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Pat Byrne <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 9 Sep 2012 10:19:14 -0500
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Perhaps in two weeks.  I'm not available next Saturday.  And it 
sounds to me as though you are doing fine with the G5RV.  In to 
Europe speaks well for the wire.  And I believe you're not 
particularly high, (at least the antenna)! so I think you've won that battle.
It was fun getting there.  Congrats.
PatAt 10:07 AM 9/9/2012, you wrote:
>     Pat:
>
>I was on 7.191 or thereabouts out at the RV around 4 p.m  3 p.m. your time.
>Gave out my call several times, but no response.
>
>Actually heard George (WD8INW) work a station in the Ohio State Parks
>contest just above 7.191, but then lost him in the contest activity.
>
>My G5RV continues to work reasonably well, I think.  I ended up putting a
>total of 100 feet of coax outside the RV as kind of a tuning stub, and got
>the antenna to tune on 10, 15, 20, all of 40, and the lower half of 80
>meters.
>
>Once again, worked over into Europe on 20 meters, thanks to the worked all
>Europe contest, and even a few European stations on 40 meters later last
>evening.  Did lots of state-side stuff on 40 meters too, so I think the
>antenna is actually working at least somewhat well.
>
>Hopefully, next week-end, we will have a 40-meter round table so I can test
>the antenna out with the group.
>
>Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2012 6:43 PM
>Subject: Not a sound
>
>
> > Listened around the frequency for ten minutes after three and didn't
> > hear a single voice or call I recognized.  Quite a bit of contest
> > activity, though.
> > Pat, K9JAu
> >

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