[ARC5] SKN -- Post Mortem

[Mark K3MSB]

Sorry, I didn't hear you Tim.


On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 7:43 PM, Tim <timsamm at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Mark - I am hearing you on 7050 at 0042Z and called you but the GRC-109
> isn't making it apparently.  I had to switch to the R-390A for receive
> however - a little too much close-in QRM for the R-1004...
>
> FYI  Tim
> N6CC
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 4:23 PM, Mark K3MSB <mark.k3msb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Well I made 5 more QSOs late this afternoon on 40M, but wasn't able to
>> contact any of the denizens in this thread (which I renamed.....)
>>
>> Overall I was pleased with the performance of the SCR-274N.  The issues I
>> saw were
>> 1) Slight drift on 40M.   Not bad at all once the radio warms up.
>>
>> 2) I'm only getting 20W or so of output on 80M with 550V Ep and 300 mA
>> Ip.  I'm using a 200 pF series capacitor and that may be to much.  I want
>> to build the "tuner" circuit in ER (the one with the 200 pF series cap into
>> a parallel LC tapped network.   My output on 40M with a different series
>> cap is 40W with 550 and 300.
>>
>> 3) I notice that my antenna coupling control is always at max for max
>> power regardless of the inductor setting;  I'm not sure what to make of
>> that.
>>
>> 4) Selectivity.  Thanks for the comments about getting an audio filter.
>> I will check into that.
>>
>> As I said, I had a great time in the SKN.
>>
>> Plans, Lord willing, for 2014:
>>
>> Address the above SCR-274N concerns
>> Get the BC-456 modulator in the system
>> Beat the bushes for the trays/racks I need for the 274N.
>> Start restoration on my BC652.BC653 Tank Radios
>>
>> Happy New Year to y'all.
>>
>> 73 Mark K3MSB
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 5:49 PM, Tim <timsamm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Ken - good signals!  Seems to still be a lot of SKN activity out here
>>> at
>>> 2230Z but the band is still fairly short - you are the longest range QSO
>>> for me today....
>>>
>>> QSL "in the mail" !
>>> 73 & HNY
>>> Tim
>>> N6CC
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 1:18 PM, Kenneth G. Gordon
>>> <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>wrote:
>>>
>>> > On 1 Jan 2014 at 12:56, Tim wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > Hi Ken - I am QRV on 7050 Kc if you need yet another Kalifornia
>>> > > contact! GRC-109 73, Tim N6CC
>>> >
>>> > I would like to work your 109 anytime, Tim.
>>> >
>>> > We just got finished with our Holyday prayers, and I'll run right down
>>> to
>>> > the
>>> > shack.
>>> >
>>> > Kenneth G. Gordon W7EKB
>>> >
>>> > "Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway."--- John
>>> > Wayne
>>> >
>>> >
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