Hi all, I'll be on the first couple hours of the sprint tonight and also watching on ON4KST chat. Hepburn map is totally black for all of New England so not expecting any "help" but I'll be there CW
Well that was very interesting... Worked the first two hours and the last hour. The band seemed in really bad shape most of the time BUT I did make some long haul contacts with my barefoot FT991A (50
Hi all, Here's my take on all this. The nice thing about transverters, especially ones with high dynamic range mixers, is that they preserve the good features of the IF rig. If the IF rig is an HF tr
When MFJ "buys" a company or product line and puts their name on it, is the end result EVER of higher quality?? hah hah.. The old Cushcraft element mounting method goes WAAAY back (remember the old C
Hi gang, I have a brand new Tohtsu CX520D 12volt, type N female, coax relay or sale.. here's a link to the data sheet for those who don't know what this is: https://www.rfparts.com/cx520d.html<https:
Hi all, Still cleaning up here. Just found an old KLM 1:1 50ohm bazooka balun for 2M. This is the latest (40+_ years old) orange painted model, Type N female connector.. it's 20.5" long, all nicely c
Hi all, My Yaesu FT817 (not ND) is up for sale. I used this as a 144MHz IF for the microwave bands in my rover. Since I decided to concentrate on the lower 4 bands from the home station, the rig has
OK OK, I had no idea what this rig was worth.. Price is now reduced to $350 plus ship.. pics available ** Hi all, My Yaesu FT817 (not ND) is up for sale. I used this as a 144MHz IF for the microwave
Rig is sold! OK OK, I had no idea what this rig was worth.. Price is now reduced to $350 plus ship.. pics available ** Hi all, My Yaesu FT817 (not ND) is up for sale. I used this as a 144MHz IF for t
Hi Steve, Dave, Paul and all, Reporting in from another part of "God's Country". So far it looks like I will be on for the Sprint. Starting at 7 and running either until I don't hear anyone any more
Hi all, Nice hearing everyone, near and far, on for the Sprint. I spent the first hour and a half operating and then things got really quiet. I'm assuming everyone went to FT-8 hah hah. I was tempted
woo hoo, Looks like I can count on 1 Q in 1 grid tomorrow night! I will be on some time after I get home at 8PM from FN54 with my usual 50 watts and 15 elements at 120ft. Hope to work many!! bill, K1
I will be on at 7 from FN54JQ. chat on ON4KST.. bill, K1DY I will be on for the 432 Sprint tonight. On this band I have only 130 watts and can transmit CW only, but I will work who I can. This will b
Hi Paul and all, I had a fun time in the sprint.. Operated the first 90 minutes or so. I'm running a barefoot FT991A. 50 watts, no preamp, pretty deaf receiver, BUT managed 9 QSO's in 8 grids. Band c
Hi Herb, It's probably Eta Aquarids. Those are particles left over from Halley's Comet. I think that shower is past it's peak, but I believe it's a pretty broad peak. bill, K1DY What meteor shower is
One type N female for FSJ5-50A, 7/8" SPIRAL Heliax. New still in the bag (bag has been opened). Anyone need this? $10 + $4 ship stateside PayPal preferred bill k1DY __________________________________
continuing to clean up here SMA/N between series adaptors (connector gender is what's ON the connector) the following are USA made some Omni Spectra some unmarked stainless/gold all used good condx q
All SOLD!! continuing to clean up here SMA/N between series adaptors (connector gender is what's ON the connector) the following are USA made some Omni Spectra some unmarked stainless/gold all used g
connector is SOLD thanks all One type N female for FSJ5-50A, 7/8" SPIRAL Heliax. New still in the bag (bag has been opened). Anyone need this? $10 + $4 ship stateside PayPal preferred bill k1DY _____
This was on my 432 "tube type" transverter.. No one seems interested in the whole rig (duh) so I am starting to part it out. FASCO blower. Great for cooling medium sized tube amp. I'm guessing it's 6