[FARC] Re: FARC Digest, Vol 46, Issue 14 80m & 9v

[Howard W3CQH]

 Message: 1
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:54:53 -0400
From: "Joseph M. Durnal" <joseph.durnal at gmail.com>
Subject: [FARC] Hamsticks - opinions please

 I'm going to try and make a last ditch effort to get on 75 meters from
 my town house.  So far just about everything I have tried has not
 worked well enough for traffic handling, and often, not even well
 enough to even check into the MEPN on 3820 kHz.  Next and last on the
 list is to build a hamstick dipole to be mounted horizontally on the
 chimney.  Has anyone tried this for 75 meters?  Of course, it will be
 a short antenna, just 14 feet end to end, which will be the most
 limiting factor, and the bandwidth of a 75 meter hamstick looks to be
 about 10 kHz, but that is fine, I'll just have to stay on or near 3820
 kHz, which is mostly what I'm interested in anyway.  There seem to be
 a few brands of hamstick style antennas - does anyone know if one is
 better than the other?  The first google result returns the Lakeview
 company - http://www.hamstick.com/9106.htm  Is there a better choice?

 I'd prefer to buy the best hamstick available at the Frederick Amateur
 Radio Club hamfest in June - I wonder if there will be any vendors
 selling them?

 73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R
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 Message: 5
 Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:11:26 -0400
 From: "Joseph M. Durnal" <joseph.durnal at gmail.com>
 Subject: [FARC] 9V AC Adapter
>
> I'm trying to set up my scanner to monitor the 146.64 and 448.425
> repeaters.  But I'd rather not burn through 6 AA batteries every few
> day so I'm looking for an AC adapter.  The recommended AC adapter for
> the Radio Shack Pro-60 scanner supplies 9 volts and delivers at, least
> 300 milliamps.  Also, its center tip is set to negative.  The negative
> tip thing might be tough, but that wouldn't be hard to modify if
> needed.  If anyone has one they can donate to the repeater control
> operator monitoring effort, I'd be most appreciative.
>
> Thanks & 73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R
>

Joe,

1]    If you would like, I would be very happy to lend you my 6 band 
HAMSTICK beam (80/40/20/15/10/6) antenna.  It works very good on all of the 
bands with a tuner.

2]    You will have to come over and help me look thru my junque box - but I 
am sure that I have what you are looking for 9v Wall Rat - this is a 
permanent free bee to you.

73's Howard W3CQH
301-694-5530