Dear Fellow Hams and Friends, April 25, 2024 Dear Fellow Hams and Friends, It is with a sad heart as I write this letter. As many of you have heard by now, MFJ is ceasing its on-site production in St
Count me among those not sad to see them go. Based on a well-earned reputation for poor quality control and mediocre build quality, they've long known as Mighty Fine Junk. I've owned a few of their p
I posted the MFJ QRT story on towertalk because they make antennas. The thread has now changed to FT8. John KK9A I would like to suggest that there may be broader implications. On any given day, more
Where are the SSB contacts? I would like to suggest that there may be broader implications. On any given day, more than 80% of all activity on the HF bands is in the digital modes and largely in FT8.
The RBN doesn't attempt to track SSB spots - I don't know if someone (maybe VE7CC) does. Of course, SSB spots require a decision by the spotter to send them, and watching clusters during an SSB cont
Author: Wes Stewart via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 15:09:33 +0000 (UTC)
Exactly my point. RBN stats are meaningless. On Monday, April 29, 2024 at 06:54:46 AM MST, Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com> wrote: The RBN doesn't attempt to track SSB spots - I don't know if so
I can say this: back when I started (1963) we had 300 kc/s for CW only on 80m and many nights it was difficult to find an open spot to call CQ. 75m phone had 200 kc/s and was crowded even worse. Now
Chuckle! Got on the air two months short of 70 years ago and there was always some bitchin' going on the about some issue by a part of the ham community. Today we're still bitchin', just the technica
You need to buy, fabricate, or borrow a mast raising fixture. 73 Matt KM5VI Chuckle! Got on the air two months short of 70 years ago and there was always some bitchin' going on the about some issue b
I've used a small scissors jack. Loosen the thrust bearing, just the jack to raise the mast until it clears the rotator, tighten down the bearing on the mast, pull out the rotator sideways between th
Is there a bearing on the top of the tower? How far below the bearing is the rotor? How long is the mast? Jim W7RY 73 Matt KM5VI Chuckle! Got on the air two months short of 70 years ago and there was
Author: kj6y--- via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 22:20:54 +0000 (UTC)
Use a Come Along. Done it many times. Skip Bolnick, KJ6YCommunications Service Cowww.kj6y.com818-522-5421 In a message dated 4/29/2024 10:57:26 AM Pacific Daylight Time, w7wll@peak.org writes: Ch
I concur with KJ6Y. Decades ago I used Hy-Gain rotators that needed frequent servicing and I used a come along to lift the mast. It was simple and effective. John KK9A Use a Come Along. Done it many