that you don't need much to work DX if the conditions are right. Most of the stations I've worked this month have been DX.

But I would like a tri-bander on top of a tower that at present is in pieces on the ground in my back yard. But i digress...
Please, continue with your digression.

[WØTKX]

Just got home, a little late because a file system had to be errr, FSCK'ed over.

Listening to W0BIL and the gang on 3922... will QSY. :dunno:

Any mode, but the barley pop messes with my CW skills. :lol:

[KG4CGC]

Just got home, a little late because a file system had to be errr, FSCK'ed over.

Listening to W0BIL and the gang on 3922... will QSY. :dunno:

Any mode, but the barley pop messes with my CW skills. :lol:
I'll be up for a few more minutes or so. Pick a freq and let's give it a go. What's the range on 160 these days?

[WØTKX]

Umm, maybe CW or PSK, I doubt we'd do it, and my current antenna is dicey below 1.9 NHZ.

Sorry, was cooking some pasta... Listening to the Possums on 3814. It's a bit noisy.

3820... I'll make some noise! In QSO with Russ, KA7BGR...

[KG4CGC]

Is that you on 3820? I hear a QSO.

[WØTKX]

Yes... I'll holler for ya, after we take a pause...

I called, maybe I heard ya but it was very weak.

[KG4CGC]

Just holla'd back on all antennas! One of them was bound to hit! LOL!
I can hear you but the noise level is up. I have plans. More plans for the antennas tomorrow.

[WØTKX]

OK. You have a local repeater with IRLP? Just sayin'. :rofl:

[KG4CGC]

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[W5IEI]

I forgot to mention last night,when we moved to 7.200,I heard wb2wik on 7202 calling cq.
Kinda strange,no?

[N8YX]

I fired up a few 807s last night with one of my shooting buddies.

This afternoon I'm going to go help another long-time radio compadre (and future ham) tune his antennas. Equipment in place and ready; he just needs to pass the test(s).

I might check the Sked Forum via teh 'Berry and see if any of youse guys are up to some 20 and/or 40M fun. Say, around 2000z onward...

[W5IEI]

cool

[W7XF]

shall we try tonight??? 0000-0100 UTC on 7200+/-?????
I'm in Dallas right now, so I should be able to hear most of y'all.

[NQ6U]

I'll be there, weather and authorities (that is, the XYL) permitting.

In the mean time, I'm working PSK31 on 14.070.15 if anyone is interested.

[W7XF]

Ok I'll be firing up on 7200 + or - in a few minutes

[NQ6U]

I'm monitoring 7.200 right now.

Edit: I can hear someone tuning up!

[W7XF]

I hear Charles in there

[NQ6U]

I don't, but it's still a bit early in the day for 40m here on the Left Coast.

[NQ6U]

I can hear someone, but I can't pull the signal out of the mud well enough to tell if it's anyone from the Island.

[W7XF]

I hear u Carlo...got someone calling CQ on 7200

[N1LAF]

Pile up...
I hear Indiana and Georgia there...

W4VPI on 7.201

7.209 is clear

[W7XF]

QSY 7205

[KJ3N]

I'm heading downstairs in about 5-10 minutes with martini in hand...

[W7XF]

Dammit now 7205 is busy

[NQ6U]

Yeah, I got N6XD calling on 7205. 7208?

[WX7P]

Were did you go?

[N1LAF]

7209 is very clear

Who wants to talk with NX6D anyways...
;) ;)

[W7XF]

On the way to 7209

[NQ6U]

@ 7209

[WX7P]

7209 is very clear

Who wants to talk with NX6D anyways...
;) ;)

I'm mortally insulted, Paul!

[N1LAF]

I'm mortally insulted, Paul!

Hi Dave, get that radio cranking, lets go coast to coast!

[KG4CGC]

All I'm hearing is an ungodly warbling static.

[KJ3N]

not hearing much on 7209....

[W7XF]

Heard NX6D N1LAF KJ6BSO so far

[KJ3N]

40m went LONG a while ago. W7XF is barely above my noise level....

[N8YX]

Where you folks at now?

[NQ6U]

All I'm hearing is an ungodly warbling static.

That's just the noises in your head, Charles. I hear it all the time...

Had a little QSO with N6XD and heard someone tuning up but that's about it. 40m will be better in about a half hour, I hope.

[KJ3N]

7209... I think...

[N1LAF]

Heard NX6D N1LAF KJ6BSO so far

Was that you returning? Had a fade in then out event here

[W7XF]

Yup 7209. N1LAF heard me so far

[N1LAF]

W5IEI coming in here between S3-5, some fade..

[W7XF]

Dave and Carlo are bucketmouthing on 7209 now

[KG4CGC]

The warbling static is gone and I'm hearing a QSO in Spanish 2 S-units louder than you guys. More like 10 over S-9 while you guys are at S-7 at best.

[N1LAF]

Mike, W5IEI is yakking up a storm...

[W7XF]

Mike is too close to me

[NQ6U]

I've talked to Mike and Dave so far. I can hear someone down in the mud right now but I can't pull it out. I need to get some better metal up in the air ASAP...

[KJ3N]

at this point, 75m would probably be a better choice for me

[NQ6U]

I can just make out Paul, about 50% copy.

[W3WN]

Thanks to some help from W3WH & K3VX, got a few more radials under the inverted L today.

Anyone want to try 160? Especially you guys in CA & AK and other states out west that I still need?

[KJ3N]

Thanks to some help from W3WH & K3VX, got a few more radials under the inverted L today.

Anyone want to try 160? Especially you guys in CA & AK and other states out west that I still need?

Hope you've got a beverage pointed that way.... ;)

[NQ6U]

Hope you've got a beverage pointed that way.... ;)

Especially if the beverage is a nice, cold beer!

[W7XF]

I can't do 160 from the truck....swift might get a bit perturbed if
I load up a light pole :lol:

[W5IEI]

Carl,Dave,and Paul in the log.
This is so cool!!!!!

[W5IEI]

BTW,When I walked out of the shack,I heard S.C. calling Paul.
Pretty good copy.

[NQ6U]

I can't do 160 from the truck....swift might get a bit perturbed if
I load up a light pole :lol:


Don't tell them! Use one of those tall poles at the truck stop.

[W7XF]

Ones at the truck stops are so freekin noisy...the ones here are somewhat grounded. Wonder how well they'll load up on 160?? Or the chain link fence??? :rofl:

[N1LAF]

Thanks to some help from W3WH & K3VX, got a few more radials under the inverted L today.

Anyone want to try 160? Especially you guys in CA & AK and other states out west that I still need?

I can do 160..

[W7XF]

Hmmmm maybe time for 75???

[KJ3N]

Hmmmm maybe time for 75???

It's the only band I've got a shot at hearing anyone on the East Coast....

[N1LAF]

Lot of stations on 160

I can do 75 also
How about 3730?

[W7XF]

Name one on 75. I'm changing sticks now.

[PA5COR]

Only EU stations on 160 here, Phone section then..
No 75 band end is 3.800, and on 40 it is 7.200 lucky guy's with lots more bandwidth to play with ;)

[KJ3N]

Time to check on the XYL and see if the martini I made her has had the proper effect. Sorry, boys... ;)

[N1LAF]

Then how about 3.839?

Anyone on 75 yet?

[W7XF]

Cor... I can go down to 3600... I have 75 up now... And I
Can probably talk to Mike there too.

Paul, I'm heading to 3839 now. Cor, post here if you can hear us

[N1LAF]

I think we need to go downward for COR...

Europe is what, 3.5 to 3.8?

[W7XF]

Cor can listen for us on 3839 and post here if he can hear us

[N1LAF]

I think he left...

A strong KB2IXT on 3838 with N1EKT
Locals, Albany NY and Salsbury, VT

[W7XF]

Standing by on 3839

[N1LAF]

East Coast is pretty strong here on 3.838, bet all of east coast would be good here
Wiping 3839 completely

[N1LAF]

Charles, can you do 75?

[W7XF]

Maybe later???

[N1LAF]

I'll be around for a couple hours

[PA5COR]

Off to bed now, tried to catch a peep, no show here....
Bloody sunspots ( or better lack of 'm...)

[W7XF]

Yup... only one that heard me was N1LAF. 40 was REALLY cattywampus...short then long then longer towards the end ( I heard two DX stations when it went REALLY long). Maybe another night when the sunspots want to cooperate.

But I did hear Charles, Carlo, and faintly KJ3N.

[N8YX]

I'm on 10 and 15 with the '940 at the moment. If anyone wishes to try 20 or 40 I'll fire up the TR-7...it's connected to an amplifier and a good 80-20M antenna.

[W3WN]

Hope you've got a beverage pointed that way.... ;)
I'm lucky I have the inverted L up.

After we got done putting the extra radials in, my neighbor beckoned me over (it's his tree I use as the skyhook... with his blessing). He has a tree service coming in next week to remove a large hanging branch. Not the same one as last time (they just cut the wire, after promising not to), and he's told this outfit to leave the wire be. I'm not holding my breath.

[N8YX]

Who's on, and where? 10 and 15 are up and down. May switch to 20 in a few.

[KG4CGC]

20 is up and down as well.

[N2CHX]

Wow, I am really disappointed in this thread.

[K7SGJ]

The thread is up and down?

[N2CHX]

The thread is up and down?

I believe the title of this thread is very misleading, at least to those of us.... Never mind...

[WØTKX]

Bands are gonna be strange and floaty today... http://www.solarcycle24.com/ (http://www.solarcycle24.com/)

http://www.hamqsl.com/solarcycle24.php?heline=eve



11/14/2010 by Kevin VE3EN at 03:00
Comment on Message Board (http://solarcycle24com.proboards106.com/) Aurora Watch - An aurora watch is in effect for within 72 hours and the cause is a CME associated with a disappearing solar filament. Multiple faint CME's are visible within the past 48 hours. Minor storming may be possible should one of these Coronal Mass Ejections sweep past earth.
Solar Update - Sunspot 1124 which is located in the northern hemisphere, continues to show some growth. This region has been quiet however. There has been once C-Class flare within the past 24 hours and this took place around Sunspot 1123.
There will continue to be an ongoing chance for C-Class flare activity.

[WØTKX]

I believe the title of this thread is very misleading, at least to those of us.... Never mind...

Sorry about that, 99!

http://www.tvchitchat.net/images/getsmartresized1.jpg

http://larrybettencourt.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/twister1.jpg

[K7SGJ]

The one you are looking for starts out like that but ends with "how and where".

[WØTKX]

Just bagged Spain, and WHAMMO, he's gone. CE4CT 28.505 USB


I be scannin' :yes:

[kb2crk]

so 10 is in and out. interesting.

[KG4CGC]

Been listening to a station out of Alabama come in strong and disappear on 14.325. Sometimes I can even hear the other station he is working.

[NQ6U]

I heard a guy out of Florida booming into SoCal on 28.335. Must have some big iron.

[W3WN]

I believe the title of this thread is very misleading, at least to those of us.... Never mind...

Kell, you have a dirty, warped, evil mind.

I LIKE that in a person!

[W3WN]

I heard a guy out of Florida booming into SoCal on 28.335. Must have some big iron.
On 10? When the bands open, you can work the world on a bedspring loaded from a peanut whistle.

[KJ3N]

.... and faintly KJ3N.

Wow, you're psychic. I never made a single transmission.

What are you smoking, and why aren't you sharing? :lol:

[NQ6U]

20m is open from the west coast as least as far east as Indiana. Anyone up for a QSO?

I'm monitoring 14.245.

[WØTKX]

Well, that was nice. Band worked for a while!

[NQ6U]

Yep. You sounded like you were right next door at one point. But that's ham radio for you--one minute you were 59, the next I could barely pull you out of the mud.

[N1LAF]

What frequency are we trying next?

[NQ6U]

How about 7209? A bit early for 40m here on the left coast but you never know about these things.

[WØTKX]

I dunno, I'm spinning around on 12 and 15.

21.256, somebody over the dateline... now he's gone, I think it was a JA.

This could be an interesting night for radio.

[N1LAF]

How about 7209? A bit early for 40m here on the left coast but you never know about these things.

Spanish speaking radio station in the way...

[NQ6U]

Spanish speaking radio station in the way...

Tell them durn Mexicans to get off our good American frequencies!

[WØTKX]

There's a broadcast station at .220 that has what might be DRM in the sidebands, it's very wide... and thrashes .209 here.

[N1LAF]

Tell them durn Mexicans to get off our good American frequencies!

The music at hours end is very Asian
The station went off the air, 7.209 is open

[WØTKX]

I heard and said hey to Carl, and heard you, barely. But I ran off to 15 and worked some Japan DX. :agree:

[NQ6U]

W0TKX and I are on 7.214

[WØTKX]

Wow. I need to take a rest. Islander Ragchew marathon.

Nice ta meetcha Carl! :mrgreen:

[NQ6U]

Wow. I need to take a rest. Islander Ragchew marathon.

Nice ta meetcha Carl! :mrgreen:

Same to you! How long did we talk? Over an hour, yes?

[W1GUH]

What has The Island of Misfit Hams done to the fabric of the space-time continuum such that the radio gopods never smile on our attempts to communicate through the aether? Or maybe it's that some of us have special priviliges and can actually hear each other? This thread was fun to read through -- sounds just like every attempt I made this fall. I'd suggest taking things regional..yea, and then, each regional net would have a delegate to check into the national net and then back to the regionals. Well, maybe a local or district level to add another level AND more delegates!!!!! So those who want to feel "special" can be a "delegate" and be allowed to check into the regional or - gasp! - national net!

Guess that's been done before. Drat. Hows about a big multi-party cell phone conversation?

[NQ6U]

Dave W0TKX and I had a great ragchew session on 40m last Saturday. Had to have talked for at least an hour with only occasional QSB.

[KG4CGC]

As long as we keep trying, we can get a feel for how conditions are now and the changes that may occur over the next few months.
AND, we will have each location, each of our QTH's, as a standard for a particular location, power level, and antenna type.

[W1GUH]

As long as we keep trying, we can get a feel for how conditions are now and the changes that may occur over the next few months.
AND, we will have each location, each of our QTH's, as a standard for a particular location, power level, and antenna type.

The voice of reason speaks. As for those of you who have hooked up on the air -- way to go!! I'm aching to have a good round table or one-on-one with this great bunch of people.

[WØTKX]

I have more trouble talking out east, on 75. Not so much 1, 2, and 3 land.
But there is a distance thing, likely a skip zone. No vertical on 75. :dunno:

I think my "skip zone" is at about 1200-1400 miles on 75. It's better shorter, and longer.

If I ever get that HF2V up, that might be cool. Running out of room, small yard, and I already have a Gap Titan up.

[NQ6U]

I'm pretty much always up for a PSK31 QSO on 20m or 40m. My station is rather modest but I do pretty well in the digital modes.

http://www.eham.net/data/spotlight/images/0be77a53de0195c2837b9f37c040b630.jpg

[WØTKX]

Needs moar screwdrivers... :mrgreen:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMxtqmKQ-sI

[kb2crk]

i have the radio on in the shack and just spinning the knobs.

[K7SGJ]

How about 14.295?

[KJ3N]

i have the radio on in the shack and just spinning the knobs.

He said "knobs"..... :bbh:

[kb2crk]

How about 14.295?

just got the message and listening there now.

[KG4CGC]

i have the radio on in the shack and just spinning the knobs.
I'm just sittin' here watching the knobs go round and round-
I really spin the VFO-

[K7SGJ]

Calling now

[K7SGJ]

So much for the AZ to GA pipeline.

[kb2crk]

Calling now

i have a 20 over noise floor right now, i am hunting down the source

[K7SGJ]

Okay. I'll be around.

[KG4CGC]

i have a 20 over noise floor right now, i am hunting down the source
It's not much better here and the zenith of the pitch is centered around 14.295 ...........

[K7SGJ]

Want to try somewhere else?

[kb2crk]

It's not much better here and the zenith of the pitch is centered around 14.295 ...........

i have shut down everything except the radio and computer and no change. it has got to be on the air.

[kb2crk]

well i am on 14.295 with the hot water 101. maybe it will work with the noise....

i should say around as i am not 100% sure the vfo knob is right...

i hear someone but it is noisy.

[K7SGJ]

.295 is busy here. Try around 14.276

[kb2crk]

i am near 14.276. not sure if i am on it.....

[K7SGJ]

calling now.

[kb2crk]

i think i heard you but did not get it tuned in quick enough. noise is making it difficult.

[K7SGJ]

Got some QRM here, now.

[N2CHX]

Dammit, I do need a radio here at work.

[K7SGJ]

I hear a W1 at .275 pretty well.

[K7SGJ]

Dammit, I do need a radio here at work.

Can't you get that Atlas in your purse?

[KG4CGC]

The AM carrier and the station on .275 are both very strong here.

[K7SGJ]

I'll try again in a few.

[KJ3N]

The AM carrier and the station on .275 are both very strong here.

You're in MAN and Kanadian Kook territory...

[K7SGJ]

With my KW TS530 and inverted Vee, I'll squash em.

[N2CHX]

Can't you get that Atlas in your purse?

Sure, but the antenna and power supply are the bigger issues :lol:

[K7SGJ]

Backpack, maybe?

[KG4CGC]

You're in MAN and Kanadian Kook territory...
Yes I know and they're strong just 1k over. I have heard that the AM carrier noise is actually my cable modem or my router. That's the rumor. I dare not unplug them to test lest I face the wrath of She Who Must Be Obeyed!
:hahano::hahano::hahano::hahano::hahano:

[KG4CGC]

Yep. It's the router. I wonder now if a choke of some sort will fix that.

[NQ6U]

Hell, the XYL's purse is so big that she could carry this around with her:

http://jh3prr.com/images/SWNW3.JPG

[KJ3N]

Yes I know and they're strong just 1k over. I have heard that the AM carrier noise is actually my cable modem or my router. That's the rumor. I dare not unplug them to test lest I face the wrath of She Who Must Be Obeyed!
:hahano::hahano::hahano::hahano::hahano:


So? You guys can't move +/- 3 Khz and avoid the problem?

[kb2crk]

hell i cant hear shit anywhere. i shut everything down except the radio and still have a high noise level. at least echolink is quiet..... i do have that running also.

[KG4CGC]

So? You guys can't move +/- 3 Khz and avoid the problem?
LOL! This hur is mah raydeo in ah kin tock on eny channel ah want! LOL!
Just kidding. Propagation isn't really that great right now but there is DX coming in on .290 as I type.

[NQ6U]

I'm gonna be working 40m PSK until approximately 24:00 EST. 7037.15MHz, if any cares to join me.

ON EDIT: Never mind, 40m is sucking eggs right now. I'm gonna go watch TeeVee instead.

[PA5COR]

Worked Yuri UA9YMT ( 3000 miles) on 160, SV1GRD Panos in Greece, and CT1IZU in the south of Portugal on 160 too, from the Netherlands.
Europe going fine, USA/Canada only on CW now, we did work a few USA stations a week back though.
Now running the inverted L of 160 on all bands with the MFJ 998 Intellituner, so 2 antenna's for all bands.

[kb2crk]

well i will be trying the bands and echolink today.

[N8YX]

Dammit, I do need a radio here at work.
I have several for sale. Saw a nice Atlas 215 at our last 'fest; thought of you. Should I have snagged it?

[N8YX]

I have heard that the AM carrier noise is actually my cable modem or my router.
This is correct.

Your '901's "Reject" control will knock that garbage down to virtually nil.

[W5IEI]

I'm taking the whole week of Thanksgiving offff!!!!!!
I see Islaner QSO'S in my future:)

[NQ6U]

I'm taking the whole week of Thanksgiving offff!!!!!!
I see Islaner QSO'S in my future:)

Hell, Mike--the way your signal gets to SoCal, I think we could QSO by semaphore!

[N8YX]

I'm taking the whole week of Thanksgiving offff!!!!!!
I see Islaner QSO'S in my future:)
If my new (to me) rig and tramplifier get here in time for me to hook the stuff up, Friday through Sunday is a definite possibility.

[W5IEI]

If my new (to me) rig and tramplifier get here in time for me to hook the stuff up, Friday through Sunday is a definite possibility.

Ummm,
It's not a 751A/500 combo is it?
I've had that setup before,sweet!!!!!

[WØTKX]

Ya, both youse western guys do fine here, I bet we could ragchew at QRP levels on a quiet night. Not that I would even suggest you ever stop running QRO, Mike. You're in Texas, and that's the way y'all roll... er... lope?

:neener:

[W5IEI]

I mend Islander in my earlier post BTW:)

[W5IEI]

Fergetit!!!

[W5IEI]

Mend????
Jeeeez!!!!

[W5IEI]

Ya, both youse western guys do fine here, I bet we could ragchew at QRP levels on a quiet night. Not that I would even suggest you ever stop running QRO, Mike. You're in Texas, and that's the way y'all roll... er... lope?

:neener:

When ur hunting Islanders,All Out!!!

[N8YX]

Ummm,
It's not a 751A/500 combo is it?
I've had that setup before,sweet!!!!!
Yes. In addition, an IC-2KL and an R-71A receiver will be used with the other pieces.

It's the up-to-date equivalent of the TR-7/R-7/RV-75/L-75/MN-2700 line which is currently occupying that spot in my operating desk. I wouldn't mind picking up some THL amps and autotuners for my TS940S/R5000 SO2R position but you cannot run those amps on 110v at full output...and I'm not going to rewire this house. We'll eventually move to a place with some land and space for a real radio room, at which time I'll get the rest of the gear I need to make a go of contesting.

[kf0rt]

You need to post some shack pics sometime, Fred. Been developing a mental image, but betting I might be wrong.

[KG4CGC]

There is some E/W propagation on 10m right now. It's fading in and out just a tad.

[NQ6U]

There is some E/W propagation on 10m right now. It's fading in and out just a tad.

Hey, and I just put up a brand new 10m dipole, too! I'll be out in the shack at about 20:30z.

[KG4CGC]

We'll give a shot, Hoss.
Right now the only thing I hear is some very very faint CW on 28.299. The voice portion is pretty much coffin nail city.

[NQ6U]

What's the frequency, Kenneth?

I'm not hearing anything on the phone part of 10m either, just a weird noise that sounds like an electronic siren.

[KG4CGC]

28.400
28.400
rgr rgr
I'm sitting on 28.400 qsl?

[WØTKX]

We'll give a shot, Hoss.
Right now the only thing I hear is some very very faint CW on 28.299. The voice portion is pretty much coffin nail city.

Beacon beacon where's the beacon.

[NQ6U]

Calling on 28.400...

[KG4CGC]

me too

[KG4CGC]

no joy
no joy

[NQ6U]

no joy
no joy

Nope. Called a number of times, ain't hearin' jack. Oh, well, that's life in amateur radio for ya.

[KG4CGC]

I tried ya both verticular and horizontus.

[NQ6U]

I'm horizontal but at the distance we're trying to work, I don't think it matters much. I keep thinking I hear something very faint on 28.400 but it might just be those pesky voices in my head...

[KG4CGC]

I'm horizontal but at the distance we're trying to work, I don't think it matters much. I keep thinking I hear something very faint on 28.400 but it might just be those pesky voices in my head...
I know. Those same voices will make you hear code in any ambient white noise too.

[NQ6U]

I know. Those same voices will make you hear code in any ambient white noise too.

Those ones that keep saying -.- .. .-.. .-.. -.- .. .-.. .-.. -.- .. .-.. .-.., you mean? Yeah, I hate those!

[NQ6U]

Hey, I just heard somebody on 28.400!

[KG4CGC]

-.. . ... - .-. --- -.-- / .- .-.. .-.. / .... ..- -- .- -. ... / -.. . ... - .-. --- -.-- / .- .-.. .-.. / .... ..- -- .- -. ... / .. / .- -- / -... . -. -.. . .-. / .--. .-.. . .- ... . / .. -. ... . .-. - / --. .. .-. -.. . .-.

[NQ6U]

Yeah, that too. Freakin' robots, I wish they'd quit bossing me around.

I'm definitely hearing someone a little off frequency but I can't quite tune him in.

[K7SGJ]

It might be the ringing in MY ears you're hearing. It's pretty loud today.

[KG4CGC]

I heard some 17m activity earlier but they were all on USB. Isn't the default operating position for 17 LSB?

[KJ3N]

I heard some 17m activity earlier but they were all on USB. Isn't the default operating position for 17 LSB?

Nope.

[N8YX]

You need to post some shack pics sometime, Fred. Been developing a mental image, but betting I might be wrong.

Here's the leftmost side:

3599

Contained therein are a bunch of MS-7 speakers, an MN2700 matchbox, CS-7 coax switch, R-7/TR-7 combo, RV-75 VFO, CW-75 keyer, SP-75 speech processor, Cubic 1500ZA amp, 2x FT-726R (HF/2/432, 6/2/440), a TM-221 220MHz FM mobile and a RadShack 19-1210 MURS mobile.

This is 'DSG's "multiplier" spot. I bought the auto-tune stuff for her so she wouldn't blow my Drake amps up. :whistle: :snicker:

[N8YX]

The middle position:

3600

Here we have a TS-660 (my first eBay purchase; gotten for a song), a PRO-2042 scanner, MFJ-1026 noise canceller and a PRO-2096 APCO-capable scanner. Next is an AT-200 tuner, SM-220 scope (both of which are connected to the Kenwoods underneath them). An Icom R-7000 and an R-71A (far right) round out the middle row. Last is a TS-940S/R-5000/DSP-599zx combo, plus a few SP-820 speakers.

Left side of this table mirrors the right: '940S, R5K and supporting peripherals on each. It's the SO2R setup. The rightmost position will become my digi-modes station when I finish connecting and configuring the PC which is next to it.

The astute viewer will notice that the QSL card parked in front of the '940 is none other than AE1PT's.

[NQ6U]

I heard some 17m activity earlier but they were all on USB. Isn't the default operating position for 17 LSB?

The rule of thumb is LSB below 9MHz, USB above 9MHz. There's no regulation saying you must do it that way but it's the convention.

[N8YX]

The rule of thumb is LSB below 9MHz, USB above 9MHz. There's no regulation saying you must do it that way but it's the convention.
Extra trivia points:

WHY?

[NQ6U]

Extra trivia points:

WHY?


I can't remember the exact details but it has to do with the old WWII surplus radio gear that hams who were experimenting with SSB back in the 50s were using. Something to do with the conversion from AM to SSB.

[KG4CGC]

The rule of thumb is LSB below 9MHz, USB above 9MHz. There's no regulation saying you must do it that way but it's the convention.
Ten Tec, when they made the Corsair, says otherwise. It defaults to lsb on 17 and I have to select SB-R which is sideband reverse.

[NQ6U]

Ten Tec, when they made the Corsair, says otherwise. It defaults to lsb on 17 and I have to select SB-R which is sideband reverse.


It's broke. Here's the proper adjustment tool:

http://www.countryjoescollectiblestuff.com/media/images3/wood-mallet.jpg

[N8YX]

I can't remember the exact details but it has to do with the old WWII surplus radio gear that hams who were experimenting with SSB back in the 50s were using. Something to do with the conversion from AM to SSB.
It has to do with the relationship between the ubiquitous 9MHz IF and 5MHz VFO frequencies of the day, and high-side/low-side mixing in certain commercial HF SSB rigs:

One combination would result in 75M (4MHz) LSB and the other would result in 20M (14MHz) USB. Discrete filters co$t and it was cheaper for the designers to use just one...

[NQ6U]

Here's how I remembered it:


When SSB first came to ham radio, there was a very popular home brew exciter circuit that many hams built which involved generating a 9Mhz SSB signal that was then mixed with the output of one of the war surplus command sets (I don't recall the type number) which was used as the VFO, operating in the region of 5 Mhz. By either selecting the sum or the difference between 9Mhz and the VFO frequency, outputs on 75 or 20 meters were obtained. This very popular rig produced a lower sideband signal on 75 and upper sideband on 20.