[LeArc] North American QSO Party

Tue, 30 Jul 2002 18:44:59 -0700

Would this be the place for grounding with a length of coax
with a .01 pfd capacitor between shield and center at each end?
(the old DC-to-Daylight ground?)
Anon es '73, Don.
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Franklin D Wolverton wrote:

> See http://www.qsl.net/learc/ for club information.
>
> Please join us on Sunday Evenings for the
> Lamoine Emergency ARC Sunday Evening Net.
> Net time is 8:00 PM local time.
>
> I know it isn't a GREAT idea to ground to the screw, but I would think it
> would be better than nothing...
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Nissen" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 3:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [LeArc] North American QSO Party
>
> > See http://www.qsl.net/learc/ for club information.
> >
> > Please join us on Sunday Evenings for the
> > Lamoine Emergency ARC Sunday Evening Net.
> > Net time is 8:00 PM local time.
> >
> >
> > Frank..
> >
> > Sounds like you are having fun on HF... Great!!!  If you would go to the
> > newsgroup rec.radio.amateur.antenna, apartment antennas are a very popular
> > item for discussion. Also, a search of the archives at www.towertalk.com
> > will also give you a ton of ideas. From what they say there and what I
> know
> > about household wiring, grounding your antenna to a house ground system is
> > not a good idea. Sucks, living on the sixth floor would allow a long wire
> to
> > be thrown out the window and then use your tuner..
> >
> > Best of luck
> >
> > 73
> > Dave de W9COP
> >
> > Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend,
> > Inside a dog it is too dark to read.
> >
> > Groucho Marx
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Franklin D Wolverton" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 3:59 PM
> > Subject: [LeArc] North American QSO Party
> >
> >
> > > See http://www.qsl.net/learc/ for club information.
> > >
> > > Please join us on Sunday Evenings for the
> > > Lamoine Emergency ARC Sunday Evening Net.
> > > Net time is 8:00 PM local time.
> > >
> > >
> > > Hey guys... just wanted everyone to know about my next adventure in
> radio.
> > >
> > > Ac oupe of weeks ago, i purchased a Cushcraft R7000 antenna.  This thing
> > gets out GREAT (especially when you figure I can set the thing up in like
> an
> > hour).
> > >
> > > August 17th (?), I am going to set up on base, and do my first solo
> > contest, the North American QSO Party.  I will be using the R7000, with my
> > FT-100D radio.  I will also have a tuner there, but hopefully I won't need
> > it.  I plan on doing this all off battery power.  Unfortunately, I don't
> > have a laptop or anything to run for a logger, so I will do it by hand,
> and
> > then log it when I get home.
> > >
> > > My next big idea is going to find a way to operate from my apartment.  I
> > think I am going to get a ATBK-100 mount, and use the screwdriver off of
> the
> > balcony.  Either that, or I will get an MFJ bugcatcher.  Living on the 6th
> > floor, grounding may be a problem, but I think I will electrical ground
> thru
> > a center screw somewhere, and RF ground with a counterpoise wire.  If
> ANYONE
> > has any ideas... please let me know.  I am sure I am not the first person
> to
> > set up in an apartment.
> > >
> > > I was wondering if the club has got anywhere on the I LINK project.
> Would
> > be neat to check into the net on Sunday.  I know someone said that they
> > would patch me through into it, but I don't remember who.  I will be on
> > tonight if someone has that capability.  I can be contacted on:
> > >
> > > ICQ-- #38373256
> > > MSN--Band85th, or
> > > AOL IM--TubaGoodingJr
> > >
> > > As a final note... I finally got my FIRST QSL card a couple of days ago.
> > It is from NY.  Now that I got it,  I have got it in my head to work for
> > WAS.  Lets see how it goes.  Last weekend, I contacted 8 states (10
> > stations), and already have the one card :)
> > >
> > > Good luck to you guys on the special event station.  I'll try to contact
> > you, but who knows what will happen with me being a weird distance away.
> I
> > think it's about 210 miles away straight line.
> > >
> > > Well... 73's, and hope to talk to you soon.
> > > Frank--KB9VRN
> > >
> > > If God had meant for us to use the metric system, there would have only
> > been 10 disciples
> > >
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> >     W9SSP  - 147.060 (103.5 tone)
> >
> >           WB9TEA - 444.300
> >
> > Meetings on the second Tuesday of the month.
> > 7:00 PM at the American Red Cross Building in Macomb.
> >
> > Next meeting will be May 14.
> >
> > Hope to see you there.
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> Lamoine Emergency Amateur Radio Club
>
>     W9SSP  - 147.060 (103.5 tone)
>
>           WB9TEA - 444.300
>
> Meetings on the second Tuesday of the month.
> 7:00 PM at the American Red Cross Building in Macomb.
>
> Next meeting will be May 14.
>
> Hope to see you there.
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