[MRCA] RT-70 progress

[Al Klase]

Dale, Gene, et al,

Good point that I meant to comment on.  I have an AS-2259 
with a cobbled up "universal" base.  We could hook it to 
some radio or other, maybe the PRC-47 (mine's LSB)

This antenna strikes me as pretty short to be really 
efficient on 75 meters.

The other thing we could try is the standard "long wire" on 
the GRC-9's.  They have you adjust the wire to about 
lambda/2, and provide a Hi-Z feed.  This makes the ground 
not so important.  If we put the middle of the wire 15-20 
feet up, we should get a good vertical pattern.

Not sure where to stick this in the schedule.  Perhaps we 
could dispatch an NVIS crew to the south while the main 
force goes to Big Pocono,  My concern is that at that time 
of day, 3PM-ish, we may have to use 40, and might well have 
trouble with the broadcasters.

Maybe Rob and I have to go up there in advance and Klutz 
around.  Actually Rob's house is about 12 miles away and 
over a hill, guess we should try from home.

Discussion?

Al

Al Klase - N3FRQ
Flemington, NJ
http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/


Radio Station KW1I wrote:
> Gene,
> 
> I hope you are still planning on an NVIS experiment on HF at MRCA.
> 
> Dale
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <ersmar at comcast.net>
> To: <mrca at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 11:07 PM
> Subject: [MRCA] RT-70 progress
> 
> 
> 
>>Gents:
>>
>>     I am having troubling getting the RT-70 I want to bring to the
> 
> Gilbert Fieldex working on TX.  It hears sigs from my IC-746 and from some
> other milrads OK.  But I can't get the PTT to work.  I have some more
> circuit tracing to do, most likely in the 6VDC source for the PTT relays,
> found in the AM-65 PS/amp.
> 
>>     I had offered to bring this radio to Gilbert, but now I'm not as
> 
> confident I'll be able to get it working in time.  I will be bringing my
> PRC-25 along with the AT-271 fishing pole antenna, AB-591/PRC-25 rubber base
> and the AB-1135/PRC ground mount base.  Can someone tell me if this antenna
> system will be adequate for use at either end of the Fieldex?
> 
>>     I'll keep working on the RT-70.  But I wanted to let the Fieldex
> 
> organizers know that I might not be able get it functioning by then.
> 
>>
>>73 de
>>Gene Smar  AD3F
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