I've known people to blow the finals in them by tuning them with the amp on
or running it without getting the SWR down almost flat, like 1.5 or above. I
don't know if that's the same now as it was but I know earlier ones were
that way.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 2:03 AM
Subject: Re: Upgrading my station
> Ouch, I will be careful and keep the power down to 400 or 500
> watts. I think the current owner does radio tech work for Santa
> Barbara County and he bought the amp used from another guy so I
> am not sure how old it is. Of course, he says it works well.
> 73, Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date sent: Sat, 20 Jun 2015 22:20:18 -0700
> Subject: Re: Upgrading my station
>
> Jim, I burned up the finals in mine, so just be careful with it.
> I never
> found out how I fried the finals, so I couldn't avoid doing what
> ever it was
> that cost me over $400 to fix.
>
> Alan
>
>
> Alan R. Downing
> Phoenix, AZ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Jim Gammon
> Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2015 7:28 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Upgrading my station
>
> Alan, thanks much for your help last week with T31LP. That was
> indeed a very cool contact and I got a good recording direct from
> my headphone jack. Thanks for asking Lee to explain the project.
> On another topic, I am going to upgrade my station here, putting
> up a Gap Titan Vertical which covers 80 through 10 and just
> today, I found a deal on an ALS600 Amp with power supply. If
> anyone has thoughts about that amp, either negative or hopefully
> positive, let me know soon because the guy wants to know in the
> next day or so. Thanks and 73, Jim WA6EKS
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date sent: Sat, 20 Jun 2015 18:59:18 -0700
> Subject: Re: I worked Alan last Wednesday morning
>
> Hello Jim and everyone, yes, I did work Jim when the T31 came to
> the group
> to work all of the guys. Stan and I had worked T31LP for about
> 25 minuttes
> when I asked him to drop by 7163 and work the group. He was
> gracious enough
> to drop by for a good 30 minutes and worked everyone on freq,
> including Jim.
> T31 is relatively rare, and so it was a good snag for Jim. Drop
> by any
> night that you can Jim, we would love to have you in the group.
> If anyone
> else would like to try the group out, we are on 7163 every
> morning at 05:00
> east coast time, and 02:00 AM out here.
>
> Alan - N7MIT
>
>
>
>
> Alan R. Downing
> Phoenix, AZ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Jim Gammon
> Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2015 5:49 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: I worked Alan last Wednesday morning
>
> Thanks Tom, will remember Alan and try to send positive prayers
> and energy his way. I just talked with him around 02:00 last
> Wednesday morning when we were talking to T31LP on the Amelia
> Earhart project. Alan helped me get in contact with them.
> Thanks Alan! Jim WA6EKS
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tom Behler <[log in to unmask]
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date sent: Sat, 20 Jun 2015 19:13:53 -0400
> Subject: Health Update On Our Friend Alan, N7MIT
>
> Hello, everyone.
>
>
>
> I have been corresponding back and forth with our friend Alan
> (N7MIT),
> regarding various issues pertaining to learning the I phone, and
> I requested
> an update on his latest health concerns.
>
>
>
> Unfortunately, the news is not very good.
>
>
>
> Alan has given me permission to share the news with the group.
>
>
>
> To quote Alan himself:
>
>
>
> "I got very bad news yesterday regarding my lung biopsy. I have
> adno
> carcinoma in both lungs, and have been referred to a specialist
> that deals
> with cancer of the lung. It sounds pretty bad, but I will fight
> it."
>
>
>
> Let's all continue to keep Alan in our thoughts and prayers.
>
>
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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