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

Sat Oct 16 22:40:46 EDT 2004

So noted Bill-
Still amazing....
H

On Sat, 16 Oct 2004, William G. McDowell wrote:

> 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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> >    1. PVRCNC Joint meeting minutes- 10/13/04 (Henry Heidtmann)
> >    2. NC East meeting notes and a plea... (Brad Hedges)
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> >
> > Message: 1
> > 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
> > To: PVRCNC <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net>
> > Cc: PVRC Reflector <pvrc at mailman.qth.net>
> > Message-ID: <416FC81C.CC096268 at summitschool.com>
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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; To=
m
> > 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 commente=
d
> > 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 snaggin=
g
> > 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)=
=2E
> > 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 b=
y
> > 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 d=
b
> > 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 join=
t
> > 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, an=
d
> > 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
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > 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>
> > Message-ID:
> > <200410160232.i9G2VwCi015362 at ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com>
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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, K=D8BHC were in attendance. We talked about antenn=
a
> > 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; h=
e
> 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, L=
ED
> > 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 "mi=
ni"
> > stackmatches (2:1 unun) for about what ONE commercial stackmatch goes f=
or.
> > Not to complain - the WX=D8B units are beautifully assembled, but if yo=
u'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 tur=
n
> for
> > the worse at the last minute. Fortunately we were able to continue to s=
tay
> > 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 o=
pen
> > 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.=
=2E.
> >
> > Thanks for your time and good contesting!
> > Brad
> > K=D8BHC
> >
> > Sergeant First Class, Infantry
> > 82d Airborne Division
> >
> >
> >
> >
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