Marital Bliss and contesting

[AA4NC at aol.com]

WA8ZDT has a good point for any of you contemplating, but not yet entered
into the state of marital bliss - Plan your wedding IN BETWEEN contest
weekends. For example, my anniversary is November 9. This will always fall
between SS CW and Phone weekends. Either that, or do as everyone else in the
world- get married in late June when there are no contests.

NC wedded bliss rule 2 - marry someone who lives far enough away to go visit
mother on "big contest" weekends. If mother lives on the other side of town,
this does not apply.

NC wedded bliss rule 3 - Include your spouse on your trips to exotic contest
locales (Dayton does not apply!). Your CQWW trip to Barbados is her (or his,
I'm PC) opportunity to get a good winter tan.

NC wedded bliss rule 4 - Never ever forget who feeds, runs errands, does
chores, answers the phone, fends off unwanted salesmen,tells the TVI prone
neighbors that "no, you are not operating the radio, you are coon hunting in
South Carolina" etc. for you while you CQ away and develop bun blisters from
sitting in the same spot for 48 hours. I think FTD has a special offer for
this - call and ask for the CQWW spousal bouquet.  

73 and good luck - Let the games begin...
AA4NC/WB4     (AA4NC at aol.com)


>From John W. Brosnahan" <broz at csn.org  Tue Sep  6 21:14:29 1994
From: John W. Brosnahan" <broz at csn.org (John W. Brosnahan)
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 1994 14:14:29 -0600
Subject: KT-34XA to KT-34A conversion info wanted
Message-ID: <199409062014.AA02343 at teal.csn.org>

W0UA has a KT-34XA that has never worked right on 15M.  It has been
re-built with later dimensions, re-checked and played with for countless
hours.  He has asked me to find out two things.
 
1)  The XA had a history of problems in the early years.  Does anyone have
a definitive understanding of what the issues were and what it takes to
fix them so the antenna works right on 15?  or
 
2)  What is involved in converting the KT-34XA to a KT-34A?  I know there
was a kit to go the other way, but when going back to the KT-34A design
(something being considered to reduce wind load as well as possibly
sidestep the 15 M problems) are there dimensional changes on the elements
and what are the element spacings?
 
Please respond directly and thanks for any input.
 
John  W0UN    broz at csn.org
 
(I have gotten a little behind on my email replies due to work issues.
To anyone who has written me recently about technical issues my apologies
and I will get caught up later this week.  Sorry.--J)

>From Peter G. Smith" <n4zr at netcom.com  Tue Sep  6 20:52:30 1994
From: Peter G. Smith" <n4zr at netcom.com (Peter G. Smith)
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 1994 12:52:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Specific Comments on K3EST's WRTC Proposals from N6AA
Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9409061230.A23563-0100000 at netcom>

How about identifying for real?  This Joe Ham stuff is like anonymous 
"commentary" on 14195.

73, Pete                                       
N4ZR at netcom.com
"Better, faster,cheaper -- choose any two"


>From James B. Wolf D611 x4638 MS25-71" <JBWOLF at most.ss3.magec.com  Tue Sep  6 21:59:06 1994
From: James B. Wolf D611 x4638 MS25-71" <JBWOLF at most.ss3.magec.com (James B. Wolf D611 x4638 MS25-71)
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 1994 15:59:06 -0500 (EST)
Subject: 40/2-CD Balun
Message-ID: <940906155906.1122 at most>


Date:	 6-SEP-1994 15:56:12.10
Name:	James B. Wolf D611 x4638 MS25-71
From:	MOST::MRGATE::"MRS::SN_L=HOSTNODE::SN_U=JBWOLF"
To:	MOST::INTERNET
Subj:	Re: 40/2-CD Balun                   


From:	NAME: Wolf            <SN_U=JBWOLF at SN_L=HOSTNODE at MRS@MOST>
To:	NAME: INTERNET.MAGNAVOX <INTERNET at MOST@MRGATE at MOST>

DATE : September  6, 1994         
TO   :    M.   INTERNET                    
FROM : J.B. Wolf                  
SUBJECT : Re: 40/2-CD Balun                  

smtp%"cq-contest at tgv.com"
After lightning destroyed my 12 turn coax choke at the feedpoint of my
40-2CD beam, along with one of the loading coils,I installed a
coax-line transformer.
Find the two articles in February and March 1980 Ham Radio Magazine by
W6TC, called "A New Class of Coaxial-line Transformers".
I am using these on two TH6's and the 40-2CD. They also provide a
ground for the driven element which "seems" to make it a quieter
antenna.
GL- Jim, KR9U
jbwolf at most.magec.com





      James B. Wolf