[TenTec] New Radio - Day Two

[Mary Ann Higgins]

Denny - Rock on: it will get better & better ( my O1 still does since Sept
03 ). Ray W1JUS

On 11/19/06, Dennis OConnor <ad4hk2004 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Jeez day 2, is that all it is... Seems like days and days...
> Anyway, I received a number of replies both on and off the reflector...
> Thanks to those who gave me white papers and tips... Thanks to all who
> commented... Quite a nice community and no flames so far -  refreshing...
>
> I am in the middle of a big antenna and rig thrash to get ready for CQWW
> CW... Pulled up a reflector behind the 80 meter vee yesterday to improve the
> shot into Europe...  So far in testing last night it does not seem to add
> anything... Hmmm <picture tiny little brain smoking as it strains to think>
> that is not what EZNEC shows... I will play with it today and tonite and may
> even take it down...  Everything has to be ready by bedtime tonight as I
> will have no time during the week..
>
> Anyway, back to the main event here:
> Used the O2 last night on 80 meters... Worked about a dozen countries in
> the LZ and ITU tests that were running on 80...  Propagation was marginal at
> best, QSB, weak signals <despite most of them running power>, lots of shot
> noise on the band... I am sure that my 100 watts was not exactly bruising
> the ionosphere going back the other way, either...  Also worked Japan this
> morning just about sunrise ~ 8:05 AM...  This was on another vee that I put
> up broadside to asia just for that purpose... Glad to see it plays as that
> is the first real Q on that antenna...
>
> Spent time playing with the AGC and RF Gain settings versus band
> width...  I'm getting a feel for this rig... Finding that AGC off and RF
> Gain ~ 70 with 450 to 550 cycles bandwidth, works for weak signal DXing... I
> did wiggle the PBT a couple of times, not sure what I am doing at this point
> compared to how I do IF shifting on the MK-V and the Omni's, etc., so
> probably will leave it alone for the contest and use the narrow filters and
> flopping the sideband to control qrm...
>
> No crashes in spite of my fumble fingers... I intend to use the sub
> receiver for the listening antennas so I will begin trying to understand the
> fine points of running that unit later today...
>
> Day Two, color me still happy...
>
> denny / k8do
>
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The joy is in the journey...
Mary Ann Higgins