Re: CQ WW CW WPX Contest May 30-31, 2020 - Beginning Fri May 29th at 8pm ESDT
John - that's great - welcome aboard - glad you're on the team and that you've have had previous experience - should be fun :) Ralph and I have already worked through the usual stumbling blocks and
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Don Nesbitt
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Re: CQ WW CW WPX Contest May 30-31, 2020 - Beginning Fri May 29th at 8pm ESDT
I think W4AAW is now W4RN. George K4GM
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K4GM-George
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Re: CQ WW CW WPX Contest May 30-31, 2020 - Beginning Fri May 29th at 8pm ESDT
I would like to be part of the effort ¡ but it probably best to have a limited number of players on the first round¡I was part of the W4AAN team that was quite successful in n1mm multi op with a
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John Battin
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CQ WW CW WPX Contest May 30-31, 2020 - Beginning Fri May 29th at 8pm ESDT
Ralph (K1ZZI) and I are going to do a Mulit-Single entry into the coming CQ WW WPX CW contest (see: https://www.cqwpx.com/ ) at the end of this month.? It should be fun to see how we and the remote
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Don Nesbitt
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Re: New attempt
It is a shame you try so many things and refuse to listen to those that are in the know. john Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2020
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John Battin
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Re: 80 Meter Amp Fault
Keith, I ran an OCFD for many years and while it worked great, it was a pain to get RFI out of the shack.? The design of the OCFD allows RF to travel down the shield of the coax.? I was able to cure
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Don Solberg <dsolberg@...>
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Re: 80 Meters, OCF Antennas, RFI
The balun eliminates that issue. John k9dx Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 2:27 PM To:
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John Battin
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Re: 80 Meters, OCF Antennas, RFI
Hello All, Enjoy reading the digest and especially when talk gets technical. I was a heavy equipment operator for 30 years and now, for the past 15yr, I train others to do the same. Point being, dont
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k2go@...
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Re: RFI
Or put the inv. Vee back up¡. It worked fine and you do not need to buy a 4:1 balun. Just make sure it is pruned for 3550. Plot the SWR in detail. You may have solved the RFI problems with your
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John Battin
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80 Meters, OCF Antennas, RFI
Keith - thanks for doing all the work getting, or at least trying to get the RFI issue cleaned up - it's much appreciated. I'm going to assume (usually a very bad idea) that we are dealing with a
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Don Nesbitt
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Re: RFI
One suggestion for 80¡.. Leave the OCF but pit a 4:1 balun on it¡¡ Carefully measure across the band and cut it for 3550. The OCF will have a narrower band width than the inverted VEE but you
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John Battin
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RFI
RFI issue appears solved. I redid the house ground system, and shortened coax and rotor cables. And, more chokes installed.? Next, resolve the 80m problem
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Keith Lamonica, W7DXX
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Re: 80 Meter Amp Fault
All I can think of is more chokes. I don't think we had this much trouble on 80m in the past. What is different?
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Keith Lamonica, W7DXX
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80 Meter Amp Fault
GM Keith - when I checked the remote at 11:23Z? this morning the rig was on 75 meters LSB and the amp was in FAULT.? Guessing we still have rf problems.? Drive power was set to 20 watts which
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Don Nesbitt
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#280
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No Audio as of 2025Z
Well - almost no audio - a little 20 CW "leaking" through - either the antennas are not connected or the audio is kaput :(
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Don Nesbitt
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Re: I AM SORRY
I have a great deal of respect for your knowledge and talent.? Possibly, like me, you are frustrated with this stay-at-home mandate. Fortunately we have the remote allowing us to get out of the home.
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Keith Lamonica, W7DXX
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I AM SORRY
Yesterday I lost my cool and sent a nasty message to Keith. Not only was that note the wrong thing to do, but I made the mistake of sending it to the whole group and not privately to him. I do not
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John Battin
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Re: FW: RFI
I have no idea what you are referring to when you say ¡°What I suggested¡± What has me all frosted is that I took the time to think through and document the problem and propose 4 solutions, one of
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John Battin
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FW: FW: RFI
Maybe someone can explain to Keith what I am saying. John k9dx Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 Sent: Saturday, May 9, 2020 12:24 PM To:
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John Battin
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Re: CQ-M K1ZZI(@W7DXX) SOABCW HP
Nice going Ralph! For those of you on the W7DXX remote who don't know Ralph (K1ZZI) - he's an avid contester and top-notch CW operator.? He's recently been involved in networking N1MM+ using an
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Don Nesbitt
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