mla2500 help!
W8JITom at aol.com
W8JITom at aol.com
Fri Feb 23 10:13:51 EST 1996
In a message dated 96-02-23 04:03:36 EST, you write:
>
>Hi contest gang!
>Anyone know the values of the two resistors
>used in the parasitic chokes on top of the two
>8875's in the 2500b? Cooked mine. . .
>Contest tonight!
>Mike
>
>
They are 80- 100 ohm Mike. That is a faitly non-critical amp because the
grid leads are short. But be careful about one thing. MOST 1 watt or larger
resistors are inductive, and that includes carbon and metal film types. Be
sure to : 1.) Cut a resistor open and look at the insides to be sure the
element is not wound in a spiral 2.) Measure the resistor at VHF on an
antenna or resistance bridge.
There are VERY few sources of non-inductive resistors left, Allen Bradley is
one. I have some here if you get in a pinch. But again, that is a real stable
amp. You may get away without anything there.
73 Tom
>From Eric Rosenberg <ericr at access.digex.net> Fri Feb 23 15:24:05 1996
From: Eric Rosenberg <ericr at access.digex.net> (Eric Rosenberg)
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 1996 10:24:05 -0500 (EST)
Subject: W3USS D.C.
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960223101914.25191B-100000 at access4.digex.net>
Dave and W3USS won't be the only one on from DC. Look for the little
pistols and part-timers from the District....like me!
If last weekend was any indication, my activity will be brief. As the
saying goes, "Hell hath no fury like a 4-year old who can't watch "Beauty
and the Beast'"
Yes, I've been causing TVI to the VCR, especially on 20 meters. The rig
being 6 feet from the VCR and a deck-mounted vertical doesn't help.
The solution will be to win the lottery and finally build out the part of
the basement designated as "Daddy's Room". Who knows, my wife was just
nominated for an Academy Award (short documentary), so the lottery might
not be impossible!
GL!
Eric
--
Eric Rosenberg WD3Q, EI4VPS, YJ0AER, J20BY, etc.
Washington, DC
ericr at access.digex.net wd3q at amsat.org
>From Luis_Delgadillo at mx.xmex.xerox.com (Delgadillo,Luis) Fri Feb 23 14:31:23 1996
From: Luis_Delgadillo at mx.xmex.xerox.com (Delgadillo,Luis) (Delgadillo,Luis)
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 1996 06:31:23 PST
Subject: 1st try on a CW contest
Message-ID: <"<D6E72D318144667C>D6E72D318144667C at XMEX-0035-MS1.xmex"@-SMF->
Hello gentlemen,
first of all, thanks to all of the stations
that QRS to 15-20 WPM.
Despite low operating non-continuos time (abt 6 hrs + snail CW speed)
and 1st time (ever) on a CW contest, it was
a real exhilarating experience.!!
After some hesitations, finally I decided to start on
Sunday 25 at 0200z. Initial target was to have just
a dozen or so of QSOs.
Final count was 193 Qs, 37K points
CU on the WPX CW !
Luis XE2AC
E-mail: Luis_Delgadillo at MX.xmex.xerox.com
>From Jimmy R. Floyd" <floydjr at Interpath.com Fri Feb 23 14:30:06 1996
From: Jimmy R. Floyd" <floydjr at Interpath.com (Jimmy R. Floyd)
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 1996 10:30:06 -0400
Subject: ARRL CW DX Contest 96 Scores V
Message-ID: <199602231535.KAA08431 at mail-hub.interpath.net>
ARRL DX CW CONTEST 1996
RAW SCORES
Compiled by
WA4ZXA
Email: floydjr at interpath.com
Posting Date: 02/23/96
CALL HRS SCORE QSO'S PTS DX
__________________________________________________________________________
QRP
ZF2OP (K3DI) 475,000 983 161
KA1CZF 109,224 269 888 123
K5IID 103,000 275 126
NM1Q 6 30,222 138 414 73
KC5RAS 24 19,053 87 73
WA3NNA 4 7,869 61 43
VE7CQK 4,050 50 150 27
WD8RIN/4 2,688 32 96 28
SO/HP/AB
VP2EWW (AA7VP) 3,090,000 3640 283
6Y5XX 30 2,962,965 3727 11181 265
VP5JP (K8JP) 2,800,000 3468 275
F6FGZ 1,147,704 1972 5916 194
S57AD 30,240 240 720 42
W1KM 2,810,000 2819 333
N6BV 2,430,000 2586 314
N2LT 2,396,448 2512 7536 318
NX1H 2,322,000 2582 300
K3ZO 2,278,395 2411 7233 310
KT3Y 2,100,000 2390 291
W9RE 1,589,703 1914 5739 277
K4PQL 1,577,238 1899 5694 277
W9RE 1,612,659 1914 281
N2IC/0 1,260,000 1569 268
KQ2M 1,200,000 1714 243
N2PP 1,024,234 1466 4398 233
K3MD 938,520 1329 237
K9MA 793,854 1098 3291 241
WB5VZL 770,000 1121 230
K8FC 24 613,530 803 2406 255
W1IHN/4 17 534,312 984 2952 181
W4ZYT 23 479,700 820 2460 195
K8GL 23 335,160 1176 95
K7FR 239,268 513 1524 157
W3GOI 227,760 589 1752 130
KM0L 223,080 440 169
AA7BG 215,604 452 1356 159
VE7IN 105,600 353 1056 100
KN6DV (SM3SGP) 104,895 333 999 105
N8AAT 95,784 307 921 104
KB5WWA 926 207
SO/LP/AB
FS5PL (WX9E) 3,100,000 3861 269
KP4VA (KP4TK) 2,376,144 3414 10242 232
V47NZ (N0BSH) 1,998,000 3070 217
XE2AC 37,056 193 579 64
DL1EFD/A 22,977 207 37
W2UP 874,380 1121 3362 260
AC1O/4 854,700 1100 260
N4ZR 573,120 960 2880 199
WA2SRQ 543,090 842 215
WA0QOA 33 459,816 835 2499 184
WD4AHZ 336,000 560 1680 200
WR3O 322,368 590 1752 184
KJ6HO 36 217,350 483 1449 150
N3ADL 208,512 362 192
K09Y 10 207,612 474 1422 146
K9MMS 136,000 350 132
ND8L 20 123,816
AA0SQ 117,120 320 960 122
NW8F 45,150 175 86
N3BDA 35,607 143 429 83
AA8SM 5 31,050 138 75
W0HSC (KB0IHM) 25,536 112 336 76
WU1F 8 22,356 108 324 70
N3KKM 4,337 51 153 29
SO/HP/ASSISTED
S56A 118,575 474 1395 85
K1NG (KI1G) 2,829,600 2406 393
K3WW 2,657,655 2301 385
K2WK 26 1,607,760 1625 4872 330
K2SX 1,400,000 1575 291
N3RR 990,036 1069 3204 309
K2ONP 742,320 1032 3093 240
K3SA 23 650,724 1031 211
WE9V (KS9K) 633,255 815 2445 259
KC7V 601,128 1037 3036 198
K3KO 575,100 852 225
N1CC 22 528,432 872 202
NN7L 22 486,000 1000 162
N6ZZ 444,048 646 1914 232
KC6X 253,581 468 181
WN6K 223,110 556 134
WT1O 201,228 409 164
K5NA 11 157,267 291 179
AA3JU 117,624 232 696 169
SO/LP/ASSISTED
N0AX 293,046 580 1734 169
W3FG 138,150 307 150
N9WHG 34,560 129 384 90
KG8PE 18,786 101 62
KB8PK 18,600 100 62
AE4KU 7 17,085 85 255 67
WD5N 7,050 50 47
SINGLE BAND
160M
WB9Z 23,373 147 53
VE7SBO 1,632 36 102 16
80M
N8RR HP 12 34,380 191 60
W9XT 27,189 159 57
40M
PY0FF 274,284 1604 57
ON4UN 201,042 1241 53
VK1FF 64,800 451 1350 48
N7DD HP (NJ6D) 294,264 1023 96
KC7EM 246,012 989 2964 83
W0UN (W0UA) 220,311 807 91
N6MU (@N6NB) 188,838 807 78
W3GH (W9XR) 185,913 681 91
W9LT 93,960 442 72
N9JCL HP 48,678 266 61
KR4UJ 29,574 160 477 62
W3CPB 6 17,388 126 46
20M
ZF2NE (W5ASP) 432,411 2443 7329 59
EA7KW 263,730 1490 4470 59
OI8BQT 45,717 311 933 49
K8GL 335,160 1176 95
K6KM (WM2C/6) 262,170 971 2901 90
N4OGW/9 HP 238,920 911 2715 88
WB9HRO HP 16 179,265 703 85
K8MR 4 33,825 205 55
15M
PY1KN LP 83,268 514 54
T94EU 8,190 130 390 21
KR4DL 21,948 124 59
N4BP HP 13,500 100 300 45
WA7BNM LP 12 2 2
MULTI/SINGLE
VP2EN 3,580,000 4255 281
V31EV 3,533,904 4268 12804 276
XE2KB 2,983,725 3725 11175 267
TM9C 1,822,464 2688 226
G0IVZ 1,129,956 1972 5916 191
HG5C 617,760 1287 3861 160
EA5BY 558,549 1359 4077 137
KC1XX 3,680,000 3158 389
K5ZD 3,510,000 3005 390
N2NU 2,979,126 2569 387
W3BGN 2,926,266 2527 7581 386
N4RJ 2,458,000 2294 358
W3GG 1,191,216 1331 3984 299
K0IJL 604,778 908 222
K6XO/7 245,847 509 1527 161
AB7BS 202,860 501 1470 138
N6KI 130,000 312 144
MULTI/TWO
K1AR 5,100,000 4000
N2RM 4,970,000 3779 439
N3RS 4,481,160 3490 10470 428
K1ZZ 3,260,565 2823 385
K8AZ 3,000,000 2698 379
K1KP 2,254,944 2269 6792 332
W6GO 1,972,248 2221 6663 296
K0RF 1,734,000 1923 301
ND3A (@KF3P) 1,564,146 1539 4614 339
MULTI/MULTI
9A1A 2,500,000 3650 231
W3LPL 5,950,000 4195 472
K1KI 5,786,340 4202 12579 460
K3LR 4,600,000 3534 442
W4MYA 3,364,800 2831 8412 400
KY3N 2,702,322 2383 378
K3ANS 2,542,000 2367 360
WD8LLD 2,350,000 2133 353
KY1H 2,251,422 2127 6507 346
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
OPERATORS LIST
Call Ops
M/S
N4RJ K4BAI,KM9P
K6XO/7 AB7GM,K6XO
XE2KB XE2KB,AB5TV,KG5U,KZ8E,N5RP,WB5N
W3GG W3GG,AA3KX
K5ZD K5ZD,WX3N
KC1XX KC1XX,KC1F,AA1ND
N6KI HB9HFN,WB6NBU,N6AZE,KC2MB
AB7BS AB7BS,KC7BNH
EA5BY EA5BXT,EA5BY,EA5CZ,EA5EW,EA5FID,EA5KW,EA5RS,EA5SM
W3BGN W3BGN,K2TW,W2REH
VP2EN AA4NC,KI4HN
N2RM N2RM,N2BCC,KZ2S,N2NT,W2RQ,KA2AEV,KE2PF,W2GMA
HG5C HA1AG,HA5LV,HA5MO,HA5OG,HA5WE
G0IVZ G0IVZ,G4ODU
M/2
W6GO AA6WJ,K3EST,N6IG,N6IYS,NB6G,W6GO
N3RS N3RS,N3RD,N3ED
ND3A ND3A,WR3Z
L1ZZ AA2Z,KX4V
K1AR K1AR,K1EA,K1DG,K1CQ,WN4KKN
M/M
KY1H KY1H,WM1K,K1MBO,WA1QCG,K2WR,W1MJ,WA1ZAM
W4MYA W4MYA,KA4RRU,K7SV,K3TLX,WA4QDM,K04FM,WB4NFS,NJ4F
K1KI K1KI,K1TO,K1CC,KG1D,KM1P,W1OD,W2RM,AA2DU,KF2FB
K3LR K8CX,VE3EJ,K3UA,NJ2L,K3LR,WA8YVR,WD8IXE,WR3G,KC3MR,KA3JWJ
WD8LLD WD8LLD,WD8AUB,KU8E,NZ4K,W8FN,K8MFO,N8ARD,AF8A
KY3N KY3N,K3MQH,WF3T,WB3FIZ,W3FV,WN3K
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
THESE ARE NOT OFFICIAL SCORES!! DO NOT SEND ME ANY LOGS!!
PLEASE DO NOT POST ANY SCORES TO THE CQ-CONTEST REFLECTOR!!!!
Send scores to the 3830 reflector or to me direct.
These scores are put in the classes by what the person submitted them.
Please do not email me and tell me there is no such class or it should
be called something else. I only by what the individual sends me.
I believe to subscribe to the 3830 reflector email 3830-REQUEST at akorn,net
and put subscribe in message body.
Please remember if you do not give me a class that I can figure out you
will be put in the Unlimited Class. I have no way of reading your minds.
You may have noticed that now the DX and Stateside are separated. I hope
this is the way everyone likes it. Breakdown sheets will also relfect
this.
73 Jim
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* Jimmy R. Floyd (Jim) Thomasville, NC *
* *
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>From Douglas S. Zwiebel" <0006489207 at mcimail.com Fri Feb 23 15:37:00 1996
From: Douglas S. Zwiebel" <0006489207 at mcimail.com (Douglas S. Zwiebel)
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 96 10:37 EST
Subject: GOODness AND GREATness
Message-ID: <84960223153748/0006489207DC2EM at MCIMAIL.COM>
Interesting reading....all of it valuable, but I think the MAIN
point is still missing.
F U N !!!
You have got to enjoy what you are doing. For me, simply having
the desire to win is nothing. We all (I think) desire to be
RICH, but few of us attain that goal. Those that do, ENJOY their
work. If you love what you do, you naturally excel at it. If you
don't enjoy it, you can't be GREAT at it.
Ever talk face to face with K1AR about contesting? He is all smiles...
he just loves it!
And now, a tip which I think will prove helpful. Ask the guys (gals)
you look up to for a copy of their log (if you were in that same
contest). Compare it to your log with great scrutiny. Look for
mega-trends first, then zero in on the finer details. This should
tell you more about your "skill" than anything else. Ask them directly
for the log and state the reason. The "big boys" exchange logs all the
time; get in on the act!
Sure, you have to WANT to win, but even more, you gotta LOVE doing it!
LEFT ME IN AWE story: Operating at K2GL/N2AA m/m on 40cw, running a
MASSIVE (I mean R E A L L Y massive) pileup from Europe. Two of us
are sorting the pileup at once. My co-operator, K2TT [who? :-) ] calls
HS1ABD in the middle of the pile and I glance at him askance, with that
look: "who are you kidding!" He finishes his call, Europe stops, and
there is HS1ABD replying. I still don't know how he heard Fred in that
mess!
de Doug KR2Q at mcimail.com
>From Steve Bratcher" <Steve_Bratcher at BENG.VOA.GOV Fri Feb 23 16:06:03 1996
From: Steve Bratcher" <Steve_Bratcher at BENG.VOA.GOV (Steve Bratcher)
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 96 11:06:03 EST
Subject: Re[2]: W3USS D.C.
Message-ID: <9601238251.AA825102363 at ccmail.beng.voa.gov>
>Dave and W3USS won't be the only one on from DC. Look for the little
>pistols and part-timers from the District....like me!
>Eric Rosenberg WD3Q, EI4VPS, YJ0AER, J20BY, etc.
This 'little pistol' will probably show up for a piece of the action too!
Steve WE5X (op at K3VOA club station in DC a few blocks from W3USS)
Steve_Bratcher at beng.voa.gov
>From k8bl at en.com (Bob Liddy) Fri Feb 23 16:50:00 1996
From: k8bl at en.com (Bob Liddy) (Bob Liddy)
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 1996 11:50:00 -0500
Subject: What makes you/us good.
Message-ID: <199602231653.LAA08476 at en.com>
What makes us good is the guys that ARE good sharing
their techniques with the rest of us instead of keeping
"certain" things a secret. We all know who these good
ones are - they show us every contest. Maybe some folks
say it's bragging to tell what you did when you came out
on top, but I say it's a love of the Hobby to share with
your competition the things you've learned are successful.
We need Jimmy Hatlo back again to give these guys a "Tip of
the Hat".
I think it was Babe Ruth (or was it Yogi Berra?) that said,
"It's not bragging if you can do it."
73, Bob - K8BL
Bob Liddy
k8bl at en.com
>From David O. Hachadorian" <74752.115 at compuserve.com Fri Feb 23 16:52:55 1996
From: David O. Hachadorian" <74752.115 at compuserve.com (David O. Hachadorian)
Date: 23 Feb 96 11:52:55 EST
Subject: K6LL contest secrets
Message-ID: <960223165254_74752.115_EHL98-1 at CompuServe.COM>
Here are some contest "secrets," originally prepared for a
pre-SS training session for the Southern California Contest Club
two years ago. Some of the "secrets" are for West Coast stations
in the SS, but most of them have general application. Hope you
find them interesting.
K6LL CONTEST HINTS
BEFORE THE CONTEST
Make a checklist like this one, customized to the needs of your
individual station.
Set Computer to exact UTC time.
Set up computer files, cw/voice memories, keyboard overlay.
Simulate a few qso's on the computer, with rig interfaced, then
erase log file.
Get prop forecast and make Miniprop runs.
Review past contest logs and magazine results.
Simultaneously update amp tuning chart, tuner memories, and check
for rfi at 1500w, all bands, computer interfaced.
Contest eyeglasses handy. (Non-bifocal)
Lozenges handy for phone.
Coffee cup heater in place.
Make sure computer boots clean, with no unnecessary TSR's.
Verify attenuator, AIP, notch, noise blanker, split frequency
all off.
Air Conditioner vents max open in radio room.
Telephone, high pass filters ready for handout to
neighbors. Brief xyl.
Trim palm tree near sloper.
Change vox delay.
Have contest rules handy.
Prepare sheet with suggested frequencies.
Prepare off-time sheet.
Do receiver noise survey with computer on. Does turning ant
slightly help?
Establish a difficult, but achievable, goal for the contest.
Look at last year's rate sheet to fine-tune strategy for
band changes.
Domestic contests - max antenna height 10m-50', 15m-75',
20m-100'.(6db down in E. Texas.)
DURING THE CONTEST - GENERAL
Ignore other peoples' numbers. Some play games and off-times are
unknown.
Very short pause between cq's, so nobody can tune past while freq
is silent.
Need VE8? Point antenna at 045 while running.
BAD - Who was the Yankee Zulu? GOOD - Yankee Zulu 253 B
K6LL 59 AZ.
Maintain accuracy. Scores converge. Every qso is important.
No alcohol, except nightcap Sun a.m. and victory celebration
Sunday night.
Population density - Western states advantage - Call CQ.
Use the highest band open, to avoid 9's working 1's, with the
9's aimed East.
Don't worry about mults until Sunday, unless you stumble across
a good one.
Know who is running above and below you. Keep centered, but not
too far away so somebody can sneak in.
Use automated cw and voicekeyer (BRAVO, K6LL, 59 ARIZONA.)
Motivation - Visualize pinned S-meters on the East coast.
Motivation - Remember your commitment to the SCCC. Operate
full time.
Don't start on 40 Sunday morning. 20, then 15 asap.
DURING THE CONTEST - CW
Start at high speed (32-35), then slow down as the rate
falls (26.) Adjust speed so ONE station is tail-ending.
If a pileup grows, increase speed (40+) until it becomes
manageable.
AGC off. Ride the RF gain control.
Tune RIT +/- 400 Hz after CQ.
Go high in the band (050) and send slow (25wpm) cq's once in
a while.
In S&P mode, use LSB (cw reverse), tune from high to low to
maximize collisions.
DURING THE CONTEST - SSB
Attract noncontesters with plaintive cq's. Make them say the
full exchange.
Fast AGC, only to protect your ears. Ride the rf gain control to
avoid compression.
Prolong 10 meter novice operation beyond maximum rate. These are
unique contacts, and it will improve your nightime rate,
when you work the "real" contesters.
Dave, K6LL
74752.115 at compuserve.com
>From Carlos Augusto Silveira Pereira <silver at ax.apc.org> Fri Feb 23 18:33:00 1996
From: Carlos Augusto Silveira Pereira <silver at ax.apc.org> (Carlos Augusto Silveira Pereira)
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 1996 15:33:00 -0300
Subject: WPX
Message-ID: <199602231833.PAA23148 at fama.ibase.br>
I have never participated of the WPX. Is it a good contest to get "new ones"
for DXCC? As the CQWW? If you have the rules, please forward it to my
Internet address.
Thank you and 73,
Carlos - PY1CAS
E-mail: silver at ax.apc.org
>From Fred Hopengarten" <k1vr at k1vr.jjm.com Thu Feb 22 23:25:45 1996
From: Fred Hopengarten" <k1vr at k1vr.jjm.com (Fred Hopengarten)
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 18:25:45 EST
Subject: VE1/KA1BQ
Message-ID: <312cfb7b.k1vr at k1vr.jjm.com>
That Italian voice you hear coming from Nova Scotia this
weekend in the CQ 160 SSB contest will be KA1BQ/I8CZW/IM8A
operating from the home of VE1ZZ. After reading my
description of the VE1ZZ station, PierLuigi, who lives in
Winchester, MA (a suburb of Boston) decided to go see for
himself.
Be nice to PierLuigi, or he'll aim Jack's antennas at you
and blow out your front end.
--
Fred Hopengarten K1VR
Six Willarch Road * Lincoln, MA 01773-5105
home + office telephone: 617/259-0088 (FAX on demand)
internet: k1vr at k1vr.jjm.com
"Big antennas, high in the sky, are better
than small ones, low."
>From Carlos Augusto Silveira Pereira <silver at ax.apc.org> Fri Feb 23 18:33:00 1996
From: Carlos Augusto Silveira Pereira <silver at ax.apc.org> (Carlos Augusto Silveira Pereira)
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 1996 15:33:00 -0300
Subject: WPX
Message-ID: <199602231833.PAA23148 at fama.ibase.br>
I have never participated of the WPX. Is it a good contest to get "new ones"
for DXCC? As the CQWW? If you have the rules, please forward it to my
Internet address.
Thank you and 73,
Carlos - PY1CAS
E-mail: silver at ax.apc.org
>From Fred Hopengarten" <k1vr at k1vr.jjm.com Thu Feb 22 23:25:45 1996
From: Fred Hopengarten" <k1vr at k1vr.jjm.com (Fred Hopengarten)
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 18:25:45 EST
Subject: VE1/KA1BQ
Message-ID: <312cfb7b.k1vr at k1vr.jjm.com>
That Italian voice you hear coming from Nova Scotia this
weekend in the CQ 160 SSB contest will be KA1BQ/I8CZW/IM8A
operating from the home of VE1ZZ. After reading my
description of the VE1ZZ station, PierLuigi, who lives in
Winchester, MA (a suburb of Boston) decided to go see for
himself.
Be nice to PierLuigi, or he'll aim Jack's antennas at you
and blow out your front end.
--
Fred Hopengarten K1VR
Six Willarch Road * Lincoln, MA 01773-5105
home + office telephone: 617/259-0088 (FAX on demand)
internet: k1vr at k1vr.jjm.com
"Big antennas, high in the sky, are better
than small ones, low."
>From jreid at aloha.net (Jim Reid) Fri Feb 23 21:54:53 1996
From: jreid at aloha.net (Jim Reid) (Jim Reid)
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 1996 11:54:53 -1000
Subject: Hi-pwr tuner selection & order
Message-ID: <199602232154.LAA05374 at hookomo.aloha.net>
Thank you to all who sent by now about 40 messages regarding
160 thru 10 meter high power antenna tuners. After reading and
digesting all, even rather detailed instruction to build tuners for each
of the bands, and very well written stories of many experiences with
various commercial tuners, I have selected th X Match by N4XM.
Placed the order thru Dave Thompson, who is the "director" of
this weekend's CQ 160 meter contest. Unfortunately, the tuner will
not get here in time for me to be QRO during the test, and 100 watts
or so to a 160 horizontal dipole here from Kauai isn't likely to make
much of an impression outside the Hawaiian Islands.
Will post my impressions of this fairly new product to our market after
I have a look at it, use it a bit and see how it goes thru all nine bands.
of course holding to 200 w max on 30M.
73, Jim, AH6NB
73 and Aloha,
Jim Reid, AH6NB (Happily retired on the Island of Kauai)
Hawaii, USA Email: jreid at aloha.net
>From Matthew S. Trott" <0007288678 at mcimail.com Fri Feb 23 21:58:00 1996
From: Matthew S. Trott" <0007288678 at mcimail.com (Matthew S. Trott)
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 96 16:58 EST
Subject: VCR RFI
Message-ID: <42960223215824/0007288678PJ2EM at MCIMAIL.COM>
>Yes, I've been causing TVI to the VCR, especially on 20 meters. The rig
>being 6 feet from the VCR and a deck-mounted vertical doesn't help.
Those dad-gum VCR's! I was really tearing ours up during the DX test last
weekend. I finally got some ferrite chokes and put them on everything in sight
and they had little to no effect on the interference. Now, my family is kind
enough to let me do my thing as long as they can do theirs (which is usually
watching videos during contest weekends). But, they were really giving me some
very heavy QRM last weekend. After heavy doses of hideous shreaking and
cat-calling from the TV room I got serious about fix
ing the problem.
Here's what I did and it cured the problem completely:
Gift wrap your VCR in aluminum foil. Completley wrap it around both ways
several times so it will hold. Then use your fingernail or what-have-you and
cut-out the tin foil on the front controls and tape hole. Voila! It works
perfectly.
NO more interference!!!
You can even put a ribbon on top.
73, Matt -- AA7BG
aa7bg at mcimail.com
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