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Subject: [VHFcontesting] KG6IYN -What I did today - prep for June ARRL Contest - Sat May 30th
From: Bruce Kripton <bkripton@pacbell.net>
Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 07:48:50 -0700 (PDT)
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Both kids baseball games were rained out and fields closed due to poor 
conditions and safety (go figure, Southern California on late May).
 
Change of plans - Go in to ad-hoc mode (read, no real dedicated equipment set 
up) and join local countywise all day T-Hunt with my sons instead.
 
By strange coincidence (grin) this allowed my to do a drive by and site 
inspection of my contesting spot in DM12rr as this was in the local hunt area. 
Rechecked to ensure soil quality and pack would be good enough to use the 
military tripods and other supports needed for two weeks out. If the soil is 
really loose and powdery I have to use three and four foot lengths of re-bar 
and or steel spikes to hold stuff in the ground. Soil looks good and the 
January / February rains are probably the reason for that.
 
Stopped on the way home to let the boys have their first ever "Sonic Drive-In" 
meal (we just had our first open here in southern California about three weeks 
ago) and discussed planning for the contest while enjoying the food.
 
Arrived home, set up and tested the Demi 120 watt 1296 amp with the Icom 910H, 
all is well, seeing about 100 watts out with about two watts of drive in the 
current configuration.
 
Tested the replacement TE Systems 220 amp (bought last year but never used when 
I had a family emergency cancel my contesting efforts) with the Icom '375, all 
is well.
 
Replaced two of the four MRF492's in my TE Systems 50 MHz amplifier, unknown 
why these quit or had a problem, but found some interesting "things" missed 
during the construction of the unit that I have tried to fix - will try to test 
this tomorrow.
 
Sunday will probably be a light day for work, contesting is great, but family 
is more important :-)
 
- KG6IYN 
 
 
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