Would somebody _please_, _please_, _please send me a copy of the
rules for the VHF/UHF contest. I really need them...
BTW, I will be running rover from EN91, EN90, EN81, and possibly
EN80 opperating 2M FM & 6M FM, both QRP!
--
Mesmerized by a decade of hate, ! AMATEUR = N8OFS
Flowers and remorse, ! ARMY MARS = AAN5HJT
Fading vision lost in time, ! CB = THE NEON KNIGHT
Tragedy on course!!! - Frontline Assembly ! HACKER = TH3 N30N KN16Ht
>From Walton L. Stinson" <wstinson@csn.org Thu Jan 20 03:17:04 1994
From: Walton L. Stinson" <wstinson@csn.org (Walton L. Stinson)
Subject: T2X Tricks
Message-ID: <Pine.3.05.9401192002.B7899-8100000@teal.csn.org>
i bought an upgrade brake from cats for $15 or so when i went to a
long boom antenna. it never stuck. also mounted the capacitor at the
tower. this year went to a create rc5b3, which is a great rotator.
73, walt, w0cp
>From Doug Brandon <dab@kaiwan.com> Thu Jan 20 04:14:17 1994
From: Doug Brandon <dab@kaiwan.com> (Doug Brandon)
Subject: NF6H NAQP SSB Results
Message-ID: <199401200414.UAA26951@kaiwan.kaiwan.com>
NF6H NAQP 1994 SSB
band QSOs mults
____________________________
160 0 0
80 43 25
40 24 18
20 26 19
15 66 31
10 47 25
____________________________
total: 206 118 claimed score: 24,308
Equipment: TS-930S, HF6V vertical
Maybe it was me, but it didnt sound like there was as much activity
in the SSB contest as in the CW contest (from regular contesters
anyway). 40 and 80 didnt sound too hot either. After my initial
24 Q's on 40m, I never heard another station on that band the rest of
the evening!
73 de Doug - NF6H
/*-------------------------------------*/
Doug Brandon Amateur Radio: NF6H
dab@kaiwan.com Placentia, California
>From bhorn@netcom.com (Bruce Horn) Thu Jan 20 04:44:27 1994
From: bhorn@netcom.com (Bruce Horn) (Bruce Horn)
Subject: Earthquake Experience
Message-ID: <199401200444.UAA16566@mail.netcom.com>
Hi All,
In the spirit of the earlier rock and roll thread, here's a
happy earthquake story from the San Fernando Valley area of
Los Angeles. I live in a 50+ years old home in Studio City
approximately 10 miles SE of the 6.6 temblor epicenter here
in the San Fernando Valley.
At the time of the quake my 89 foot US Tower HDX was fully
extended. About 500 lbs of antennas and mast sit on top (a
10-el log periodic, 4-el 20m, 6-el 15m, and two rotatable
dipoles. During the quake I was sure my house (wood frame
stucco construction) was going to crash around me. However,
there have been no structural problems, no cracks in walls,
just inconvenience. Belongings were thrown all over every
room. The kitchen was real mess, with glasses from cabinets
broken on the floor. TVs thrown on the floor were OK. Were
without telephone for a couple of hours, and got power back
about noon. Were never without gas and water.
The good news was the tower and antennas held up like a charm.
Absolutely no problems (other than I couldn't put the tower
down until power was restored.
Unfortunately, other residents of the valley closer to the
epicenter were not so lucky and suffered major damage to their
homes and apartments. It definitely makes you feel thankful.
We're still rocking and rolling here with aftershocks. The bad
news is that this (at 6.6) wasn't even the predicted "big one."
73 de Bruce, WA7BNM
>From David O. Hachadorian" <0006471356@mcimail.com Thu Jan 20 01:31:00 1994
From: David O. Hachadorian" <0006471356@mcimail.com (David O. Hachadorian)
Subject: T2X brake trick
Message-ID: <73940120013137/0006471356PK1EM@mcimail.com>
To combat the problem of brake wedge jamming in the T2X, I've gotten in the
habit of using the following sequence every time the ant needs to be turned:
1. Depress the brake switch.
2. Give the rotor motor a quick blip in the wrong direction.
3. Wait half a second for the geartrain to stop.
4. Rotate to the desired heading.
5. Wait for the antenna to coast to a stop.
6. Release the brake switch.
After a while this procedure becomes ingrained and you don't even have to
think about it. In my experience, the brake wedge never jams in both
directions. If the above procedure is followed, the antenna will always
rotate.
Granted, this is a Mickey Mouse solution, and you shouldn't have to worry
about such antics with a $450 piece of equipment, but it works.
Dave, K6LL
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