Author: George Sintchak/WA2VNV <wa2vnv@optonline.net>
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:09:30 -0400
than the flat June & August conditions. From here 6M only opened to the mid-South (Alabama-Texas) briefly on Saturday afternoon, and there was tropo enhancement up/down the East coast Sat evening/ni
Author: George Sintchak/WA2VNV <wa2vnv@optonline.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:31:28 -0400
It's pretty hard to beat a Bird 43 with the appropriate power slug you need. They're pretty rugged and been around for a long (~50 yrs) time. George, wa2vnv I know there are a lot of watt/swr meters
Author: George Sintchak/WA2VNV <wa2vnv@optonline.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:01:06 -0400
Anyone have an extra Amp available for spare parts. It looks like I've lost one of the finals due to self oscillation and destruction. Polyfet has a few in stock (lotsa $$$) but it's no longer reccom
Author: George Sintchak/WA2VNV <wa2vnv@optonline.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:09:05 -0400
Hey Outlaw, I'm glad I got to work you in FM08 before they drag you off to jail for violating our "National Security site" doing "direction finding" ha, ha. I thought you knew where you were! Great s
Author: George Sintchak/WA2VNV <wa2vnv@optonline.net>
Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:54:06 -0400
I'll be on looking for you from FN30kv (Long Island,NY). 73's George, WA2VNV Well i've been sitting on the fence about whether or not I was going to get on for the 432 sprint this evening. I haven't
Author: George Sintchak/WA2VNV <wa2vnv@optonline.net>
Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:11:46 -0400
I sent this response to you direct 2 days ago and I haven't gotten anything back from you as of today. Do you have an email filter such that I can't contact you directly? George George, Did you get t
Author: George Sintchak/WA2VNV <wa2vnv@optonline.net>
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 10:33:38 -0400
John, Sorry to hear about your flood. Re: water damage. Back some years ago, at BNL, I/we used to wash electronic equipment, specifically tektronix scopes(tube types & solid state & others) in a vent
Author: George Sintchak/WA2VNV <wa2vnv@optonline.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:04:25 -0500
I decided to see what I could do to fix my Ham IV rotor noisy readout until I could change out the rotor and rebuild/replace the readout pot inside the rotor. Delivery of the part from Hy Gain is 2+
Author: George Sintchak/WA2VNV <wa2vnv@optonline.net>
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:52:54 -0500
Ellen, you forgot to mention the Green Bay factor into ur lack of stations. I'm from Long Island NY (FN30) but have a son who lives in Madison, WI and he tells me that when there's a Packers game eve
Author: George Sintchak/WA2VNV <wa2vnv@optonline.net>
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:36:14 -0500
Steve - good going, but you left out the secret high security 2 tin cans w/string spotter network - whoops, no RF radio here, can't use it. It probably won't make the "capable of 1 kM" rule anyway. T
Author: George Sintchak/WA2VNV <wa2vnv@optonline.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:09:19 -0500
I have to agree completely. As I said in one of my earlier emails - this should be all about making the 2 way contact - as you also point out. Anyway you can set it up is fine. It will increase activ
Author: George Sintchak/WA2VNV <wa2vnv@optonline.net>
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:23:03 -0400
This family contest rule exception is getting pretty (legally) complicated to figure out. I'm glad Stan can do it for us. And I thought the sailing racing rules were complicated. Now we need a legal
Author: George Sintchak/WA2VNV <wa2vnv@optonline.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:00:20 -0400
How about the a reliable work horse Bird 43 & appreciate slugs for the frequency & power levels you need. ebay has all you will ever need or new from RF Parts & others. You can't do much better. Geor
Author: George Sintchak/WA2VNV <wa2vnv@optonline.net>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:19:27 -0400
Most of the activity was in the first 1st hour or so - then very slow to find/get new contacts. IMD was a little rough during that 1st hour, I went way above or below .100 but seemed like no one tune
Author: George Sintchak/WA2VNV <wa2vnv@optonline.net>
Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 15:39:41 -0400
I will be on 903 & 1296 for the Sat AM sprint. Liason on 144.260. George, WA2VNV, FN30kv P.S. Bill, VE3CRU/R what grids will you be roving? Microwave Sprint ??? The interest shown thus far in the Mic
Author: George Sintchak/WA2VNV <wa2vnv@optonline.net>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 01:14:14 -0400
Conditions were also flat here in NE - no tropo, E skip, no anything. Power line noise, IMD splatter and Rx overload were pretty bad most of the time to add to the poor conditions. Nobody spread out
Author: George Sintchak/WA2VNV <wa2vnv@optonline.net>
Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:42:24 -0400
John, get a 6M handi talkie (Icom T81, etc) and with the car running in normal operation, search around ALL the wiring, door, dash, trunk, engine, etc for Rx noise & interference on the bands you wan
Author: George Sintchak/WA2VNV <wa2vnv@optonline.net>
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:08:33 -0400
Take a look at W3KM's VHF logger - does all you want and more - it's free and he supports/updates it on a regular basis. http://mysite.verizon.net/dmascaro1/#vhflog Does anyone know of a VHF contest
Author: George Sintchak/WA2VNV <wa2vnv@optonline.net>
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:10:02 -0400
YMMV, keep on trukin' Les. 73's, George P.S. I don't thnk 2304 will work very well from inside the attic. Much better on your future new rover vehicle !!! -- Original Message -- From: "Jim Worsham" <
Author: George Sintchak/WA2VNV <wa2vnv@optonline.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:30:03 -0400
How about a Kenwood TS-2000X that will take you up to 1296. George -- Original Message -- From: "Ellen Rugowski" <ellenjoanne2003@sbcglobal.net> To: <vhfcontesting@contesting.com> Sent: Tuesday, July