Is there anyone close enough to Nashua, NH to do an errand for me there? It could help to get FN55 on a few more bands in contests. I know this is asking for a lot but circumstances do not permit me
I've received several responses and believe I have this need covered. Thanks to all who kindly replied! 73, Paul N1BUG FN55mf QRV 6 and 2, working on other bands for the future On 07/10/2016 02:01 PM
I will be on this weekend. I will be trying hard to find QSOs on 2 meters. I will gladly QSY to 6 but otherwise probably won't spend a lot of time there. I have 1500W and 7 elements on 6. Only 25W an
So there is no cure. I stayed away from VHF for 10 years but I could never get it out of my mind. I felt depressed every time there was a VHF contest or band opening and I wasn't there! I very much e
I am venturing into new territory and could really use some help. To those in the northeast, particularly New England: What is the typical maximum distance you can work on 1296 during a contest, assu
First, a big THANK YOU to everyone who kindly responded to my request for 1296 information. The several responses were immensely helpful and encouraging. One final 1296 question: Has anyone tried put
The good news is the parts I've been waiting for arrived from Australia today! This means I can get back to work on the 2 meter 4CX1500B amplifier!!! The bad news is I won't be able to finish that am
I like the idea but to be honest I doubt it will ever catch on. The real contesters are in a hurry to run the bands and rack up points/multipliers. That's their game. That is why they are on in the f
2 meter conditions were great on Saturday! I was able to work several stations at 450 miles completely random (no advance notice or coordination) with my small station! Sunday was terrible following
Peter, I would recommend a modern, optimized yagi but if that is out of the question you might find something older laying around. My first 222 yagi was a CushCraft model A220-11. It was 11 elements
This is sad news. I didn't know Owen as many of you did, never met him and to the best of my knowledge never worked him on the air. But I remember him giving advice and sharing knowledge about someth
Hi Sean, I am no expert by any means but I can share an anecdote or two. I became interested in ionoscatter at 144 MHz after talking to SM2CEW and other Europeans about it. For a period of time in th
I've done some MS...great in the winter when you want to heat the shack. Is it similar? At 144 MHz, they are not similar in practice. MS comes in short bursts; IS is there more or less continuously.
I was not active for the contest. Mast problems led to broken coax in early January. This could be fixed in summer assuming the antenna survives until then or I can get it down in a mid-winter weathe
In the real world over a free space path with typical amateur antennas I believe it is about 20 dB, perhaps (sometimes) more. That is the figure I used in writing software to calculate polarization m
I have been offered a solution to my amplifier woes. The mast problem has been addressed in a temporary fashion to prevent further damage while waiting for the weather to improve. Meanwhile I want to
Using the -10 dBm transverter output is not an option (even if I could amplify it 20 dB). Can you please tell the list why not? In my radio (FT-2000) the transverter output is only available (and PA
I have several replies already and I understand there are issues with using the ALC input as proposed. I am scratching that idea. One responder gave me what looks like the solution. I didn't want to
High power attenuators are expensive and I don't like to be generating 100W on the IF frequency. I've never done this myself but I've heard of people using a run of high LOSS feedline between the two
The rumors about me being back are true. I will be active for the first couple of hours (longer I am hearing anything) of the Sprint running 90 watts to a 13 element YU7EF yagi at 110 feet. After the