[CW] 40M QRM reduction coming

[Danny Douglas]

Yeah -sure --- he couldnt hear me either.  I tried again this morning - for
about 2.5 hours - nada.
100 watts and dipole at 40 ft.  My amp is useless right now, since I have no
way to key it from my IC706, spare rig.  The Kenwood is in the shop.  In
fact, I just now got a note from Kenwood east its ready to ship back to me,
and just finished giving them my credit card number, so should have it in 2
or 3 days.  Im only 120 or so miles from them.

You probably were hearing a very tired operator, with that ETM2b keyer I
bought in Hong Kong in 73-75 era.  I cant get the darn thing adjusted and it
continually wants to drop off the last dit in lots of words, and in my call.
Didnt wanna mess with it (or anything else) till get the Kenwood back.

Of utmost importance is getting it back, the amp hooked up, the beam and
rotor back in the air this week,  before the VU7 shows up.   I put the amp
online, the week AFTER last years VU7 operation.  Gut reaction of never
getting thru to them.  I really wanted to work everything without an amp -
but working one with an amp is better than not working it at all!!!!!!

I have an appointment on the phone tomorrow with that gal up at the
University of Pittsburgh, who selected me as one of her 300 stupes for the
Morse Code/ Memory project.  Its gonna be interesting, because I seldom if
ever copy in my head, and     EVERYTHING goes on paper - or at least notes
as I go along.  Did you get onbaord with that?
I think it was a note from you, on the group, that told us of it.


Danny Douglas
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Ring" <n1ea at arrl.net>
To: "CW Reflector" <cw at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: [CW] 40M QRM reduction coming


> Danny I heard you calling VK9DWX a few nights ago around 0000 to 0100Z
> on 40 meters - BOY were you LOUD.
>
> What were you running?  A Voice of America Transmitter into a 3,000
> foot rhombic?
>
> I couldn't even hear that fellow - and here you were from the "left
> coast" already hearing him but I could hear you louder than a blue jay
> squawking - but much more pleasant to listen to!
>
> 73
>
> DR
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