I almost fell out of the chair when NO3M came back to me…
Definitely time for a receive antenna. I looked at the K9AY and I believe it is
somewhat dependent on a decent ground, which can’t be found around here.
I was hoping for a report from N6RO on his new Shared Apex Loop Array. Looks
like a good bet for ground challenged locations.
Ken K6MR
From: Tim Shoppa
Sent: Sunday, 19 October, 2014 10:11
To: Richard (Rick) Karlquist, topBand List
Rick - you were very loud here. Also out on the left coast was K7RAT coming
in very clearly too. I think you two were the only "coasters" I found. I
had a fair number of 7 pointers not on the coast.
If you want a simple easy to maintain directional loop, I strongly
recommend a K9AY.
Last night I would sometimes stop and listen to NO3M running the far west.
Very very rarely could I hear the guys he was working!!
Tim N3QE
On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 12:48 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist <
richard@karlquist.com> wrote:
> I got on for about 2 hours after local sunset here.
> Band was very quiet as predicted. Lots of east
> coast stations worked. Also, the VE3's were out
> in force as usual. Only "DX" was KV4FZ, who
> was easily worked on the first call. The
> activity dropped off after 0400Z and I shut down
> after about 75 QSO's. I ran high power and "felt
> loud". Lots of callers at the noise level.
> I probably missed a fair number of callers.
> Receive antenna was just a 20 foot loop. I need
> to get a directional array going.
>
> Rick N6RK
>
>
> On 10/18/2014 4:14 PM, pat wrote:
>
>> Not sure what you mean by not worthwhile. Sorry about your beverages.
>> I'll be one after my daughter's soccer game.
>>
>> dit dit
>>
>> n8vw
>>
>> On October 18, 2014 6:24:52 PM EDT, Garry Shapiro <garry@ni6t.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I have never found it worthwhile, and my Bevs were flattened by a
>>> falling tree.
>>>
>>> Garry, NI6T
>>>
>>> On 10/18/2014 11:57 AM, pat wrote:
>>>
>>>> Don't forget to get on for the fall edition of the Stew Perry
>>>>
>>> contest.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> n8vw
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