[K3PZN-List] Enjoy Some QSO's

[Curt Milton]

Yes it seems like a strange occupation for Germany.  

Yeah it is a bit cold for antenna work - we did some outdoor decorating today.  

Pete -- I have my little beam rather low (i need to acquire a sturdier mask - I 
literally see them abandoned attached to some of the houses in the neighborhood 
that are more rigid than this one).  After re-building my elevated deck I want 
to get it up to 30 feet, but for now it works fine - particularly as my ground 
slopes down toward Europe and Africa.  I suggest installing it without the 
17/12m elements to reduce its weight.  I was skeptical when I was given the 
little beam, but indeed it has gain over a vertical - sometimes 2-3 s-units.  


15m contest has many in the US chasing a few DX to the south -- not too much 
happening overall.  I did work an EA8 earlier.  Now the station in Brazil is 579 
so maybe SSB is possible.  


I am making a few contacts to Europe on 160m (Russia, Netherlands, Isle of Man 
etc.) so now I have 60 DXCC with a 36 foot tall vertical and 100w.  


73 Curt




----- Original Message ----
From: Peter Morton <mortonph at comcast.net>
To: Carroll County Amateur Radio Club <k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sat, December 11, 2010 12:06:08 PM
Subject: Re: [K3PZN-List] Enjoy Some QSO's

Interesting fellow.  I wonder how he ventured into Earthquake Seismology and 
Physical Volcanology.

I heard a Cape Town, South Africa SSB station on 20 booming in over S9 
yesterday.  He was using a 5-element monobander.

Tuesday, I "watched" a RTTY pile up on 20.  Guys trying to work ZD9T, a 
dx-pedition on Tristan da Cunha.

Yep.  The sun is waking up.

Just acquired a Comet GP-15 for 6-2-440.  I waited all week for the wind to 
stop blowing and then it snowed yesterday.  Today should be in the 40s, so 
as soon as the snow melts on the ladder rungs, I'm going to try and erect 
the GP-15, and maybe the mini-beam I got from k3yjp.  We'll see.

-Pete, W3GVX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Curt Milton" <wb8yyy at yahoo.com>
To: "Carroll County Amateur Radio Club" <k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2010 10:15 AM
Subject: [K3PZN-List] Enjoy Some QSO's


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