[PVRCNC] Re: PVRCNC Digest, Vol 9, Issue 7

Sat Oct 16 06:13:06 EDT 2004

Thanks Henry..but VK9LA was not 317 on 160!  only 219...rest easy W4ZV..I
ain't even close.
73
Bill, K4CIA

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> Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 08:52:44 -0400
> From: Henry Heidtmann <henry at summitschool.com>
> Subject: [PVRCNC] PVRCNC Joint meeting minutes- 10/13/04
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> PVRC/NC Joint Meeting Minutes
> October 13 2004, Golden Corral, Burlington, NC
> WX: pouring rain.
>
> Members Present:
> Guy K2AV; Wes, K4WES; Jim K4QPL; Jack W0UCE; Jeff, NX9T; Rob KA1ARB; Tom
> N4IOZ; Gene WB4MSG; Henry W2DZO; Bill K4CIA; Nate N4YDU; Robert KG4NEP;
> and Don WS4NC.
>
> Club News
> K2AV yelled to start the meeting around 7:15PM, Tom N4IOZ gave a
> reminder about the upcoming FARC Swap Meet in Winston-Salem on January
> 8, 2005.Tom also mentioned the passing of Chuck K3FT and that a card
> will be sent from PVRCNC.
>
> Member News
> Guy K2AV reports that they'll be doing a rebuild of fixed NE antennas
> and feedlines at N4AF in time for CQWW CW.
>
> Jeff NX9T is happy that everything still works at his house.
>
> Gene WB4MSG is working mucho OT at work, so his operating time is
> limited, but did manage to get some more radials down.
>
> Henry W2DZO invited folks to help out at W4WS for CQWW SSB. He commented
> that they have ears on 80 now (new beverage) and that he entered the
> Yaesu world by picking up an FT920.
>
> Bill K4CIA was glad to be there and reprted country #317 on 160 snagging
> VK9LA.
>
> Rob KA1ARB eplaced his TS830 with a TS850, and he is thrilled.
> Now he has to get the KT34XA out of the driveway and into service.
> He was strong armed by Henry to come play in WW SSB in exhange for an
> antenna lifting party in Chapel Hill.
>
> Jim K4QPL is enjoying his new shack and and new garage, but is
> sandwiched between CIA and UCE which causes QRM on his QRN.
>
> Jack W0UCE stated "160,160,160." His QTH was the guinea pig testing
> ground for K2AV's new 160 directional antenna design (called a Z-slope).
> So far beating out his other antennas to NE.
>
> Guy K2AV then took the floor and expounded the Z-slope design with a
> great Powerpoint presentation on the big screen. High points:
>
> Two driven elements, a sloper and a "Z". Directivity is from high point
> of sloper toward low point. Feedpoint for both elements is at the low
> end of the sloper. Does not use ground as a current sink for shield of
> feed coax. Six unconnected parallel wires 4' apart run on the ground
> underneath entire antenna. Uses one elevated folded radial.
>
> Footprint of the antenna is 250-300 feet by 20 feet. Can be supported by
> a single tree or single tower. Tower has to be behind the Z-slope, in
> the F/B null, to keep from detuning it. 70' tree can support same size
> Z-slope as 100' tower.
>
> Version up at Jack's place subject to tweaking, but already has 12-15 db
> front to back and obvious better performance than Jack's other antennas
> in the pattern. Clear and obvious advantage to Z-slope on weak NE
> signals.
>
> Jim K4QPL then started new new tradition of having a door prize at joint
> meetings (translation- a good way for all of us to give away stuff we
> dont want.) NX9T won the inaugural priz- a 12V power supply/wall wart
> replacer. N4YDU won second place- a key chain.
> K2AV won a free pass to the January 2005 swap meet in Winston-Salem, and
> W0UCE won a free ticket to the Winston-Salem Hamfest in June, 2005.
>
> Meeting concluded at 8:43PM. Agreement was reached to meet again in 6
> months.
> WX: much drier, thank you.
>
> Submitted by W2DZO
>
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 22:31:54 -0400
> From: "Brad Hedges" <bhedges at nc.rr.com>
> Subject: [PVRCNC] NC East meeting notes and a plea...
> To: "'PVRCNC'" <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net>
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> The North Carolina (East) Chapter of PVRC met on schedule at the
restaurant
> at the place. You know.
>
> Guy, N2AV, and Brad, KØBHC were in attendance. We talked about antenna
> stuff. Had a great time. I showed Guy the Stack Match Plus (from Mike,
K4GMH
> in VA; see the June PVRC newsletter) controller chassis I'm building; he
was
> dutifully impressed. I'm packaging four controllers in a two-unit (3.5
> inches high) relay rack panel, with shared power and PTT connections, LED
> indicators, the works. It looks pretty nice, if I do say so myself.
>
> I'm thinking of running off some kits for stackmatches - it should be
quite
> a bit cheaper to build than to buy. Is there any interest in this? The
> savings can be substantial. When I finish, I'll have four stackmatches; a
> 2x8 remote antenna switch; 2, 1x4 remote switches; and two or three "mini"
> stackmatches (2:1 unun) for about what ONE commercial stackmatch goes for.
> Not to complain - the WXØB units are beautifully assembled, but if you're
> willing to do some elbow work yourself you *can* save a bundle.
>
> I'm sorry I missed the big joint meeting - my beach vacation took a turn
for
> the worse at the last minute. Fortunately we were able to continue to stay
> in the condo an extra day while the car was repaired.
>
> Now for the plea.
>
> I'm about finished sinking guy anchors for my soon-to-be-extended tower,
but
> my stock of turnbuckles has come up short, since I'm using six wires
instead
> of three at each level. I'm looking for:
>
> 2, 3/4 inch turnbuckles
> 12, 1/2 inch by 9 or 12 inch turnbuckles
>
> I would prefer eye and jaw over eye/eye, given the option. Please, no open
> hook types.
>
> If any of you have a few of these you'd let go for somewhat less than
> current retail, I'd sure appreciate it. BTW, the 1/2 inchers currently go
> for about $19 ea, with the 3/4's for $37 each, plus shipping. So if you
> scrounged some up for little or nothing, you can even make a few bucks...
>
> Thanks for your time and good contesting!
> Brad
> KØBHC
>
> Sergeant First Class, Infantry
> 82d Airborne Division
>
>
>
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