[50mhz] 50mhz Digest, Vol 77, Issue 23

K3ZXL dan-schaaf at att.net
Tue Jun 29 13:10:11 EDT 2010


When is the proposed RV Grid Run?

Dan Schaaf
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>   1. Talk about timing! (John Geiger)
>   2. UT4XXA (r miles)
>   3. Re: [FFMA] Talk about timing! (Al)
>   4. noise problem on 6 (Joe De Gregorio)
>   5. KC2AQU on 50140 Calling CQ (doc at kd4e.com)
>   6. NN7J Calling CQ on 50138 (doc at kd4e.com)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:31:17 -0700 (PDT)
> From: John Geiger <aa5jg at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [50mhz] Talk about timing!
> To: ffma at yahoogroups.com, sixclub at mailman.qth.net,
> 6meter at yahoogroups.com, 50mhz at mailman.qth.net
> Cc: WD5USA <wd5usa at sbcglobal.net>
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> FM25 has long been a blank spot in my 6 meter grid map.  It looks like it 
> contains part of the Outer Banks of North Carolina and some (probably 
> marshy) mainland.  I can't recall even hearing a station on from FM25 
> before.
>
> This morning I was on pingjockey.net getting some things set up to run 
> WSJT (If necessary) for the K5N expedition to DL88.  WB3BEL was logged in 
> there and listed his grid as FM25 but it didn't click at that time.  He 
> had a successful 6m QSO with EM13 which is just to my southeast.  I then 
> go to the DX cluster and see WB3BEL being spotted on 50.153 and as being 
> in FM25.  Suddenly that clicks!  He was just on pingjockey.net.  I go 
> there and send a message to him but he has logged out.  Have the radio on 
> 50.153 but not hearing a thing.
>
> Figure it is time for the morning shower.  It is already 11 am but hey, I 
> am on summer break.  Can't do that, the XYL is in the bathroom but I do 
> hear my Daughter's Guinea Pig, Lollipop, squeaking loudly because I 
> haven't given him his daily carrot yet, so I go to the kitched to get 
> them.  Feed Lollipop one carrot and realize it is pretty big, so I figure 
> I will save the other piece for later since we are almost out of carrots. 
> I walk through the shack on the way to the kitched to put the other carrot 
> back in the refrigerator and and suddenly on a Es burst I hear WB3BEL 
> weakly calling CQ!  Work him quickly, he gives me a 52, and he is about 
> the same here.  By the end of the QSO he is back in the noise and gone, 
> but I have FM25 in the log!
>
> Out pets give us many wonderful things in life, mine just gave me a rare 
> grid square!
>
> 73s John AA5JG
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:15:05 -0400
> From: r miles <greenacres113 at charter.net>
> Subject: [50mhz] UT4XXA
> To: 6m <50mhz at mailman.qth.net>
> Message-ID: <20100628181505.42TBM.8250086.root at mp17>
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>>From the big opening Sunday a week ago. They are now listed on QRZ
>
> K9IL
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:38:08 -0500
> From: "Al" <wa4ewv at wa4ewv.net>
> Subject: Re: [50mhz] [FFMA] Talk about timing!
> To: <ffma at yahoogroups.com>, <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>,
> <6meter at yahoogroups.com>, <50mhz at mailman.qth.net>
> Cc: WD5USA <wd5usa at sbcglobal.net>
> Message-ID: <F5346B9E76B140D78041A0B9A04E7908 at wa4ewv.net>
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> Good Morning John and the FFMA group.
> When I read John's email about FM25, I immediately went to my worksheet 
> for the below mentioned trip! I'll be there.
> Even though I am not very active on 6 meters from home, my XYL and I for 
> the past two years have been planning an RV trip from EM70 (home) up the 
> east coast all the way to Nova Scotia. Our plans are to try to stop in 
> almost every square we pass through for at least one night. The "rare" 
> ones more.
>
> Even though our departure is not scheduled until mid August, and I don't 
> think Es is real good, I will do my best on SSB. HSMS is my 'forte', hi. 
> N5SIX is going to loan me his 6M brick, and I will run either a 3 element 
> beam or if possible a 5 element beam. I have a push-up mast that is (can 
> be) mounted on the back of the RV with a rotor.
>
> I will have internet all the way, and will be on PingJockey.
>
> Here are the proposed grids in order. (Note that the return trip has not 
> been planned, but will come south through the smokies.)
> EM90, 91
> 4 grids: EM92, 93 and FM02, 03 intersection hopefully. Never been there, 
> so don't know the lay of the land.
> FM13, 14, 25, 26, 27,28
> FN21, 43, 54
> Cross the border into Canada
> ==
> FN65, 75, 85, 84
> FN74.
> ==
> I think FM13 is the rarest, and since there is no RV park there, we will 
> stay in a motel for about 3 days and operate from the RV in the parking 
> lot.
>
> Total route distance up is 2,700 miles.
>
> I hope that this trip comes to fruition! Like I said, we have been 
> planning to do this for a couple of years.
>
> You know, when people from the "north" come south, they are called 
> "snow-birds". Now, when we, who live on the gulf coast, go north, we are 
> called "oil-birds"!
>
> Best 73,
> Al
> WA4EWV
>
>
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: John Geiger
>  To: ffma at yahoogroups.com ; sixclub at mailman.qth.net ; 
> 6meter at yahoogroups.com ; 50mhz at mailman.qth.net
>  Cc: WD5USA ; stanw5zf at hotmail.com
>  Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 11:31 AM
>  Subject: [FFMA] Talk about timing!
>
>
>
>  FM25 has long been a blank spot in my 6 meter grid map. It looks like it 
> contains part of the Outer Banks of North Carolina and some (probably 
> marshy) mainland. I can't recall even hearing a station on from FM25 
> before.
>
>  This morning I was on pingjockey.net getting some things set up to run 
> WSJT (If necessary) for the K5N expedition to DL88. WB3BEL was logged in 
> there and listed his grid as FM25 but it didn't click at that time. He had 
> a successful 6m QSO with EM13 which is just to my southeast. I then go to 
> the DX cluster and see WB3BEL being spotted on 50.153 and as being in 
> FM25. Suddenly that clicks! He was just on pingjockey.net. I go there and 
> send a message to him but he has logged out. Have the radio on 50.153 but 
> not hearing a thing.
>
>  Figure it is time for the morning shower. It is already 11 am but hey, I 
> am on summer break. Can't do that, the XYL is in the bathroom but I do 
> hear my Daughter's Guinea Pig, Lollipop, squeaking loudly because I 
> haven't given him his daily carrot yet, so I go to the kitched to get 
> them. Feed Lollipop one carrot and realize it is pretty big, so I figure I 
> will save the other piece for later since we are almost out of carrots. I 
> walk through the shack on the way to the kitched to put the other carrot 
> back in the refrigerator and and suddenly on a Es burst I hear WB3BEL 
> weakly calling CQ! Work him quickly, he gives me a 52, and he is about the 
> same here. By the end of the QSO he is back in the noise and gone, but I 
> have FM25 in the log!
>
>  Out pets give us many wonderful things in life, mine just gave me a rare 
> grid square!
>
>  73s John AA5JG
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 06:49:07 -0400
> From: "Joe De Gregorio" <w3jo at verizon.net>
> Subject: [50mhz] noise problem on 6
> To: <50mhz at mailman.qth.net>
> Message-ID: <4D2236EB0AE94C40B26E868107A16123 at user27a4aa79dc>
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>  I assume everybody knows what power line leakage noise sounds like.
>
>  I have a problem for about a year now, and wonder if someone  else has 
> had this situation and can offer some help.
>
>  This 'noise' appears about every 40 kHz. and is about 5 kHz wide, all 
> through the 6 meter band, and down to about 48 mhz. It has a small drift.
>
>  It is evidently on a timer, as it comes on daily at the same time, and 
> off at the same time.
>
>  Recently the on/off time has changed.
>
>  I can get an approximate direction of the source, but cannot locate it 
> while driving around in that location.
>
>  Any suggestions for my problem would be much appreciated.
>
>  Thanks in advance.
>
>                                                    Joe...W3JO
>
>                                                 w3jo at verizon.net
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:57:00 -0400
> From: "doc at kd4e.com" <doc at kd4e.com>
> Subject: [50mhz] KC2AQU on 50140 Calling CQ
> To: World Wide Six Meter Club <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
> Cc: "'Richard J. Fiero II W5TFW'" <w5tfw at arrl.net>, 6m
> <50mhz at mailman.qth.net>
> Message-ID: <4C29FBAC.4060109 at kd4e.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
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> KC2AQU on 50140 Calling CQ
>
>
> -- 
>
> Thanks! & 73, doc, KD4E
> "Communicators must defend free speech
> or risk losing freedom entirely."
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> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:16:43 -0400
> From: "doc at kd4e.com" <doc at kd4e.com>
> Subject: [50mhz] NN7J Calling CQ on 50138
> To: "Richard J. Fiero II W5TFW" <w5tfw at arrl.net>, World Wide Six
> Meter Club <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
> Cc: 6m <50mhz at mailman.qth.net>
> Message-ID: <4C2A0E5B.6090106 at kd4e.com>
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> NN7J Calling CQ on 50138
>
> -- 
>
> Thanks! & 73, doc, KD4E
> "Communicators must defend free speech
> or risk losing freedom entirely."
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