Got one yesterday. I think it will work out pretty well being able to change all the adjustments during the course of a contest. officedepot.com item 363381 It has the following adjustments: seat hei
George, Try the Radio Shack ET-296 series phones (e.g. 43-874, white, $14.99). Carefully unpackage the phone, saving all packaging material. If it doesn't solve the problem, pack it up, and take it b
One of the pins on ACC4 has 12vdc at 3 amps. The schematic conflicts with the detailed wiring diagram, so I can't tell if it is pin 4 or pin 6. The current is limited by the small automotive-style fu
Is receiver sensitivity reduced on the high bands also? If so, it is probably the common 74LS145 Decoder Chip failure. See http://n6tr.jzap.com/850repair.html Look for the article "Reduced receiver s
An excerpt from the latest ARRL Propagation Bulletin: -- "Another great resource is the NOAA Space Environment Center's Preliminary Report and forecast, which comes out weekly. It used to be publishe
I'm watching an interesting project develop here in Yuma. W7WW has a big M2 tribander at 70', a 40-2CD at 78', and he will be adding a Steppir Dipole, just below the 40, for so2r. The big question is
On Thu, 29 May 2003 09:58:18 -0300 snichols@mvosprey.com (Scott Nichols) writes: The Array Solutions SixPak works well for me. It switches up to six antennas between two rigs. It comes with a manual
On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 08:05:18 -0500 "Bob Naumann - N5NJ" <n5nj@gte.net> writes: While in Finland last summer, I noted that the Russians have a brief cw contest (one hour?) every week (Thursday?) in th
On Fri, 1 Aug 2003 12:38:58 -0500 "Mike Wetzel" <mjwetzel@comcast.net> writes: Maybe rf is leaking around the shielding somewhere? Try replacing both antennas with dummy loads to see if the harmonics
Peter, The paint cans look like a great idea, but I am trying to understand the pictures. Why are there two coax connectors on the can, rather than one? Is it just to eliminate a coax tee? It looks l
On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 13:37:28 +0000 "Dennis Ponsness" <wb0wao@hotmail.com> writes: Well, so far I've got about 118,000 qso's in there. Now if I can figure out how to convert some older log files to Ca
On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 11:36:28 -0500 "Georgens, Tom" <tgeorgen@lsil.com> writes: Here is my little procedure for doing the carrier balance on a TS-850. You can use one 850 to adjust the other. -- TS-85
There are a lot of TS-850's out there. Here's a quick procedure for checking and aligning frequency calibration. This general approach behind this procedure should apply to almost any radio. Calibrat
Hey guys, pump out those domestic spots this weekend, even the non-mults. Spot everybody! Don't worry about overloading the system. Dupe spots are screened, and dx'ers can set filters so they don't s
Motherboard must have one ISA slot. It can still be done. Byterunner 4 com port ISA Board, uses one shared IRQ. Dave Hachadorian, K6LL Yuma, AZ -- The world's top contesters battle it out in Finland!
On Mon, 8 Jan 2001 17:02:07 -0600 "Georgens, Tom" <tgeorgen@lsil.com> writes: I bought a 300W unit on sale at Target for about $30. It produces a loud buzzing sound throughout the RF spectrum. I kept
Just a reminder that the NAQP CW contest is today. This is a great contest, in the tradition of the old ARRL CD Parties. Rules are at: http://www.ncjweb.com/index.php3?leftcol=contestmenu&rightcol=na
On Mon, 29 Jan 2001 09:30:55 -0500 Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com> writes: Since the far-field pattern is made up of equal parts of direct ray and ground-reflected ray, it seems to me that it wouldn
I have two Dunestar 600's, and they both show about 80 watts out with 100 watts in. The amplifier draws noticeably less plate current with the filters in line. I know it's less than -1 dB, but every
On Mon, 5 Mar 2001 19:29:48 -0500 John Dorr <jdorr@AetherSystems.com> writes: If I ask "Is the frequency in use?" and nobody answers, and I call CQ and nobody objects, I consider the frequency mine.