Tom Osborne wrote:
>OK, here are a couple of scenerio's.
>
>I buy 6 4-el steppirs and and 2 200 foot towers. I have an engineer from 'Sky
>High' antenna company come over, erect towers and the antennas, and to be sure
>there are no problems in this weekends contest, I pay him $1000 to stay over
>the weekend. Everything goes up and both stacks play great.
>
>Then I buy 3 FT-2000's and have a tech from Yaesu come over, install 2 of them
>in a SO2R configuration. Just to be on the safe side, I pay him $1000 to stick
>around for the contest.
>
>I get 3 brand new computers, complete with all the 'whiz bang' stuff I need to
>operate the station. The rep from 'Blazing Speed' computer supplier comes over
>and sets up everything. I also pay him $1000 to hang around during the
>contest.
>
>I'm going to need some SO2R stuff, so I buy 2 each of the latest and best
>stuff from 'Two Radio Inc', including automatic antenna switching, band data
>interface, bandass filters for each band, etc, etc. I get the 'Two Radio Inc'
>expert to install the hardware, build all the cables, and keep a complete
>extra setup handy. Also keep him around over the weekend.
>
>Also need the software, so have the writer for the version I am using build a
>special edition just for my preferences. He comes over and gives me a tutorial
>on how to use the software, makes up a template for the F-keys, pre-fills and
>installs all the macro's, and gives me a video on how to use the program. Pay
>him to stick around, too.
>
>I hire Rachael Ray to come over for the weekend and cook and serve meals for
>us all.
>
>During the contest, one of the stacks quits working. So the antenna guru
>switches me over to the other tower, climbs the tower, fixes my antenna, and
>gets me back in SO2R in about half hour.
>
>The brand new SO2R setup quits working. The SO2R guru switches all the SO2R
>equipment out, including all the cables, boxes and filters (can't be too
>careful). Gets me back in SO2R in 25 minutes.
>
>The FT-2000's are still new, so one of them has a problem. My Yaesu guru
>quickly switches out the radio for the spare I bought. I was actually not able
>to operate SO2R for about 15 minutes there.
>
>I am not using packet or any spotting.
>
>What class am I in?
>
>
More importantly, what's Rachael making for dinner????
- 73 de Mike KB3EIA -
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