[PVRCNC] Combined meeting comments and questions

[Henry]

Hey, Brad- Great to meet you last night-
OK- We bit the bullet last year and went to Writelog after years of CT,
which I loved (still do...)- WL just offered so much more on today"s speed
computers. Gene WB4MSG built rig boxes for WL, and they work great for our
multi set ups.
But with CT being free, well, its a helluva deal. Just depends, I guess,
on what kind of computers you want to run.
We also use TR for nAQP, but now that WL does it, no mas.

At my house, I have an 80 meter full wave loop for 80M- up about 40', fed
with ladderline- works like a champ for a small lot.
W4WS has an inverted vee up around 60' and a full size vertical, boith
tied to a cantenary rope between 2 towers. Lots of radials beneath it.
A KC2XT recevieve loop hleps for additional ears on 160 and 80 (our
website has the link to his- summitschool.com/faculty/w4ws.html

160 at W4WS is 72' of Rohn 25 shunt fed with about 32 1/4 wave radials at 
the base. That is our 40m tower (with and A3S above the2l 40 that doesnt 
work too well- need a doctor out there for that one- SWR is fine, but
doesnt hear worth a damn- interaction with 40?

Anyway, thats what we have here. Those antennas at lreast keep us in the 
low band game during contests- On 40, we are right up there with the
top finishers in our category.
Good luck, and thanks for your miltary service!
Henry, W2DZO
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On Thu, 11 Mar 2004, Brad Hedges wrote:

> Well, being half-way to being a member of the PVRC-NC, I now feel like
> asking a few questions, and offering my perspective on whatever.
> 
> First, let me say I had a great time at the combined meeting last night, and
> even got home before midnight! It was super to meet the rest of you who were
> there, and I look forward to many more.
> 
> Secondly, I really look forward to taking advantage of the contacts made to
> improve my shack - Robert and Pete - we need to talk!
> 
> And finally - for now - I'd be interested in finding out what most of you
> are using for the following:
> 
> computer logging:    - I use N1MM, with Logger32 for general logging. I've
> been looking at TRLog and have downloaded the free trial version, but am not
>                                 very comfortable with it, except that it
> will run fine on the old 486SX I had laying around, and that it is
> "supposed" to be the cat's meow
>                                 for SO2R.....
> 
> 80 & 160M antennas: Half-sloper for 80, nothing on 160 right now; working on
> a Battle Creek Special loaded Inverted-L until I can get up an aluminum
>                                     loaded vertical
> 
> As an almost-postscript, I received my 240V Variac while at the meeting last
> night, so will hopefully have my new/old Heath SB-1000 amp up and running
> this weekend.
> 
> 
> 73,
> Brad
> K0BHC
> 
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