Hi all, Well welcome to winter in Maine. I have the same icing problem as Dave.. 2M,222,432 are useless and 6M has a 5:1 VSWR which pretty much shuts down my FT991.. (6M beam hears better off the bac
Hello Paul, N1BUG "Having not heard anyone new in over 45 minutes and fighting to keep my face from impacting the desk," Having been a big fan of Dilbert, the cartoon strip, I was reminded of Wally,
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Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2022 17:29:38 +0000 (UTC)
Which brings to mind my favorite Dilbert cartoon with a radio connection: The pointy hair boss tells Wally "You need to listen to your gut", to which Wally, leaning slightly to the side replies "My g
Gang, I havent been on in a couple months but figured I should report what I worked from the outskirts of activity center. FYI, Im in FN12bw which is very close to the 4 corners of 12, 13, 02 and 03.
Hi Dave K1WHS, and others I am sure that we can adjust our lives and spend the time necessary I realize I have yet to prove that I can now be there most Tuesday evenings, but I would like to think I
"much older brother"? ________________________________ From: 222Activity@groups.io <222Activity@groups.io> on behalf of Al W9KXI <aoldfiel@stny.rr.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2022 2:00 PM To:
amazingly there's actually some color on the Hepburn map for the northeast tonight!!!! of course, I don't get home until 9:30-10, but I may take a listen.. bill, k1DY ________________________________
Hi Dave and all, I've been watching Hepburn too.. Quite "colorful" lately. yesterday the KO1I beacon (in FN44 about 80 miles from here) was about 20 over 9 as opposed to the normal S5. Oh boy I said,
Hi Al That is a good idea to place the distances beside each contact so it puts everything into perspective with contacts from different geographical areas. Seeing those numbers is also a good way
Had to call it early. Heading to Phoenix tomorrow for a few days.. Conditions seemed pretty good. Worked several SSB stations right off the bat and heard 3 or 4 more and a few CW that disappeared wit
Hello Dave I listened for you on FT8, but no luck. The long paths were not really good this evening, but it was QSB I am sure. WA3EOQ was very weak when we worked. I had to strain to copy his CW, bu
My daughter hasn't been to prison, but with all due respect to David Allen Coe "I was drunk the day my mom got out of prison................!" 73 Joel W5ZN Hello VHFers Don't forget that this day is
Hello Al and fellow 222 ops. Tuesday night was interesting. I spent a lot of time trying to work some stations beyond my normal range. It was fun, but quite non productive. I worked no one "out there