Hi! It’s Friday again and I’m back with my radio, an antenna and a keen ear. See if you can hear me and join in, chat or just listen. Let’s have a blast! Callum.
Hopefully by the middle of next week, I’ll be able to join in. I live in the Appalachian mountains of the eastern U.S. and I hope I can get set up and out over these mountains.
Thanks for the contacts on 15m (1:32:53) and 17m (1:44:26) today. I was at the end of my POTA activation at K-6532 in NY. To get you on 15m, I used the Emergency Tuner on the ICOM 7300 to tune my 20m EFHW (setup as a vertical with a slight slope to the east), which limited the power output to 50 Watts. I put up a proper 17m element right after, also as a vertical, and was able to barely get you with the full 100W. Thank you very much for your patience and good ears, as my signal was clearly down there. I had fun and hope you did too. 73, N2MAK
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Hopefully by the middle of next week, I’ll be able to join in. I live in the Appalachian mountains of the eastern U.S. and I hope I can get set up and out over these mountains.
Thanks for the contacts on 15m (1:32:53) and 17m (1:44:26) today. I was at the end of my POTA activation at K-6532 in NY. To get you on 15m, I used the Emergency Tuner on the ICOM 7300 to tune my 20m EFHW (setup as a vertical with a slight slope to the east), which limited the power output to 50 Watts. I put up a proper 17m element right after, also as a vertical, and was able to barely get you with the full 100W. Thank you very much for your patience and good ears, as my signal was clearly down there. I had fun and hope you did too. 73, N2MAK
Hey Cal – You need a LARGER monitor for a dogcam!
I’ve got a complaining neighbour so I can’t put big antennas like the DX commander #gutted🤯🤪
Important Question Cal: what is the preferred biscuit in the Shack?