[NCC] Fw: Sprint
n3ra
n3ra@zoominternet.net
Mon, 11 Sep 2000 00:40:18 -0400
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From: ksjones <ksjones@zoominternet.net>
To: ncc@contesting.com <ncc@contesting.com>
Date: Monday, September 11, 2000 12:34 AM
Subject: Sprint
What a strange day. My help in getting the rope in the tree for the 80m =
open wire fed dipole cancelled. After a fair bit of time and a lot of =
arm ache, I got a rope sufficiently high in the air to be worthwhile. =
It is now 8 PM Saturday! Put the dipole up and found I did not have =
enough open wire to make it to the house. I know I bought another 100' =
piece, but where the heck is it??? &^*%&* =20
=20
Finally find it at 10... Get the feedline extended, hook it to the rope =
at 35 feet and let it slope down to the fence in the back of the yard. =
Tie it off there... Can't see anything as its a bit dark! So, we now =
have a dipole (sloper) that is 35' high on one end and slopes down to =
about 5 feet off the ground at the other. On a positive note, it is =
actually up.
=20
I stuff the open wire in the window and hook it up to the tuner I =
finally found. I try to turn on the computer and it of course does not =
work! That's OK, I'll send by hand.... It's now 11. ....
=20
I bought a used MP several months ago and have used it on phone once and =
code exactly...... once... During WRTC I wanted to work 15 CW with the =
vertical I had just put up, but found I had no keyer in the house. So, =
I made due with some alligator clips at the time. Since then, I got the =
keyer back from LR's but never bothered to pug it in until.... you =
guessed it, 11 Saturday night. =20
=20
I plug the bencher paddles in and of course they don't work..... Now I =
have to find the flipping manual..... 15 minutes later I find it and =
discover that the cabling is correct but it still does not work..... =
It's acting strange....sends dots, but no dashes.. I finally realized I =
better check the internal 1000MP menu's and what do you know.... It's =
set to "bug" mode. That explains why there were no dashes. =20
It is now 11:34.... Turn on the radio, go to 40... I know its a little =
late for 40, but I have not done a Sprint in many years.... I'm a =
little slow these days.. Ok..... find someone CQ'ing...... Now is the =
moment of truth... I have not done any CW, except for the alligator clip =
thing during WRTC, ARRL CW last February. It shows... I fumble around =
and figure out how to send with a keyer again.. You get spoiled using =
those keyboards during ARRL and WW.... Quickly figured out that 40 was =
not the place to be and went to 80. Tuned everything up, found a clear =
spot and called a very quick CQ. Spent the next few minutes continuing =
to re-learn the code and the Sprint! =20
=20
Worked ND8L, W8KIC, K8DX.... heard several others, N9RV, K3CR, K3LR....
=20
Only worked 18 Q's, but learned quite a bit and actually enjoyed some of =
it.....
=20
I can be on next weekend for the SSB Sprint..... Maybe can work a few =
more since the antenna is mostly up.
=20
By the way.... I was listening on 40 before I was able to work anyone =
and K3LR was as loud as anyone I heard. On 80, the locals were very =
loud, N8VW, KW8N, K8DX were all booming. =20
=20
See you all later.
=20
73 - Scott, N3RA
=20
=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><B>-----Original =
Message-----</B><BR><B>From:=20
</B>ksjones <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:ksjones@zoominternet.net">ksjones@zoominternet.net</A>>=
<BR><B>To:=20
</B><A href=3D"mailto:ncc@contesting.com">ncc@contesting.com</A> <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:ncc@contesting.com">ncc@contesting.com</A>><BR><B>Date:=
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</B>Monday, September 11, 2000 12:34 AM<BR><B>Subject:=20
</B>Sprint<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>What a strange day. My help in getting the =
rope in the=20
tree for the 80m open wire fed dipole cancelled. After a fair bit =
of time=20
and a lot of arm ache, I got a rope sufficiently high in the air to be=20
worthwhile. It is now 8 PM Saturday! Put the dipole up and =
found I=20
did not have enough open wire to make it to the house. I know I =
bought=20
another 100' piece, but where the heck is it??? =
&^*%&* =20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Finally find it at 10... Get the feedline extended, =
hook it to=20
the rope at 35 feet and let it slope down to the fence in the back of =
the=20
yard. Tie it off there... Can't see anything as its a bit =
dark! So,=20
we now have a dipole (sloper) that is 35' high on one end and slopes =
down to=20
about 5 feet off the ground at the other. On a positive note, it =
is=20
actually up.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I stuff the open wire in the window and hook it up =
to the=20
tuner I finally found. I try to turn on the computer and it of =
course does=20
not work! That's OK, I'll send by hand.... It's now 11.=20
....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I bought a used MP several months ago and have used =
it on=20
phone once and code exactly...... once... During WRTC I wanted to work =
15 CW=20
with the vertical I had just put up, but found I had no keyer in the=20
house. So, I made due with some alligator clips at the time. =
Since=20
then, I got the keyer back from LR's but never bothered to pug it in =
until....=20
you guessed it, 11 Saturday night. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I plug the bencher paddles in and of course they =
don't=20
work..... Now I have to find the flipping manual..... 15 minutes =
later I=20
find it and discover that the cabling is correct but it still does not =
work.....=20
It's acting strange....sends dots, but no dashes.. I finally =
realized I=20
better check the internal 1000MP menu's and what do you know.... It's =
set to=20
"bug" mode. That explains why there were no =
dashes. =20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>It is now 11:34.... Turn on =
the radio, go=20
to 40... I know its a little late for 40, but I have not done a Sprint =
in many=20
years.... I'm a little slow these days.. Ok..... find =
someone=20
CQ'ing...... Now is the moment of truth... I have not done any CW, =
except=20
for the alligator clip thing during WRTC, ARRL CW last February. =
It=20
shows... I fumble around and figure out how to send with a keyer =
again.. =20
You get spoiled using those keyboards during ARRL and WW.... =
Quickly=20
figured out that 40 was not the place to be and went to 80. Tuned=20
everything up, found a clear spot and called a very quick CQ. =
Spent the=20
next few minutes continuing to re-learn the code and the Sprint! =20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Worked ND8L, W8KIC, K8DX.... heard several others, =
N9RV, K3CR,=20
K3LR....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Only worked 18 Q's, but learned quite a bit and =
actually=20
enjoyed some of it.....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I can be on next weekend for the SSB Sprint..... =
Maybe can=20
work a few more since the antenna is mostly up.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>By the way.... I was listening on 40 before I =
was able=20
to work anyone and K3LR was as loud as anyone I heard. On 80, the =
locals=20
were very loud, N8VW, KW8N, K8DX were all =
booming. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>See you all later.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>73 - Scott, N3RA</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
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