[NCC] Whippage 2.7A

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Fri Feb 20 16:58:58 EST 2015


my efforts came to a schreeching halt today when I discovered the beam wouldnt turn......frozen? No.....to easy.....seems like one of the wires pulled out of the terminal strip (checked it with ohm meter and visually with a spotting scope).....so beam stuck south doesnt help !!!!I’m be on putzing around search and pounce part ime.....

> On 2/20/2015 4:49:49 PM, Dan Kovatch (w8car at buckeye-express.com) wrote:
> > Hal, I do remember trying to pull one out but the QSB took you out. Loud? I 
> was LP and the beam was pointed West!  GL to you this weekend
> 
> Dan
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Hal Offutt
> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2015 8:54 PM
> To: North Coast Contesters
> Subject: Re: [NCC] Whippage 2.7A
> 
> Hey,
> 
> I tried and tried to work you on 40 in the CWT last night from VY1JA.
> But all I could get from you was V? a couple of times.  Boy were you
> loud.  Now I understand why you beat me up on 40.  Were you HP?  I guess
> that was my first experience with one-way communication from 60 degrees
> north.  I was only able to work one W6 station on that band!
> 
> I just had an incredible pileup on 15, so at least I will have some fun
> on that band in the contest.
> 
> GL at Tom's this weekend.
> 
> 73, Hal
> 
> 
> On 2/19/2015 11:07 PM, Dan Kovatch wrote:
> > Propagation report UA5AS was 579 on 160 at about 11PM local last night. 
> > Ten was open nicely during the day.
> > This could be one of rare weekends when the whole HF spectrum treats us to 
> > overall good prop.
> >
> > Added:
> >
> > N2CU SOHP part time
> > WW3S SOA LP
> > K8LY


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