From: "Donald M. Ross" <dross@sirinet.net>
To: "'David Olean'" <k1whs@worldpath.net>,"'Zack Widup'"
<w9sz@prairienet.org>, <ADUHAWK@aol.com>
CC: vhfcontesting@contesting.com
Subject: RE: [VHFcontesting] September report -- K9ILT & K0PG long
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 08:47:07 -0500
When I roving with multiple bands, I use color coded wire ties and put
one on the tail end of the appropriate beam, and then 1 wire tie on the
lowest band, two wire ties on the next one, three on the next one, etc.
An since I did really bad PLF's in my youth, I also mark a photocopy of
the diagram of the back of the radio(s) with which color goes where.
Then when I screw it up, I can try and decide whether it is my color
perception or my counting ability that is going bad.
In recent years, I've made it even easier by only doing one band.
Don, NL7CO/EM04
-----Original Message-----
From: vhfcontesting-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:vhfcontesting-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of David Olean
Sent: 19 September 2003 08:42
To: Zack Widup; ADUHAWK@aol.com
Cc: vhfcontesting@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] September report -- K9ILT & K0PG long
Hi Zack,
Good idea. We do that here since the coax bundle here looks like
Napoli
right after dinnertime.
Use the resistor color code. Maybe Black for six meters, brown for 144
etc.
etc. Then you can forget the color code and be in trouble again.
73
Dave K1WHS aka failing memory boy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Zack Widup" <w9sz@prairienet.org>
To: <ADUHAWK@aol.com>
Cc: <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] September report -- K9ILT & K0PG long
> On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 ADUHAWK@aol.com wrote:
>
> > We got the station assembled and into the car Thursday evening, so
all
that
> > was left for Friday was to mount the antennas. That took about
three
hours,
> > with the threat of rain always there. The only potential problem
was
that in my
> > haste, I wasn't sure which Superflex feedline went to the 903 xvrtr
and
which
> > one went to the 432 rig. Wonder of wonders I guessed right. With
the
rain
> > closing in I jumped into the car, and whistled up a signal on 432.
The
right
> > number of black dots lit up on the display and we were off!
> >
>
> My tip of the day: I color-code the ends of all my pieces of coax to
the
> antennas with heat-shrink tubing, which I've found in at least 8
colors.
> It really helps as long as I can remember which color went to which
> antenna. :)
>
> 73, Zack W9SZ
>