Sounds good, Gerry.
Again, I'm sure that Tom W0IVJ) and others will help you with that wire
antenna when you are ready.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 8:04 AM
Subject: Re: Net?
Hey Tom, That sounds really good. I tried yesterday for a few minutes to
look for the net, and I called QRZ a couple of times, but I had an S9 noise
level, and I couldn't hear much. I will get some wire up one of these days
and leave my screwdriver for portable or emergency use.
----- Original Message -----
From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2010 5:21 PM
Subject: Re: Net?
> Wow, Lloyd!
>
> Congrats on the great score in the CQ WW contest!
>
> Hopefully, I'll be back in the contest mode here before too much longer!
>
> To give everyone a quick update, we had another work session at the home
> QTH
> today. We got my 30-foot telescopic mast up and guyed. We also raised my
> Alpha Delta DXCC antenna quite a bit higher, which now allows it to
> perform
> much better, and the SWR's to look more reasonable.
>
> We also got my Carolina Windom 160 compact in the air, but the SWR's on
> that
> antenna are nowhere near where they should be, so something is clearly
> wrong somewhere. I've written to the maker of the antenna for
> troubleshooting suggestions.
>
> Hopefully, now that I at least have one antenna working, I'll be able to
> be
> on the blind ops net again, starting next Sunday afternoon.
>
> Given my location, the time of day of the net, etc., I'm not sure I'll be
> able to effectively serve as net control, but certainly I can take relays
> and participate in the net in other ways.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lloyd Rasmussen" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2010 7:13 PM
> Subject: Re: Net?
>
>
> I didn't try to start a net because I was spending much of my weekend in
> the
> CQWW CW DX contest. For the first time, I made a million points, barely.
> I
> also heard K4LTA and worked GM3WUX on two bands, so I know that some blind
> hams were quite active in this contest.
> 73,
> Lloyd Rasmussen, W3IUU, Kensington, Maryland
> Home: http://lras.home.sprynet.com
> Work: http://www.loc.gov/nls
>
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