Hi Scott;

My Echolink is working if you and/or anyone wants to have a Qso!

73 de Anthony w2ajv


Sent from my Verizon iPhone!

On Dec 23, 2011, at 6:08 AM, Scott Howell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Well that 40M Hamstick jammed in the ground with some wires for a ground =
> worked pretty well. I tried making contact with one station, but I just =
> could not pull the call out of all the noise. However, I was successful =
> making contact with Jack/WF1L. My copy speed is pretty slow, but I =
> managed to keep up for the most part. Lots of practice is necessary, but =
> it really felt good.
> I did have to crank up the power a bit, so I did finally hear the fan in =
> the Samlex SEC1235. Well it is amazingly loud, but not nearly as bad as =
> the constant noise from the RS model I was using. The good thing is the =
> fan did not run for long and it took quite a while before it did come =
> on. I'm not even sure why it bothered since the supply was quite cool to =
> the touch.
> So, needless to say I'm very pleased with my rig and supply. Oh and I'm =
> really happy with the Bencher key. I still need to sort out the problems =
> I'm having with this older paddle I have and it may be replaced with =
> something else. THe adjustments on it really irritate me. It looks nice, =
> but isn't playing very well.
> 
> 73
> Scott/N3BYY