[MAMS] Sept weekend 10 ghz contest

[Scott]

Oops.  Pics don't go through, do they!  :(

Oh well, suffice it to say we did what was necessary to keep us as dry 
as possible!

N0EDV



On 9-19-2011 11:04, Scott wrote:
> That's why I am very glad to have an isolator between my PA and T/R
> relay mounted at the feedhorn :)
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> We too were plagued with rain and poor conditions on Sunday...
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> Our quick, makeshift rain fly:
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> N0AKC under "cover":
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> N0EDV
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> On 9-19-2011 03:28, Zack Widup wrote:
>> It didn't end on a happy note for me. When I got to Kenosha it started
>> raining. I set up and tried to keep the rain out of the equipment.
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>> I was concerned that transmitting into an open circuit for a minute
>> before I found out the relay hadn't switched might have damaged my
>> amp. But I just checked it out. The relay is dried out now and works
>> again, and the amp appears to be fine.
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>> All in all, it was a fun weekend. I hope to do it again next year,
>> with 24 GHz working by then!
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>> 73, Zack W9SZ
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