[MRCG] MRCG CW Directed Net #1 tonite 3985 KC

[Tim]

Hi Brian - Thanks for the report!  I envy your Noise Floor !!  I was
copying your 70 watts of Marconi and "Bathtub" key fairly well with some
QSB thru my S-7 hash.....What a great setup you have....
Thanks,,Tim
N6CC

On Fri, Sep 25, 2020 at 11:40 PM Ni6q <ni6q at aol.com> wrote:

> Tim, you were Q5 in Arizona.  My noise floor is very low as I am in the
> prairie..
> Cheers
> Brian. NI6Q
>
> Sent from my ART 13
>
> > On Sep 25, 2020, at 9:42 PM, Tim <timsamm at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > Good job Dave as NCS!  The band was very long, signals were weak at
> 0400Z but I copied your ART-13 about 95% and NI6Q about 50% as my local
> noise level was about S-7, lots of atmospherics...The Marconi sounded great
> Brian - absent noise, was very solid here..Did not copy Andy or anyone else
> however.
> > I was running my TCS into an Inverted L tuned for 3550 so the SWR was
> about 10:1 on 3985.  I also think one of the 1625's was not operating as I
> could only load to about 70 ma.  Maybe radiating  5 watts?  Did not see any
> RF antenna current...Gotta pull maintenance on the TX.
> > Good job with the planning and execution!   Let's do it again last
> Fridays of the month at 9PM local times..
> > 73, Tim
> > N6CC
>
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