[K3PZN-List] Passed Element 3!!!

[Curt Milton]

Anthony
 
very fine business !  certainly we need to arrange to get you on the air from the club station.  and alerting other members to your interest in acquiring a rig is a good thing.  
 
on building your first station --
 
(1) antennas.  you need to gather some wire and coax to erect a dipole -- and scouting out trees, etc to hang it.  I suggest 40 or 20 meters, and perhaps both -- i can explain at the club meeting.  insulators can be made out of scrap PVC pipe.  except for coax, not many $$ here.  so while you are arranging to get a rig, do start here!  
 
(2) power supply.  first many 'modern' rigs require an external 12 volt (actually 13.8 volts typical), 20 amp power supply.  yes 20 amps is what it takes for a 100 watt rig.  example - Astron RS-20 may be the model number (??)
 
(3) rig.  let's see what members of the club have laying around.  i have one possible candidate, a TS-140 - but likely others could emerge.  
 
a solid state rig will give you less headaches, and should have a vfo (actually a phased-lock loop) that is stable enough for digital modes.  
 
a used, entry level rig from the 1980's should run less than $300, but you will need some additional dollars for a power supply.  and possibly something even lower priced may be out there.  
 
(4) swr meter.  does not have to be ellaborate, but important to know what is happening with antenna and feedline.  
 
(5) microphone - usually a hand mic is stock with most rigs, and it is best to match the manufacturer for ease of use.  
 
73, curt

--- On Mon, 1/26/09, Anthony Comulada <comulada at verizon.net> wrote:


From: Anthony Comulada <comulada at verizon.net>
Subject: [K3PZN-List] Passed Element 3!!!
To: "Carroll County Amateur Radio Club" <k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net>
Date: Monday, January 26, 2009, 12:41 PM


Passed the Element 3 on Saturday. Only missed 3 questions. Sad bacause I don't have any real means of getting on the HF side now that I have the priveledges. Will be a while before I can scrape up fundage enough to get an HF rig.

Anyone by chance have a rig I can use until I can convince the XYL to let me pick up my own? Looking at being able to get something around the March/April timeframe...

73's

Anthony
KB3RJH/AG
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