[K3PZN-List] Club Station Update: READY for MAQP

[John Hart]

Hello all,
I plan on being at the club station on Saturday evening to do some 
contesting.  See you there...

John Hart K3KWO

JOSEPH EBAUGH wrote:

> BE THERE SOMETIME,
>
> JOE
>
> James Nitzberg wrote:
>
>> Dear CCARC Mid-Atlantic QSO Party Enthusiasts;
>>
>> I am pleased to report that with a generous amount of
>> guidance from N5LBJ, K3ZE and AK3Z, the club station
>> is in top notch condition to enter the Mid-Atlantic
>> QSO Party this weekend.
>>
>> There are a number of station improvements you may be
>> interested in hearing about - so here's the ones I've
>> noticed so far: 
>> 1.  There is an excellent VHF station in place with a
>> high quality directional antenna.  I believe we can
>> operate 2, 6 & 440...SSB. 
>> 2.  We now have two complete HF operating positions -
>> an Icom 756 and Kenwood TS-850SAT.  These are our
>> club's radios - there's also a Kenwood TS-440SAT that
>> belongs to the county - however we have use of it.
>>
>> 3.  There is a complete set of 3 networked computers
>> (2 Windows NT, one 98) that have Writelog contest
>> logging software available.  These are good windows
>> workstations with 17 inch montors.  In addition, both
>> the 850 and 756 have radio control so that the
>> software knows your band/mode and you can
>> automatically "pounce" on packet spots.
>>
>> 4.  Both the 756 and 850 have the digital modes
>> available - and software to control the modes is
>> loaded on each computer.
>>
>> 5.  Two Heil Proset Plus Headsets are available for
>> voice communications - with (new) foot switches. These new headsets 
>> are the industrial strength
>> versions and have a wide (high fidelity) and narrow
>> (HC-4 DX) Mic element located on the Mic. 
>> 6.  Dunestar band pass filters are available so we can
>> run two (or three!) HF stations simultaneously without
>> a high degree of inter-station interference.  You'll
>> see this in action at the MAQP this weekend.
>>
>> There are rumors about pizza, homemade foot and LOTS
>> of good drinks at the club station this weekend.
>> If you haven't already told  us, please let Al or me
>> know if you plan to attend this weekend's event.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Jim  WX3B
>> Al   K3ZE
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------- BREAK 
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>> Next CCARC meeting Monday May 10, 7:30 PM, at the FTC. Our guest 
>> speaker will be Dan Zeitlin, K2YWE; "Contests, Why Bother?"
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