[Icom] Icom 505 question

Tue, 28 May 2002 20:14:21 -0500

It ain't the Eiffel tower, it's the Leaning TowerS!
Pisan Tower Special Event & Award Information
June 1 & 2, 2002 -- Metro Amateur Radio Club (MAC) joins forces with the
Pisa,
Italy Amateur Radio Club for joint Special Event.
Event highlights Sister Cities � Niles, Illinois and Pisa. Italy�and
offers ham radio
"Pisan Tower Award"
Look for K9Y and IZ5AXT/TWR on phone and CW. Work both stations and earn
the
"Pisan Tower Award." Work only one station and earn special event QSL
card. N9BOR
& IK5ZTT are QSL managers for the event.
See the MAC website for details � http://www.qsl.net/mac
Our event would not be possible without the cooperation and encouragement
of
the Village of Niles and Leaning Tower YMCA.
Suggested Frequencies:
CW - 28.030, 21.030, 14.030, 7.030 MHz
Phone - 28.370, 21.370, 14.270, 7.270 MHz
Talk-in - 147.315 MHz MAC Repeater (+600, no PL)
QSL Information:
Direct QSL:
N9BOR & IK5ZTT are QSL managers for the event. If you work one station,
you may
request a Special Event QSL card from that station. Please provide a
self-addressed
envelope with sufficient return postage. If you are requesting a QSL card
from a country
other than your own, please provide one IRC (International Reply Coupon)
or one
greenstamp. Donations gratefully accepted, but not required.
If you work both stations, you may request a "Pisan Tower Award"
certificate from
either QSL manager. Please provide a self-addressed, 9 1/2" x 12"
envelope with
sufficient return postage. If you are requesting a certificate from a
country other than
your own, please provide two IRCs (International Reply Coupon) or two
greenstamps.
Donations gratefully accepted, but not required.
On Tue, 28 May 2002 18:53:40 -0600 Tony Hwang <[email protected]> writes:
> Hi,
> I once read a magazine article about a guy who used that radio on 
> portable upon the Eifel tower in Paris doing QSO with Stateside.
> 6 meter is fun band when it is open. Summer time Sporadic E 
> propagation
> is something to experience.(Es)
> Have fun and some times when TV set acts funny(not on cable), time 
> to
> try 6.
> 73,
> Tony, VE6CGX 
> 
> John Geiger wrote:
> > 
> > Hi Woody,
> > 
> > thanks for the info.  All three of those radios look
> > interesting.  However, I have purchased an Icom 505,
> > not a 502.
> > 
> > 73s John NE0P
> > --- Woody <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Hi John:
> > >
> > > I have an IC-502A, IC-202, and an IC-402.  All three
> > > radios use 9, standard
> > > size C-cells.  Congratulations!  It is a great
> > > radio.
> > >
> > > 73,
> > >
> > > Woody
> > > KJ4SO
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "John Geiger" <[email protected]>
> > > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 3:08 PM
> > > Subject: [Icom] Icom 505 question
> > >
> > >
> > > > I just ordered a used Icom 505 6 meter portable,
> > > which
> > > > should be here by friday-which is perfect to take
> > > > camping with me this weekend.  I know that the
> > > radio
> > > > will run off of internal batteries, but I do not
> > > know
> > > > which kind.  Can anyone tell me what kind of
> > > batteries
> > > > it takes-I am assumming either C cells or D cells.
> > > > Also looking for any comments about the rig-good
> > > or
> > > > bad
> > > >
> > > > 73s John NE0P
> > > >
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