[NLRS] 432 net off for a few weeks

[lloydberg at charter.net]

Hi Andy!

I have a good M2 432 yagi at 60 feet, fed with hardline, but have only 
been using a borrowed FT-897 for the contests, ( 20 watts and a poor 
receiver ) .  The FT-897 is not usually available to me for weekly use.

I do have a DEMI 432 transverter on order and am building a 250 watt 432 
amp.  So at some point I hope to be able to work into NLRS territory on 
an ongoing basis from my QTH EN52hv near Madison, WI.

BTW, I have a DEMI 222 transverter and M2 yagi at 60' so hope to work 
you on 222 when you are ready.

Hope that there will be a 432 activity net in the future once I am QRV 
on all bands.

73

Lloyd N9LB


On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 8:55 AM, Andy Lokken wrote:

> Greetings:
>
> I was looking at my antennae on the roof of my house last night and 
> decided
> that my beam for 144 (at the very top) needs maintenance. It's been up 
> there
> for 4 years and has started to sag somewhat. I've been looking for 
> this
> excuse because it will allow me to add a beam for the 222 transverter 
> I
> received a few months ago and remove a looper for 1296 that I've never
> successfully used- it's always had an SWR issue. My rotator is mounted 
> on
> the gable end of my roof, and getting to it is a scheduling exercise 
> so as
> not to abuse my shingles.
>
> Here's my point- of course my 432 beam is on the same rotator. And 
> that
> means I can't do the net for the next few weeks while I'm building and
> testing this new setup.
>
> I'm not terribly worried though, it's been weeks since there actually 
> was a
> check in on the net. In the 7 months I've been doing the net, we've 
> had
> about 6 discrete stations check in, most of them only once. The vast
> majority of the time, no one checks in. Is there interest in the area 
> for a
> 432 net? If there isn't, that's cool, I can definitely spend my Sunday
> evenings doing other things. But if there is, I'm happy to continue 
> calling
> it, or to step aside for a more capable/better located station. Let me 
> know
> what your interests are (or aren't.)
>
> Thanks. (And hope to work you on 222 in a few weeks).
>
> Andy K0AJL
>
>
> -- 
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