More on this later, but I will be operating portable from EL 79, during the contest. We will use the callsign WQ4M and will be on 6, 2, 432 and probably1296. Buddy Morgan WB4OMG usually EL 98 _______
TE Systems 4412G power amp, with manual. Rated 15~20 in, 100W out. Specs as measured by TE, when shipped: 15W in, 140W out, drawing 26 amps @ 13.8 volts. Purchased May 2009. Worked well for me. I now
We will be a multiop portable station in EL 79. 6, 2 and 432. SSB and CW, no digital. Should be on for most of the contest, except for the wee hours of the morning. We will monitor 60M, channel 2. My
We were a limited multiop station, in Carrabelle, FL, Franklin County, EL 79. Other operators were Donna, WQ4M, Paul, KJ4G and Lydia, KF4TPW. A big thanks to Paul, for the use of his motorhome. We ha
Assembling antennas for portable/rover operation is a pain. For the June contest, at WQ4M, EL 79, we used the M2 6M-3SS. Although it was not as easy to assemble as Marshall wants, it was a lot easier
How long did it take to assemble the Two element Rover 6 Quad? - Buddy WB4OMG Looks cool. For rovers that want antennas installed on the vehicle thus needing no setup I have two ideas. A QUAD - a Fo
Some years ago, I bought a 5 element M2 6M yaghi. I had the same problem that you are having. What I did was really stupid and it is taking a lot of courage to publicly admit my mistake: I assembled
A couple of comments. First, a significant percentage of these FMers, have radios that will work SSB on VHF. Let's try and get them to push the USB button on the radio, during the contest. Some small
I am going to Jekyll Island, GA, EM 91. We will be there on Saturday and Sunday, December 29 & 30. We will leave on the morning of December 31. This is primarily a vacation, but I am taking 2M and 7
Found a great spot right on the beach, on Jekyll Island, GA, EM 91. Only made one contact. Assuming the weather is OK, I will be on Sunday from 5pm to 6:30 pm, on 2M and 432. Buddy WB4OMG __________
Anyone bringing 5760 rover/portable gear to the conference, at Cocoa, this week, e mail me off list. I would like to try and set up some QSOs. -- Buddy WB4OMG ________________________________________
By mistake, I wound up with two Laird Y4303 three element yagis 430~450 MHz. This is a commercial yaghi, rear mount. Much heavier construction than a amateur grade yagi. Do a Google search, for more
Has anyone succeeded in getting the monitoring software (tboltmon.exe) for the Trimble Thunderbolt GPS to run under Windows 7? I used to run this software on an old XP box, that had a real serial por
I probably have not tried an FTDICHIP. I have three adapter cables and I have no idea what any of them are. What I have tried, to no avail, is telling Windows to run the software simulating XP. I cha
Speaking of splatter. I had some on 2M, during the contest. The culprits were all 50+ miles away and were operating on 144.205 or .210. I cut in the narrow filter, on the IC 9100. It really did not h
My portable setup is something that happened over a period of time, with no master plan, at the start. What it has evolved into is an umbrella base ($5 at a hamfest), with three sections of 1" TV typ
I have been following this thread. I think I saw a Saturn 6, one time. Regarding the Moxon/Yagi selection. This is the classic tradeoff. A dipole is easy to build and takes up little space. An M2 or
When operating portable or roving, something you have to be concerned with is how easily can the antenna be damaged. For example, Loop Yagis are easier to bash up than linear Yagis. That is why I use
A group of us will be operating W4FWS, from EM 91ha07, Jekyll Island, GA. We will be operating from the beach and will have a clear shot up and down the coast. We will be on 432, 1296 and 5.7 GHz. I