[ETS/PARC List] Fwd: A THANK YOU NOTE

[Jefflih at aol.com]

From: sford at arrl.org
To:  Jefflih at aol.com
Sent: 10/18/2008 3:17:16 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj:  RE: A THANK YOU NOTE


Thanks, Jeff. Glad to hear it has worked so well  for you.

Sixty meters can be quite a bit of fun, and between now and  about March or 
so are the best times--low noise and good  propagation.

Have fun!

73 . . . Steve,  WB8IMY




From: Jefflih at aol.com  [mailto:Jefflih at aol.com]
Sent: Sat 10/18/2008 1:03 PM
To: Ford, Steve,  WB8IMY
Subject: A THANK YOU NOTE


Hi Steve,  I just wanted to  say THANK YOU for your 60 meter article in QST.
I decided to try it out, and  VOILA - VICTORY.
I also discovered something that is really weird that I  thought you might 
enjoy.
I have two HF antennas, a W9INN 80-10 meter dipole  set up as sort of a semi 
inverted Vee.
I also have a Gap Eagle - 40-10 meter  verticle, and run both via an MFJ 949E.
Now the weird part - they both tune  (using the setting 4 F 4.5) the entire 
range of the band with a SWR reading on  1.4.
This really took me by surprise, and what else surprised me is the good  
signal reports I am getting with BOTH ( I really assumed that the Gap would be  
much like a dummy load).
Anyway, I hope that you get some pleasure reading  that I am such a happy 
camper.
I wish you well
With repect:
73 Jeff  (N2VHV)






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