[K3CAL] Heathkit Returns
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Sat Oct 1 19:33:37 EDT 2011
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Tetlow" <jimtetlow at chesapeake.net>
To: "Calvert Amateur Radio Association - K3CAL" <k3cal at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 5:01:05 PM
Subject: Re: [K3CAL] Heathkit Returns
Peter,
Sorry I missed you the other day, by the time I got your message it was too late in the evening to make a contact with you (gave a quick call on ten meters around 8:30 pm.
Glad to hear you got your home QTH up and running. We can try to make some contacts we you get back from your Bay trip. If you want to set up a 40 meter time to try a contact from your boat I might be able to accommodate you, give me a time and date. (We may be too close to make that happen unless you are using NVIS antenna and I set up my backpacker) I want to set up NVIS 40 and 80 Meter at my house if I can find a 60 X 60 patch of ground. Anyway we can try; my antenna is low angle, thus set up to go distance and not local.
We went up to the EOC today and got one radio up and running (used the hard line coax) on the radio sitting on the file cabinet. We were able to do the remote mike set up from the EOC and contacted the repeater 146.985 CARA and also after correcting the pl tone contacted the 147.105 Anna Arundel Repeater AARC (W3VPR) pl tone was too old to work out of the box, their tone changed a couple of years ago. Also made a simplex call. And hand pa communications with the radio to the EOC room with the auxiliary mic and control box connected. The other radio (under the white box) was the radio they used with the computer and dot matrix printer to do packet communications with a packet 232 controller (packet is like old internet email, actually bulletin board messaging system from the early computer days) This radio was not connected to an antenna and the antenna was terminated in a resister. We checked the radio and it does work, but we left it off and terminated to the resister, in case someone turns it on and keys the mike. We will make up our findings and give to EOC. Actually we know the two other hard lines are attached to other antennas but one was resonant at around 151 mhz and the other around 158 mhz. (maybe old Sherriff's radio sets when they were there. No one knows??). I was able to sign up for NIMS classes on the 19 th 20 th and 21 st . with Carl, he also mentioned that they are looking for Ham operators in the Ranch Club and want to set up a CERTS EOC using Drum Point as a model. There are many Hams and CBer's in the Ranch Club; Charley AB3LE should be able to round up a few for the next County meeting.
Regards,
Jim Tetlow
K3UGA
jimtetlow at chesapeake.net
From: k3cal-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:k3cal-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of peter
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 11:22 AM
To: Calvert Amateur Radio Association - K3CAL
Subject: Re: [K3CAL] Heathkit Returns
Jim,
Just wanted you to know that I have my Kenwood up and running now at home and had a QSO fellow in Georgia with a good reading. I put the dipole center feed up between two big trees right over the house. Thanks for your help.
Next I have get some lightning arresters in at the KB3TGF (DPPOA base station). I've ordered them from HRO.
I will be off the net for a couple of days while I'm out on the Bay. I may be able to work from my boat's SSB, certainly around the 40 meters but that is not the range we are looking for.
73's Peter KB3SXB
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Tetlow
To: 'Calvert Amateur Radio Association - K3CAL'
Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2011 4:58 PM
Subject: Re: [K3CAL] Heathkit Returns
Peter, I'm sure you will get it down shortly. I can come down this week (pick a day) and we can go over a few things. We can also set up a little mini chat on 10, 15 and 20 meters during the next couple of weeks to shake out any bugs. There are enough of us free during the week to schedule something like this during the day, and I have found that others that hear us will joint in the QSO. Be thinking also were you want to string the G5RV at your home so we can set up an antenna party and get your new Kenwood TS 2000 fired up! Do you have a UHF antenna for your Home?
Also remember we are doing some weekly raw chewing on the repeater during the weekday mornings usually starting 6:30 am (actually closer to 7 am lately) until around 9am.
Join in if you get a chance. Various topics are discussed from detailed Rocket Science (launching squirrels into the ionosphere) to everyday chat; sometimes we actually talk about Ham Radio subjects. Dave W3PQS started this and it has become very popular, it has bee named by some as the CARA Coffee Net. We have Normal Daily Support from Dave, Bob N3PPH, Brian KB3URZ and Frank KB9RAL. Frequent support from Brian KB3WFV, Dick W3RBR, Ron WA4PRR and Don KR3A. Hopefully a new member of the coffee group Ed KB3WLG. And it can always give one some entertainment for those that choose to listen or like John,N3EDD whom needed traffic report to find a way out of Calvert County during the recent floods in the County Exit Roadways. We may even find it becoming a permanent part of our mornings as it becomes pretty additive like the coffee. (May become the directed morning CARA Club Net, with a net control and all the goodies!).
73' keep in touch by all modes of communication, especially radio…………that's why we are HAM's.
Ask a HAM, he will tell you WATTS what!
Regards,
Jim Tetlow
K3UGA
jimtetlow at chesapeake.net
From: k3cal-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:k3cal-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of peter
Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2011 1:41 PM
To: Calvert Amateur Radio Association - K3CAL
Subject: Re: [K3CAL] Heathkit Returns
Jim, back in 1954 when I first got my novice license I built a small AT-1 Heathkit (great fun smelling up the resin smoke). I have no idea what happened to it in the meantime.
I am working though the manual for the Yaesu. Notes at the back are helpful. Wow, as you say it ain't for novices, it does everything except fry eggs. It worked well on 2 meters, though. Thursday I spent some time re-securing the antenna from the trees to the pole behind the office. Gave some more slack to the ladder feed so it hangs more vertically.
I will call for help when I reach a deadend. Thanks for the offer.
Peter
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----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Tetlow
To: 'Calvert Amateur Radio Association - K3CAL'
Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2011 6:05 PM
Subject: Re: [K3CAL] Heathkit Returns
Thanks Wayne that's a welcome story. I'm sure they would do very well indeed.
Regards,
Jim Tetlow
K3UGA
jimtetlow at chesapeake.net
From: k3cal-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:k3cal-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Wayne Rogers
Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2011 4:51 PM
To: Calvert Amateur Radio Association - K3CAL
Subject: [K3CAL] Heathkit Returns
FYI
http://socalscanner.com/2011/09/15/heathkits-amateur-radio-plans-taking-shape/
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