Well, as far as she is concerned, I'm on my own with the antenna stuff, but
she doesn't mind if I do put towers or antennas up, as long as she can sit
at my feet in the station. And, she knows that when I go out with the
radios for Field Day, or go to the hamfest, there are lots of my friends
that will take the time to give her a good tummy rub (harness off, of course!).
73, de Lou K2LKK
At 08:45 AM 10/9/2007 -0600, you wrote:
>And the dog hold your tower up?
>=20
>
>
>###
>BRETT WINCHESTER
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>208-639-8386
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>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: For blind ham radio operators
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lou Kline
>Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 8:51 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Antenna switches.
>
>Ah, well. I only have the guide dog to clear it with, and Eunie doesn't
>say very much.
>
>73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
>At 07:19 AM 10/5/2007 -0600, you wrote:
> >You may be on the track here. I do recall the mast mounted GAsFet now=20
> >and that really is a good way to go if possible. If I had a decent=20
> >tower I might get back into that weak signal stuff. I spent a lot of=20
> >time at other hams homes doing that stuff and really enjoyed my=20
> >attempts at moon bounce though never did make any contacts, other than=20
> >my own echoes which were s8 or so. =3D20
> >
> >That ham W7UBI (I think silent key or lapsed to say the least)=20
> >developed some home brew log periodic with about 19 DBI which were real
>
> >workhorses for the FM work I was doing at the time. They however=20
> >succumbed to a microburst which is rare for my area and I also lost the
>tower as well.
> >Needless to say the wife has been adamant about no towers unless done=20
> >to milspec which put a real crimp in things. =3D20
> >
> >
> >###
> >BRETT WINCHESTER
> >[log in to unmask]
> >208-639-8386
> >###
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: For blind ham radio operators
> >[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lou Kline
> >Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 6:06 PM
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: Antenna switches.
> >
> >Hi Brett.
> >
> >I can fill in some of the blanks here. The Icom IC271 and 471 series=20
> >radios used the EX310 voice synthesizer which is extremely difficult to
>
> >find. I ended up dumping my Icom radios because they were just=20
> >impossible to find and it turned out that buying a used Kenwood TS790A=20
> >and a VS2 voice synthesizer was the path of least resistance. Other=20
> >than the fact that there isn't accessible documentation anywhere for=20
> >the '790, it is a pretty good radio--actually a bit more sensitive than
>
> >the Icom 271H. I never did a comparison on the UHF side before I sent=20
> >the Icoms down the road.
> >
> >The Icom 271 had an optional AG20 GaAsFet preamp, and I think there was
>
> >another one available. One could be installed in the radio, the other=20
> >was a mast mount preamp. Unfortunately, I had neither, but the Icom=20
> >271H was at least as sensitive as the Kenwood TS711A (I had one of=20
> >those
> >too) and a bit more sensitive than my old Icom IC290A.
> >
> >Mutek Ltd made a replacement receiver front end board for the IC271=20
> >series radios which really brought the performance of the receiver in=20
> >that radio up to a world class radio. Perhaps the one that you heard=20
> >had one of those Mutek frontends as they were quite popular with weak=20
> >signal VHF enthusiasts.
> >
> >73, de Lou K2LKK
> >
> >
> >
> >At 04:21 PM 10/4/2007 -0600, you wrote:
> > >You are right but I too forget the model number. Wish I had a pair=20
> > >or=3D20 better yet the Icom of that era. The receivers were =
>reputedly
>
> > >(by=3D20 those in my area working weak signal satellite or=20
> > >moonbounce)better on=3D20 the Icom but I forget if the 271 471 had=20
> > >speech. I do think that they=3D20 had a GasFet preamp option which=20
> > >explains the receiver difference. =3D
> >=3D3D20
> > >
> > >
> > >###
> > >BRETT WINCHESTER
> > >[log in to unmask]
> > >208-639-8386
> > >###
> > >
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: For blind ham radio operators
> > >[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Miller
> > >Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 2:39 PM
> > >To: [log in to unmask]
> > >Subject: Re: Antenna switches.
> > >
> > >I think there was a 6 meter version of that too but good luck=20
> > >finding=3D20 one.
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Dave Marthouse" <[log in to unmask]>
> > >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 4:18 PM
> > >Subject: Re: Antenna switches.
> > >
> > >
> > > > The 711 is a two meter all mode rig. Make sure the radio has the
> > >speech
> > > > board and the pl board. I had one and its companion the 811 for
> >432.
> > >The
> > > > radios worked very well and were real workhorses.
> > > >
> > > > Dave Marthouse N2AAM
> > > > [log in to unmask]
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----=3D3D20
> > > > From: "Chris Schulte" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 4:12 PM
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >10/4/2007
> > >5:03 PM
> >
> >Louis Kim Kline
> >A.R.S. K2LKK
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> >6:53 PM
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>Louis Kim Kline
>A.R.S. K2LKK
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>4:43 PM
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