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Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Advice on buying a rig, FT817 or 817ND, or ??also looking for one
From: Michelle Mathas <ww7f@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:06:48 -0800
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Hello all, 
 I am Michelle,WW7F. I have been considering buying a Yaesu FT 817 or Nd model, 
I know it is a qrp rig but I would appreciate any feedback from users/owners, I 
am looking for that or maybe an IC706mk2g, but heard it is not good on upper 
bands, broad and deaf some have told me, same re the FT100d, no ft100 many 
issues I understand with it, FT 857 but I wanted primarily something to take 
with me, IMO better than an HT in some cases ,anyhow I am open to advice and 
any offers of rigs, maye there is one you know of and I don't, just would 
appreciate some good advice form you all,this is my first posting to this group 
though I have been a subscriber for a few years:) Thanks all for your time and 
I hope you forgive my rambling, I am recovering from a concussion, kind of hard 
lately to explain what I need or want,VY73 all, Sincerely,Michelle WW7F> From: 
vhfcontesting-request@contesting.com> Subject: VHFcontesting Digest, Vol 73, 
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Message: 1> Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:48:27 -0800 (PST)> From: russell beech 
<rbeech2002@yahoo.ca>> Subject: [VHFcontesting] VE3OIL/r Jan 2009 FN14 FN13 FN
 04 FN03 FN02> EN93 EN92> To: ontvhfassoc_reflector@yahoogroups.com> Cc: 
rvhfg_general@yahoogroups.com, rbeech2002@yahoo.ca,> vhf@w6yx.stanford.edu> 
Message-ID: <911368.30128.qm@web112221.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>> Content-Type: 
text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1> > > Hello group> ?> Once again I am planning a 
rove this January.? I some restrictions at the start of each day but will be 
free in the evenings.> ?> I have decent 100W stations with eight foot yagis on 
the bottom four.? > ?> 903 through 3456 are 3W stations with four foor loopers 
but are quite reliable.> ?> 5760, 10GHz and laser are available but less 
predictable.> ?> I will be keeping to the following schedule:> ?> Saturday 
(GMT)> ?> FN03aa???? 2210 - 2310> EN93xa???? 2330 - 2440> ?> Sunday (GMT)> ?> 
EN92xx???? 0110 - 0230> FN02ax???? 0250 - 0400> FN03rw???? 2030 - 2100> 
FN13ax???? 2130 - 2230> FN14cc???? 2310 - 2450> ?> Monday (GMT)> ?> FN04wb 0200 
- 0400> > I will be on the air as opportunity arises during transits and at
  times not listed.> > I am accepting skeds on 144.237.> > Please contact me at 
ve3oil@yahoo.ca and I will return a list of suggestions.> > 73> Russell> 
VE3OIL> > > __________________________________________________________________> 
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------------------------------> > Message: 2> Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:05:18 
-0500> From: "maded" <maded@mindspring.com>> Subject: [VHFcontesting] VHF 
Sweeps> To: <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>> Message-ID: 
<002e01c977eb$d8731390$89593ab0$@com>> Content-Type: text/plain; 
charset="US-ASCII"> > W2SN will be active in the January contest on:> > 6M> > 
2M> > 220 MHz> > 432 MHz> > 1.2 GHz> > from FN20xo (near the Verrazano 
Bridge).> > > > Ed (W2SN)> > > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 
3> Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:44:31 EST> From: K3EGE@aol.com> Subject: 
[VHFcontesting] Last Minute M/S Sked 
 Request> To: vhfcontesting@contesting.com> Message-ID: 
<c2e.47dc77cf.36a2136f@aol.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"> 
> > Multi-op station N3NGE located near Morgantown, PA in Grid FN20bd is 
looking > to set up M/S skeds for FSK441A contacts on both 6 and 2 meters for 
the > contest this coming weekend. We run 1 KW on both bands with big antennas 
up at > least 100 feet.> > We still have a few slots open so If you are 
interested, please write me > back and we'll arrange times and freqs.> > 
Looking forward to hearing from many of you and good luck in the contest.> > 
73,> Bill - K3EGE for the N3NGE Contest Team> > **************A Good Credit 
Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy > steps! > 
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 cemailfooterNO62)> > > ------------------------------> > Message: 4> Date: 
Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:50:32 -0600> From: "
 Joe Serocki" <joeserocki@gmail.com>> Subject: [VHFcontesting] Gremlins and 
this weekend's contest> To: "'VHF Contesting'" <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>> 
Message-ID: <00c301c977fa$8c5c5340$a514f9c0$@com>> Content-Type: text/plain; 
charset="us-ascii"> > Well, the Gremlins hit here as well. N9IFG/R is off the 
air, the 20 below> weather has destroyed coax (the plastic shield literally 
shatters when> moved), bolts snap off (cheap steel, but I cannot afford 
stainless on> everything!), and I lost a coolant hose on the rover itself and 
it's just> too darn cold out to fix right now.> > > > Maybe next contest. 
Sigh.> > > > I don't know about the rest of you guys, but do you notice a 
pattern, at> least here in the midwest? From my limited memory:> > > > 2 years 
ago it was wicked cold, but tolerable> > Last year we called it off because of 
the dangerous weather> > This year we called it off because of the dangerous 
weather> > > > And now, for a totally anti-environmental statement: BRI
 NG BACK GLOBAL> WARMING!!! J> > > > Then of course there were the 50+ MPH 
winds we had at Field Day.> > > > CONTESTING IS FUN!> > > > J> > > > 73> > > > 
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