I'll be looking. Great chance for me to check my recent work also.
73, Roger
W7TZ
CN83ia
On Thu, May 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM David Olean via groups.io <k1whs=
metrocast.net@groups.io> wrote:
> I will be on 222.080 plus or minus this evening testing out my repaired
> 222 MHz antenna. I was suffering from VSWR problems for a long time. It
> wasn't downright terrible and I seemed to be hearing so I left it alone,
> until last weekend when I really messed it up and VSWR went sky high.
> Turns out I had damaged a flexible rotor cable for TX. I also found a
> wet flex piece from the power divider on the array and the fixed premp
> box on the mast. That problem would affect receive greatly. So I wiill
> be on this evening testing at about 00:00 UT. It would be fun to make a
> contact besides listening and recording echo strengths.
>
> I made two contacts via the Moon on Tuesday night, but signals were not
> so hot. I suspect Faraday, but you never know. That is why I am doing
> the echo tests tonight. I want to verify if everything is really OK. I
> am hoping to try another sked with KF0M in the coming mornings. I seem
> to hear him just fine. Best has been -23 on each sked. We have not
> completed yet.
>
> 73
>
> Dave K1WHS
>
>
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