[AMRadio] Globe Champ 350 and HQ-170 are on the Air!

[Grant Youngman]

I haven't had my GC300 on for a while (too long). I'll try to put it on this evening, too, and take a look around. 

Grant/NQ5T
D/FW

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On Dec 14, 2011, at 10:20 AM, "Bernie Doran" <qedconsultants at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> hard to belive you could not work anyone, I will make a point of being on 
> tonight after about 6:30 EST, look for me around 3705, up or down 10 kc. I 
> am in Ohio.  ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kim Elmore" <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net>
> To: <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 3:26 AM
> Subject: [AMRadio] Globe Champ 350 and HQ-170 are on the Air!
> 
> 
>> At least, I think so...
>> It's all connected and all cables have been made. It sits nicely on
>> my desk and seems to work well, though I couldn't raise anyone on 75
>> m. It's late and I heard K4KYV very well, but couldn't break into the
>> QSO he was having with KJ4somebody (I didn't write down the call).
>> The HQ-170 hears well and the Champ tunes nominally as it should. The
>> receiver muting works as it should when the Champ is in transmit
>> mode. The old couple looks pretty good in here!
>> 
>> I'm using a vertical dipole on 75/80 m, so my radiation angle may be
>> too low and my signal may be long towards K4KYV. He may simply be in
>> my skip zone while I'm not in his. I should probably string up a
>> dipole for 75 m. K4KYV had a beautiful signal here.
>> 
>> Now, I simply need to be heard by someone else!
>> 
>> Kim N5OP
>> 
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