[SECC] K9AY FD & more
Gary Breed
Gary Breed" <gabnjb@earthlink.net
Fri, 29 Jun 2001 13:04:01 -0400
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Hi everyone. I am back on the reflector after vacation and a somewhat =
rude return.
(Being separated from my job -- but at least it's with a good severance =
package).
First, Mike NE4S -- I no longer have the spreadsheet with the SECC =
membership
list. I am trying to get it sent from the old office, but no =
guarantees. There may be a
few updates and at least one new member since the last time I sent it to =
you.=20
Direct e-mail can go to: gabnjb@earthlink.net -- do not use the =
gary@noblepub or=20
editor@noblepub addresses.
__________________________________________________________________
OK -- Field Day!
K9AY 1b-1op battery from Long Lake, Chippewa County, WI. =20
Discovered that neither the storage battery I took along, nor the =
trolling motor battery
at the cabin would hold a full charge -- operating time was limited to =
about 16-1/2 hours.
80CW -- 47
40CW -- 160
40SSB -- 6
20CW -- 231
15 CW -- 87
15 SSB -- 1 (had to harass my ol' buddy K1DG)
10 CW -- 3
QSOs =3D 535
QSO points =3D 1063
QRP mult x5 =3D 5315
Bonus points =3D 200 (emergency power, W1AW message)
FINAL CLAIMED SCORE: 5515
The upper Midwest is a great place for FD! The weather was perfect and =
there is a huge
amount of activity within one-hop propagation on all bands. 40 and 20 =
were marvelous,
80 was easier than expected. I missed much of the shorter skip on 15 =
Sunday morning=20
when the batteries gave out.
Rig: borrowed IC706MkII (without the manual -- arghhh!) 5W output.
Three antennas:=20
1) 40-20-15 dipole at about 45 feet, broadside E/W; =20
2) 20-15 dipole at 50 ft, broadside N/S;=20
3) 80-40 inverted-vee, 40 feet at center, broadside N/S. =20
75% of all QSOs were made using antenna #1. As expected, antenna #2 was =
better for=20
VE4/5 and W5, but not anywhere else; antenna #3 was never better than #1 =
on 40 but=20
worked very well at its low height on 80 -- lots of W8, W9, W0 stations =
available to work.
I may do this again next year!
73, Gary
K9AY
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi everyone. I am back on the =
reflector after=20
vacation and a somewhat rude return.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(Being separated from my job -- but at =
least it's=20
with a good severance package).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>First, Mike NE4S -- I no longer have =
the=20
spreadsheet with the SECC membership</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>list. I am trying to get it sent =
from the old=20
office, but no guarantees. There may be a</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>few updates and at least one new member =
since the=20
last time I sent it to you. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Direct e-mail can go to: <A=20
href=3D"mailto:gabnjb@earthlink.net">gabnjb@earthlink.net</A> -- do not =
use the=20
gary@noblepub </FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>or </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>editor@noblepub addresses.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>________________________________________________________________=
__</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>OK -- Field Day!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>K9AY 1b-1op battery from Long Lake, =
Chippewa=20
County, WI. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Discovered that neither the storage =
battery I took=20
along, nor the trolling motor battery</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>at the cabin would hold a full charge =
-- operating=20
time was limited to about 16-1/2 hours.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>80CW -- 47</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>40CW -- 160</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>40SSB -- 6</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>20CW -- 231</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>15 CW -- 87</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>15 SSB -- 1 (had to harass my ol' buddy =
K1DG)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>10 CW -- 3</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>QSOs =3D 535</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>QSO points =3D 1063</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>QRP mult x5 =3D 5315</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bonus points =3D 200 (emergency power, =
W1AW=20
message)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>FINAL CLAIMED SCORE: =
5515</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The upper Midwest is a great place for =
FD! =20
The weather was perfect and there is a huge</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>amount of activity within one-hop =
propagation on=20
all bands. 40 and 20 were marvelous,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>80 was easier than expected. =
I missed=20
much of the shorter skip on 15 Sunday morning </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>when the batteries gave =
out.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rig: borrowed IC706MkII (without =
the manual=20
-- arghhh!) 5W output.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Three antennas: </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> 1) 40-20-15 =
dipole at=20
about 45 feet, broadside E/W; </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> 2) 20-15 =
dipole at=20
</FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>50 ft, broadside N/S; </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> =
3) 80-</FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>40 inverted-vee, 40 feet at center, broadside =
N/S. =20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>75% of </FONT><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>all QSOs were=20
made using antenna #1. As expected, antenna #2 was better for=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>VE4/5 and</FONT><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2> W5, but=20
not anywhere else; antenna #3 was never better than #1 on 40 but =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>worked very well at its low height on =
</FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>80 -- lots of W8, W9, W0 stations available to=20
work.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I may do this again next =
year!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>73, Gary</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>K9AY</FONT></DIV>
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