[50mhz] Another great day on 6m!

[John Kemker]

Oh, John!  Just go ahead and rub it in!  [grin]

I was enjoying the opening to New England from my QTH just outside 
Atlanta when my power supply (Astron RS-20) decided to die.  Looks like 
the main capacitor shorted and I have to find a replacement for a 
32000uF 25VDC electrolytic in an oddball size.  (It's an old Phillips 
3168DA 323U025 BMA1 model number.)

I guess I'll have to call Astron in the morning to see if they carry 
replacements for less than an arm and a leg.

For the 15 contacts I was able to make, the band was doing great.  Had 
some nice ragchews, also.  Occasional QSB, but tolerable.  Hope I can 
get back on the air before it all goes away!

John Geiger wrote:
> It is hard to believe, but we are still getting outstanding propagation at the end of July!  I guess the E layer can't read a calendar very well. Tuesday started out like the previous day, with loud and long openings to the SE US from Oklahoma.  I had someone nice ragchews today as the signals were strong with little or no fading for extended periods of time.
>
> Then, just like Monday, the DX started coming in around 4pm local.  While I was seeing spots for 2m Es happening from KS, MO, and TX to Florida (and hearing none here), I caught EA8CQS on CW to finish off my 6m WAC!  I also heard CU2JT and CT1HZE on, but already have QSLs from both of them.  Still, it was pretty exciting to hear EU coming thru this late in the year.  CT1HZE was so loud I was copying him with no problem on 50.125 SSB.  
>
> I never did hear TG9NX, although it looks like most of the rest of the country did. I still need TG for a new country on 6m.
>
> Let's see what Wednesday will bring.  I figure it can't be as good as Tuesday, but then I said that late Monday evening also, and was proven wrong!
>
> 73s John AA5JG
> EM04
> Yaesu FT450 (100 watts) to MFJ 3 ele at 30 feet
>   

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--JohnK
73 de W5NNH
10X 75371/M&M 117/SMIRK 6185/Six Club 285/TRA 2499/Norcross 228 F&AM




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