Thank you Gale I do appreciate the effort.
73
Scott/N3BYY
On Dec 23, 2011, at 1:13 PM, Gale Conard wrote:
> Scott and Steve,
>
> Scott, I am sorry we couldn't get together. Even if you had been able to
> hear me, I probably couldn't have heard you. I have a constant S8 line
> noise level. I use two DSP noise reduction units, a 20 DB attenuator, and
> an an antenna noise cancellor, but signals still need to be S5 or so.
>
> Steve, thank you for the reports. I am very surprised and pleased to know I
> was being heard in Pa. My dipole is only about 23 feet high at the center,
> and half of it is only a couple of feet above the roof, so it leaves a lot
> to be desired.
>
>
> 73,
> Gale
> [log in to unmask]
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 7:06 AM
> Subject: Re: Anyone up for a QSO with a slow fist?
>
>
> Scott,
>
> Glad you are up and running. I do have a full size 40 meter dipole and
> he was only S2- S3. Couldn't really copy him on the Butternut
> vertical, so I'm not surprised you didn't hear him on the hamstick.
>
> Merry Christmas, goodluck with the new toys.
>
> Steve KW3A
>
> On 12/23/2011 8:49 AM, Scott Howell wrote:
>> Hi Steve,
>>
>> I did not hear Gale or at least I don't think so. grin I had a nice QSO =
>> with KF1L though, but I'm sure my antenna was not the optimal for =
>> communications. Well ctually it worked which surprised me.
>>
>> 73
>> Scott/N3BYY
>>
>> On Dec 23, 2011, at 7:36 AM, Steve Forst wrote:
>>
>>> Gale,
>>> =20
>>> For what it's worth, I heard you calling for N3BYY on 7.102 between=20=
>>
>>> 2330 and 0000 utc, and again on 7.114 just after 0000 utc. It wasn't =
>> my=20
>>> show, and I'm not much of a cw guy, so I didn't call you. The band =
>> was=20
>>> pretty quiet, and you were S2 - S3, near Philly.
>>> =20
>>> I did hear some very weak slow speed cw on 7.114, but just at the =
>> noise=20
>>> level. If it was Scott, the band was probably too long for me to =
>> hear=20
>>> him .
>>> =20
>>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>> =20
>>> On 12/22/2011 6:41 PM, Gale Conard wrote:
>>>> Scott,
>>>> =20
>>>> I'll listen off and on from 18:30 to 21:30 your time on 7.102 or so. =
>> I'm
>>>> in Montana, so I doubt we can make it, but it's worth a try.
>>>> =20
>>>> 73,
>>>> Gale
>>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>> =20
>>>> =20
>>>> =20
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Scott Howell"<[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 4:00 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: Anyone up for a QSO with a slow fist?
>>>> =20
>>>> =20
>>>> I need to revise that freq a bit. I will hangout on 7.102Mhz. I =
>> forgot =3D
>>>> that 7.105 seems to be a noisy spot on the dial. Same time otherwise.
>>>> =20
>>>> tnx
>>>> 73
>>>> Scott/N3BYY
>>>> =20
>>>> On Dec 22, 2011, at 5:18 PM, Scott Howell wrote:
>>>> =20
>>>>> Hey good people,
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> I found a pile of RG213 in my junk box, so I took that Hamstick =3D
>>>> standing =3D3D
>>>>> in the corner outside. I slapped it in the ground and hooked up the =
>> =3D3D
>>>>> RG213 via the basement door. I'm sure my XYL will be giving me grief =
>> =3D3D=3D
>>>> =20
>>>>> letting the cool air in, but all in the name of getting on the air.
>>>>> In any case I was thinking I'd try to hang out on 7.105Mhz around =3D
>>>> 18:30 =3D3D
>>>>> Eastern till about 21:30 or so Eastern this evening. I'm in =
>> Maryland, =3D
>>>> so =3D3D
>>>>> that would be 23:30 UTC? In any case if you can tolerate a sloppy =
>> slow =3D
>>>> =3D3D
>>>>> fist and don't mind sending at 5 WPM or so, I'd love to try this rig =
>> =3D
>>>> out =3D3D
>>>>> and make you my first contact in eight years.
>>>>> Send me an e-mail if you feel the suggested freq is not a good pick.
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> tnx,
>>>>> 73
>>>>> Scott/N3BYY
>>>> 73,
>>>> Gale
>>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>> =20
>>>> =20
>>>> =20
>>
>>
>>
|
