TopBand: a92gd and 160m (26/27 dec)

[Bob Frick]

howdy folks,
 all those addressed in the cc area received your e-mails.
 w3gh(bob), that answers your question regarding who i worked. you can
 also include ve1zz (again) w4zv (again) ww2y, n4rj, n4cfl, w2up, w3bgn,  and k4ql. i 
also heard you calling but guess you didnt hear me when i answered (go steelers).

  for all those others who tried with no luck, sorry, however we will try again. i just 
could not separate out all of the signals. also that and the fact that one second a 
call wud be there only to dissapear completely and then reappear a few seconds later.  
boy is this band strange,  guess i have a lot to learn on topband. 

   believe my next project is going to have to purchase a noise filter (i already know 
what to get) and then try and erect some sort of separate receive antenna.  hate to ask 
this but any suggestions (boy i can see the replies coming.  I do have room to string 
about a 1,000 ft length of wire from my roof to a water tower but cant use too heavy of 
a wire. also, all those different types of wire arent available here so i have to order 
from states and have them shipped, etc. makes for delays. same thing for capacitors, 
resistors, etc.

  fyi, for all of you who missed my blurb on the reflector re my xmit antenna, it is 
what i call a SS/GD vertical special (design by N6SS and all the hard stuff by A92GD). 
its a steel pole 44ft up from the top of my 12 foot roof with 20ft of linear loading, 
two large propeller type radials feeding their own separate coils which in turn are 
connecting to a tuning coil coming from the linear loading assembly. my simple mfj-949e 
shows 1:1 swr from 1825 thru 1840 so looks like something is working right. output 
power is 300watts coming from an ameritron al-811.
if swrs are what they read then think i will bypass the tuner and try and increase 
power next time.

  exactly when the next time will be is unknow. my work week is sat thru wed so have to 
be at the mines in the morning by 0430utc. cud possibly be on air around 0300utc but if 
condx are like last night the window was
much earlier. 

   anyway, bottom line is dont give up.

   73's and happy new year

   A92 "GIT DOWNNNN"
   Bob

PS:  Please get the word out on all the clusters, whatever, to please QSL only to my 
QSL Manager at the following addres:  K1SE, PO BOX 685, MANASSAS PARK, VA. 22113-0685.	
Do not send any QSL cards to me directly because they only get sent back to my manager. 
If any cards have been sent to ARAB then good luck, I have received only one thru that 
route in the past 15 months.


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