[DSP-10] Hermann DC9UP Update

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Thanks Jimmy for the note from Hermann.  I bought my original EZ-lite kit from him...took almost 2 month for it to get here by boat HI.  I just got back from AZ. last Thursday and caught a very bad cold from the airplane ride, always do.  When I get feeling better I will be back on 75.  I would be interested in Hermann's pictures.

Jimmy North

-------------- Original message from Jimmy Oldaker W7CQ <W7CQ at teleport.com>: -------------- 


> To all the DSP-10 interested people. Long time DSP-10 pioneer just wrote 
> to let us know what was going on and I am forwarding it so all can be kept 
> up to date. He also included a Zip file with Great Pictures of his new 
> location in France. I will be glad to forward them to anyone 
> interested. Just drop me a note. This was addressed to Bob W7PUA and 
> myself from Hermann DC9UP 
> 
> Jimmy W7CQ 
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> 
> Hello Bob and all others?.Greetings from > still alive! 
> I just have been reading Jimmy`s mail on the DSP-10 reflector and it came 
> in my mind to give you a status report from over here. 
> I feel very sorry not giving you and all others of the group a mail for a 
> long time. 
> 
> But there is a big private reason for my time out. 
> In the meantime I moved to place in eastern France, where I can built a 
> bigger 10 gig EME STN as over here in Germany in the crowded village. My 
> new call sign is F5VKQ and the DC9UP is only used when I am in Germany. 
> 
> The place there in France is very good for putting HF and VHF and higher 
> frequency signals on the air. I am now on a farm far away from everybody in 
> the middle of nowhere. It has been a monastery before it turned to farm and 
> I am all by my self on this place, except 100 cows around the farm. Please 
> see the pictures behind the mail. 
> 
> This move is still going on and I am now in the stage to setup the 
> concrete-base for a mast and a new 10 foot dish. My new laboratory is 
> finished and the 10 gig parts (like the rotor-control and LO and all the 
> controls needed) inside the shack are ready. 
> 
> What's left is digging trenches for cables and get the outside mechanicals, 
> involved with the dish and mast ready. If the weather permits, I maybe will 
> be ready for testing in the spring time next year. 
> 
> I build 3 more DSP-10 units in the last year for other Hams and one more 
> for me. 
> I like to point out that I did not have any ( any ) problem to get this 
> units run perfectly. 
> 
> So I am still very happy with the DSP-10 project and whenever talking to 
> interested people I try to show the outstanding possibilities of your 
> development. 
> 
> Only few people understand what I am talking about, but the once who do, 
> get excited. 
> Some people who bought the kit did not finish the project yet and when I 
> start asking why, I found out that they do not have the technical knowledge 
> to see the big advantage of your project. Wishful thinking is one thing, 
> getting a project like this working, is something else. 
> 
> For instance: 
> A long time ago I created a paper in German and English languish, telling 
> the steps in which order I build the DSP-10, just to support the original 
> very good documentation from you. 
> 
> But they did not read this stuff carefully before they heated up the 
> soldering iron! 
> I always keep on telling that this is not a project for beginners !!! 
> 
> So, I am and the once around me are happy as happy we can be with the DSP-10. 
> Again, thank you so much for your effort you put in this project. 
> Every morning I switch on my DSP-10 and still get excited seeing signals 
> which are in the noise.! 
> 
> As soon as I am ready again in France I will get in touch with W7LHL and 
> W7SZ for moon tests. 
> Please forward this mail to the once I know and tell them the best 
> greetings from Germany and many 73. 
> 
> Bob, if you have new program versions and you think that I can help testing 
> I would be proud to do so. I wish you all a nice time and 73 from Germany 
> and France. 
> 
> de Hermann the German now in France??.. 
> 
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> end of Hermann's message 
> 
> Hope you all enjoyed this and if you want pictures of the new QTH just drop 
> me a note. The file is 283K in ZIP form. 
> 
> Jimmy 
> 
> 73's - W7CQ - CN83jx 
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