[MRCA] Some backyard fun

[B Smith]

That is some nice looking equipment.  Thanks for sharing the photos.
Really like that green glowing  effect on the key pad and screen , 
spooky.
No fair. . .  . no fair using the ARRL band plan chart in order to 
stay in correct portion of the band.    :-)

z

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From: "W2HX" <w2hx at w2hx.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 11:28 PM
To: <harris-radio at yahoogroups.com>; <mrca at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [MRCA] Some backyard fun

Pulled my RF-5000 system out of storage and set it up on the back 
porch.  While I was there I tested two spare RF-382 antenna couplers 
that I had which I never got around to testing since I acquired them 
(they both work FB).  Later that evening, I substituted the RF-5020 
exciter for my RF-5200 exciter (better known as the RT-1694 or 
PRC-138) connected it to the same 125W amp and bingo, was on the air 
with that too.  Antenna was 25' piece of wire strung out of the 
coupler and tied onto a railing on the porch (see red wire in the 
photo) and another 25' piece of wire for a counterpoise (connected to 
the ground lug).

Made contacts in Canada, Missouri, South Carolina, Georgia, Arkansas, 
Delaware all on 20M, one on 40M

Some pix
http://www.w2hx.com/x/OperatingPhotos/06-30-2012-Backyard/

Equipment in use:
Harris RF-5020 exciter
Harris RF-5200 exciter (aka PRC-138)
Harris RF-5031 125W amp
Harris RF-5051 AC Power Supply
Harris RF-382A-15 coupler (has HV and coax N connector output)
Harris RF-382A-12 coupler (has HV output only)

Nice to dust off some green radios.  fun fun!

73 Eugene W2HX
(this email was sent at 11:20 eastern on 7/3/2012)




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