Hey Steve,

What are you feeding that dipole with?  If something balanced, do you run it 
on the other bands as well?  Lou
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: vh net


> Hi Howard,
>
> Thanks for the nice words.  Nothing special here.  TS-2000 with no 
> outboard
> audio gear.  Mic is the Heil Gold Line I got as a free promotion when I
> bought the 2000 in 2001.   I do run the rig's tx bandwidth at 3.0 and have
> the tx eq set to high.  I think my voice is kind of deep, so if the eq is
> set anywhere other than high,  I'm too low.
>
> Was running about 550 watts from a ss amp into  a full size 80 meter 
> dipole
> that slopes from 25 to 45 ft. in  height.
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
>
> --- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 3:31 AM
> Subject: vh net
>
>
>> Steve kw3a, what are you running for your audio system?  You had great
>> audio
>> here.  I am very disappointed that people I could couldn't hear me.  And 
>> I
>> have always thought this was a good antenna.  A little knowledge is not
>> always a good thing.   For forty, I'd suggest avoiding transition times,
>> because with so many stations, we will have to deal with people varying 
>> in
>> their ability to hear each other from transmission to transmission.  The
>> east coasters hear Europe so much louder than us, I'd suggest that one of
>> them choose the time and frequency.  Maybe around 20-00 or 21-00Z.  That
>> way
>> the net wouldn't interfere with dinner.  now that's an approach/approach
>> dilemma, isn't it?
>> bh net, or food.  Hmmm
>> H T Kaufman MSW LCSW
>> Adaptive Technology Instructor
>>