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Gerry Leary <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 30 Sep 2010 06:32:34 -0600
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Wow, That isn't good.  Have you tried running your xcvr on battery only?  Or 
have you tried using a portable radio to walk around and find the most 
obnoxious noise?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 8:32 AM
Subject: Re: Vertical antennas


> Yep, we tried one of those a friend had.  THe noise was coming from to
> many directions or something.  Didn't do much good at all.
> 73
> Butch Bussen
> wa0vjr
> open Node 3148
> Las Vegas
>
>
> On Wed, 29 Sep
> 2010, Gerry Leary wrote:
>
>> Hmmm, Have you thought about playing with one of the MFJ noise cancelers 
>> or
>> something like that?
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 8:55 AM
>> Subject: Re: Vertical antennas
>>
>>
>>> Well I won the icom last spring and I've been playing with it, but will
>>> probably hook up the 2000 soon.  Hard to get enthused at all about hf
>>> with an s 8 plus line noise.
>>> 73
>>> Butch Bussen
>>> wa0vjr
>>> open Node 3148
>>> Las Vegas
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, 27 Sep 2010, colin McDonald wrote:
>>>
>>>> lol no you didn't, but it's clear now...a ts2000 that's not hooked up?
>>>> poor radio!
>>>> sitting all alone and ignored off in the corner.
>>>> 73
>>>> Colin, V A6BKX
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 10:42 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: Vertical antennas
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> no no, I just don't have the 2000 hooked up.  I only have one power 
>>>>> cord
>>>>> running to the desk and the icom is using that.  2000 isn't hooked up 
>>>>> at
>>>>> all at the moment.  THought I made that clear.
>>>>> 73
>>>>> Butch Bussen
>>>>> wa0vjr
>>>>> open Node 3148
>>>>> Las Vegas
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, 27 Sep 2010, colin
>>>>> McDonald wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> so the 1296 module requires a separate power cord as well?
>>>>>> seems kind of silly to me if it does since there's plenty of ways to
>>>>>> hook
>>>>>> it
>>>>>> into the regular 13.8VDC power cord on the ts2000.
>>>>>> 73
>>>>>> Colin, V A6BKX
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 5:51 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: Vertical antennas
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'd have to hook mine up, it shares a power cord with the icom I won
>>>>>>> last March.  Anyhow, I think it covers the whole band and I think 
>>>>>>> all
>>>>>>> modes.
>>>>>>> 73
>>>>>>> Butch Bussen
>>>>>>> wa0vjr
>>>>>>> open Node 3148
>>>>>>> Las Vegas
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, 27 Sep 2010, colin McDonald wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I think that's why most people recommend getting the model of the
>>>>>>>> ts2000
>>>>>>>> with the 1296 module already installed.  It's cheaper than getting 
>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>> put
>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>> later.
>>>>>>>> Just curious, what frequencies does the module cover? i know it 
>>>>>>>> says
>>>>>>>> 1296,
>>>>>>>> but the 1.2GHZ ham band is allot bigger than that.
>>>>>>>> 73
>>>>>>>> Colin, V A6BKX
>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>> From: "Tom Brennan" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 1:42 PM
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Vertical antennas
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Yeah, Butch.  Think about that "factory mod" is that you have to
>>>>>>>>> purchase
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> module from some Kenwood dealer as the company won't sell them to
>>>>>>>>> individuals
>>>>>>>>> and then you have to send the radio and module to Kenwood for the
>>>>>>>>> modification.
>>>>>>>>> They refuse to let out exactly how its done and its a pretty
>>>>>>>>> complicated
>>>>>>>>> set of
>>>>>>>>> wiring that comes with the module.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Tom
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
>>>>>>>>> web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
> 

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