I have a 5 element 6 meter beam bought several years ago from C3I that was damaged last summer. I bought replacement elements from Ariane Arrays, and they provided a new assembly sheet showing some d
Just wanted to report back that thanks to a couple of folks on the list, I got the revised Ariane instruction manual. The positioning of the sliders on the tee match has moved ** 8.5 inches ** from t
Three of us (W8RKO, WD8DPA, and N8UR) are planning to operate portable from Beaver Island, MI (EN75fn) during the June contest. This is an interesting location as we will be at the south end of the I
N8UR, W8RKO, and WD8DPA will be operating from the south end of Beaver Island, in northern Lake Michigan, during the contest this weekend. We'll be in EN75 on 6, 2, 70cm, 1296, and 10 GHz. Antennas a
The Midwest VHF/UHF Society (MVUS, located in Southwest Ohio -- http://www.mvus.org) is pleased to announce a special event for the Dayton area ham community and beyond, propagation permitting. In co
The Midwest VHF/UHF Society Frequency Measuring Test will begin at 10:00AM Eastern time on Monday, December 28 and run through 10:00AM on Wednesday, Dec. 30. We will be transmitting about 50 watts on
We plan to be on from the east shore of Beaver Island, Michigan (EN75) for the contest. A fairly low-key effort with modest beams on 50/144/432 and 50-100W. We have a great path over 20+ miles of wat
I have a 12 element 2M K1FO that I bought from C3i about 10 years ago. C3i left the market a few years ago, I think. The hardware around the tee match, particularly the coax balun, has deteriorated p
Operating from a location north of virtually everyone, where the "locals" are about 90 miles away, is interesting. With our modest 2M and 70cm station, and some antenna problems on 2M, we ended up wi
I'm planning to be operating from Beaver Island, MI in EN75 during the contest. Single-op, likely to be 6M only. The good news is that if Murphy cooperates, I'll have about 6dB more power than last y
I plan to be on during the contest (and otherwise over the next couple of weeks) from Beaver Island, MI in EN75gp. Likely 6M only, with 300W and a 5 el yagi (2M antenna has problems). I am futzing wi
I will be on from EN75 (Beaver Island, MI) during the contest. Likely 6M only. Hope the conditions are better than last year, when hard work yielded 8 QSOs! John _____________________________________
It turns out I will be on 2M after all, with 100W to 11 element yagi @ 40 feet on the east side of Beaver Island, with the island blocking to the west. If you're in the Lake Michigan area, look my wa
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I have two of the Harris solid state KW amps for TV Channel 2, each with RF and control cables and a sheet metal frame that can be used for mounting or building fan brackets. These work at 6M without
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I'm planning a trip to our cottage in northern Michigan (EN75) and am bringing along my new 500W 2-meter amp. I'd like to try some MSK144 while I'm there. Current plans are to be active from about Tu
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This may be old news, but I wanted to see if my IC-7300 had the key-up power spike that's been reported on other Icom rigs when the power output is turned down. The short answer is that I don't see a