I made 199 QSO's using 100 watts into my antenna farm; I think I had some
QSO's on all 5 bands. Didn't put in very much time. I may not submit the
log, because I made a serious number of mistakes copying down people's
numbers. 68,000 points if I do submit it.
Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, Maryland
Home: http://lras.home.sprynet.com
Work: http://www.loc.gov/nls
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of tom behler
> Sent: Monday, May 30, 2011 7:20 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: 480 question
>
> Steve:
>
> Yes, I did work the WPX contest this week-end from the RV.
>
> Stuck to 20 and 40 meters.
>
> Made 238 contacts, and wanted to do more, but I popped a fuse in my little
> Turbo-tuner device that I use to tune the screw-driver antenna for lowest
> SWR, and had no replacement fuses.
>
> So, my contesting kind of ground to a hault late Sunday morning.
>
> The contest was a lot of fun, though. I worked a lot into Europe on 40
> meters Friday night, and also a bunch of South American and European
> stations on 20 during the day Saturday.
>
> P.S. Just so you know, I went to Radio Shack today, and bought two
> packages
> of replacement fuses for the Turbo-Tuner, so this particular downfall will
> not happen to me again. ((smile)
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, May 30, 2011 6:55 PM
> Subject: Re: 480 question
>
>
>
> Tnx Tom, I'm all set.
>
> BTW, did you work The WPX CW from the RV? While I didn't put in as
> much time as I could have, I had fun and worked 235 QSO's. Best
> opening I had was Friday evening into the Pacific. Worked several from
> VK, ZL, and KH6. Best one was FO8 something or other from Polynesia.
> See you in the NAQP contests this summer.
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
>
> On 5/30/2011 6:42 PM, tom behler wrote:
> > Steve:
> >
> > In case you didn't already get an answer, here it is. From left to
> right,
> > the mic goes in the first jack, and the control head goes into the
> second.
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steve Forst"<[log in to unmask]>
> > To:<[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Monday, May 30, 2011 12:34 PM
> > Subject: 480 question
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Was moving some stuff around in the shack the other day and unplugged
> > both the mic and remote head from the 480. Now I don't remember which
> > is which. The 2 jacks are side by side on the front of the main unit.
> >
> > Tnx, 73, Steve KW3A
> >
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