Howard:

Will look for that call on 40 meters later today.

My club has a great CW call (N8OE), and I'm going to miss using it today, 
but I guess my call is better than some.

73 and gl from KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: Changed Field Day Plans For KB8TYJ


> Hope to work some of you.
>
> Now how is this for being stuck operating under a terrible call?
>
> The club that wants my fist is
> wi9mrc.  Who ever decided to use the repeater call, rather than a member's
> nice 1/2 or 2/1 call aught to be hung with their own coax.
> I assume all bands, but given the weather forcast, I imagine we will be
> pushing the higher bands.  Here's hoping for good 10 15 and 6 meter
> openings.  We have a choice between the kenwood ts480 and the icom 7400.
> The kenwood has the 270 HZ CW filter in it.
> I don't know about the front end rejection figures.  Any opinions?  I am 
> not
> really hot to bring my radio, but they are giving me rides and have
> requested my radio as well as my fist.
> I am bringing my own paddle because I spent a lot of time adjusting it to 
> my
> liking.
>