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

[Bill Orr]

Jim,
 I just heard you calling CQ on 3985 tried calling you, but no joy.

Dave

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From: JAMES FALLS
Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2020 7:35 PM
To: daleromagnoli at yahoo.com; West Coast Military Radio Collectors Group
Subject: Re: [MRCG] MRCG CW Directed Net #1 tonite 3985 KC

Sort of of OT, but is there a reasonably accurate and user-friendly EZ-NEC equivalent out there? I often wonder if some stations are in a null the way they’re always weak and would like to model my NVIS antennas. 

Jim Falls

> On Sep 26, 2020, at 15:21, daleromagnoli--- via MRCG <mrcg at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
>  Hi Everyone, What frequency should I be on?.. The ST-6 and #15 standing by....73DaleVE7YTB Aboard YTB377,  GANGES.
>    On Saturday, September 26, 2020, 11:30:43 a.m. PDT, Tim <timsamm at gmail.com> wrote:  
> 
> 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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