I'd be willing to bet that the extra five feet will not make much difference. I think that a bigger beam, say six elements and low loss coax would be a better investment. Especially if you have room
el cabrillo real in espana double "L" is pronounced like a letter "Y" in english _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http://lists.c
I'm sorry but You are WRONG WRONG WRONG!!!! Please see this link for the correct pronunciation: http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=Cabrillo END OF DISCUSSION! WBR/WF4R _________
Alex, I just finished reading your article and would like to compliment you on a very nice job. I'm wondering what your vswr results are and what kind of bandwidth you have for a vswr of less than 1.
Well Murphy got me this time. My rotor seized in a position that did not favor anyone. I only heard one person on 432 and that was KE2N on CW and was not able to work him off the back side of the ant
David, Tony, et all, I had the very same trouble with the M2 18xxx yagi's.( I had a pair of them until Isabell.) I could never get a satifactory answer to the problem from the folks at m2 either. The
I too noticed the 222 band was very dead. I did not hear a sole. I was beginning to think my receiver was dead. But not so. Hope we have much better condx for the 432 sprint next Wednesday. I'll be o
The 50 MHz Sprint starts 2300 UTC Saturday, October 22, 2005 and ends 0300 UTC Sunday, October 23, 2005 For more info see: http://svhfs.org/fall_sprint_rules.htm Hope we have good band condx. 73, Bil
Ray J, The best thing in the world to keep from over driving a transverter is to use the DEMI Tranverter Interface Board. I finally learned my leason and invested in the kit while at the SVHFS Confer
Thanks for the update. I'll be looking for you when the Jitney returns. 73, Bill, WF4R (FM16ts) _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com
These tiny bulbs are also available from allelectronics.com see: http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/category/320/Lamps.html and scroll down to "14V 40MA T-1 (3MM) LAMP" they're two for a dollar. 7
I wonder why one could not take a couple of 13.8 VDC 20A or better supplies and simply put them in series? If you have a couple of 13.8 VDC supplies, the MFJ switchers might even work. It seems reaso
I don't often have much to say, but this seems to be a very troubling issue. Sometimes when conditions are poor or very poor it seems that this may be the only place you can hear anyone at all. Espec
Try wrapping the offending unit in aluminum foil. It works. 73, Bill, WF4R BEFSR41 using after at question Wonder _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontest
Using an MFJ-269 analyzer this can be done relatively easy. Just check the user manual. 73, Bill, WF4R _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contest
I hope you mean "7 PM" vice "7 am" I made a whopppping 2 contacts one in home grid (KN4SM) and one in FM07 (KG4HOT). Either my receiver is dead (which I doubt) or condx were just plain poor. I never
Hello all sprinters, I'll be on in FM16 so please look south. 73, Bill, WF4R _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http://lists.conte
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Verrry intresting! Tnx fer de feed back. Glad you were able to find the problem. 73, Bill, WF4R _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com