See y'all on 40m... I ope to be the only "WN4" in the contest this
weekend...My only secret weapon...
73
Dave WN4AFP
On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 2:14 PM, Kt4zb--- via SECC <secc at contesting.com>
wrote:
> Hi all - Conditions looking better as Kevan said; worked the C21 & BD7
> last night which is a real treat for me.
>
> Folks that I know will be on the air include WW4LL, KU8E, and K4BAI from
> Bonaire as PJ4Z, Alan W4ANT, Paul NN4F, Dave WN4AFP, Jeff W4DD (hopefully),
> WW4SF Kevan (N4XL) and KT4ZB (me)...Anyone else??? Hope to work you all.
>
> Wait a minute - what's this WW4 prefix stuff, Kevan? You just can't change
> calls like that too get a better mult; and now adding more radials? Like
> that's going to do any good in that rocky SC ground you have. But again, in
> the spirit of Ham friendship, you can borrow my analyzer. Also, you may
> think you have limited some of my so called "advantages", but, don't
> forget, I sit on a 1,000 acres of salt water marsh. I'll be ready as soon
> as I get my cooler of beer iced down (my secret weapon).
>
> Wishing everyone many QSOs and even more fun - Jere, KT4ZB
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 3/27/2015 11:09:12 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> knason00 at gmail.com writes:
>
> Good hunting and luck to all. Jere, wish you well and hope to work you
> too. Bands seemed open last night so maybe good conditions after all. I'm
> real curious to see how your loop plays for you.
>
> Took the day off to add some radials to the raised vertical and get some
> rest before the start. Grabbed my MFJ-269 and it is dead. Funny, it was
> just sitting on the shelf in the shack. Factory Tech says I am SOL. Oh
> well. I'll add some random lengths and hope for the best. It is only 8 ft
> off the ground is for 40/80. I'm not smart enough to find an easy way
> to tune them without a lot of work (the antenna is 200 ft from the rig and
> I'm alone here) now that the MFJ died. Read somewhere that someone was
> saying (I think Tom, W8JI) that random lengths will still help if antenna
> is that low relative to wavelength because the ground still affects them.
> It isn't like a real elevated radial system when it is that low.
>
> No talk here on SECC about a team. I'm also a member of the Swamp Fox
> Contest Group now. They were getting one up and needed another member so I
> will be posting for them this time round. Will be using their club call of
> WW4SF. I figure with WW4LL having fun in PJ4 land that may help remove one
> of Jere's advantages over me!
>
> Kevan
> N4XL
>
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