[CQ-Contest] Murphy Strikes agian

[Rick Bullon]

  Well Murphy paid me a visit this weekend! I turned on the rig to see 
if 10 meters was opened and even though I didn't heard any signals 
something didn't seem right. I checked the SWR and with the turner on it 
was 1.2 but power was down to about 50 watts, so I braved the down pour 
( lots of rain no lightning seen or heard on the rig) and went out to 
check the matching section on the Butternut HF6V vertical ( the only 
antenna I have up) and sure enough the matching section was broke 
again!!!
  At least Murphy came this weekend instead of next weekend now if the 
rain will stop and I can get home from work before dark maybe I can fix 
the thing right so it won't break again, no excuses this time for not 
doing it right this time.
  Hope to work a bunch of ya'll in the 10 meter test next weekend. This 
is the one contest ya'll can run off to another band on me HI HI
Remember I'm the most limited guy on here 100 watt rig and a vertical 
antenna. NO beams, no amp, no packet and since my license class is Tech 
Plus I'm limited to 10 meters.
  Since Murphy has already been here that means he won't visit next 
weekend right!!! HI HI
73
Rick
KC5AJX


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