[VHFcontesting] September report -- K9ILT & K0PG long

[David Olean]

Hi Zack,
    Good idea. We do that here since the coax bundle here looks like Napoli
right after dinnertime.
Use the resistor color code. Maybe Black for six meters, brown for 144 etc.
etc. Then you can forget the color code and be in trouble again.

73
Dave K1WHS aka failing memory boy


----- Original Message -----
From: "Zack Widup" <w9sz at prairienet.org>
To: <ADUHAWK at aol.com>
Cc: <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] September report -- K9ILT & K0PG long


> On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 ADUHAWK at aol.com wrote:
>
> > We got the station assembled and into the car Thursday evening, so all
that
> > was left for Friday was to mount the antennas.  That took about three
hours,
> > with the threat of rain always there.  The only potential problem was
that in my
> > haste, I wasn't sure which Superflex feedline went to the 903 xvrtr and
which
> > one went to the 432 rig.  Wonder of wonders I guessed right.  With the
rain
> > closing in I jumped into the car, and whistled up a signal on 432.  The
right
> > number of black dots lit up on the display and we were off!
> >
>
> My tip of the day:  I color-code the ends of all my pieces of coax to the
> antennas with heat-shrink tubing, which I've found in at least 8 colors.
> It really helps as long as I can remember which color went to which
> antenna.  :)
>
> 73, Zack W9SZ
>
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