From mike at bentwire.net  Wed Sep  1 09:44:31 2021
From: mike at bentwire.net (Mike Barts)
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2021 09:44:31 -0400
Subject: [PVRCNC] Reminder: PVRC-NC September Virtual Meeting
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Just a reminder about tomorrow's virtual meeting. Official start time is
7:00 PM. Come early, come late, just show up.

Come air your complaints about WW Digi, the coming age cliff of contesters,
the benefits or lack thereof of ARRL membership, but the moderator (N4GU)
reserves the right to activate the mute button indiscriminately.

From bill at axelrods.org  Wed Sep  1 19:06:36 2021
From: bill at axelrods.org (Bill Axelrod)
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2021 19:06:36 -0400
Subject: [PVRCNC] Flagpole antenna
Message-ID: <CAJ_MLyWLuM6C8BAk_bjg7FWCYJM4jhPDbYNDJpqv1Qmc-6LSrg@mail.gmail.com>

Most of you know that I live in a very restrictive HOA neighborhood here in
Pittsboro and I use a flagpole antenna.  I recently upgraded my 20 ft
flagpole to 24 ft.  Makes a difference.

I still have my original 20 ft flagpole antenna hiding under the house.  I
have no need for it - can't have two flagpoles to run SO2R.

If anyone knows of someone who may be a new ham but one with no HF antenna,
they could have that 20 ft antenna.  All they would need to do is come
over, help me disassemble it so it would fit in their SUV or pick-up, or
whatever and take it home to install it.

If that person happened to be a PVRCer, so much the better.

How good is it?  Compared to a larger antenna it is lacking.  If you have
no antenna restrictions you can do much better but not for my cost (free
free free).

FWIW, I got a clean sweep in the 2019 CW Sweepstakes and over 1,000 Qs in
the 2020 ARRL DX contest with it.  Yeah, I am patting myself on the back
and tooting my own horn.

73...   Bill K3WA
703 801-7727

From bill at axelrods.org  Fri Sep  3 11:35:41 2021
From: bill at axelrods.org (Bill Axelrod)
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2021 11:35:41 -0400
Subject: [PVRCNC] NAQP 2022 Rules
Message-ID: <CAJ_MLyXfavZ4=OnMU6XLrC4SnvOdv40QUJCcPMQWXktDR_r8=A@mail.gmail.com>

Have you seen the new rules for the 2022 NAQP?

Check out: https://ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf

New SOA  class.  Other interesting changes.

73...   Bill K3WA

From N3ND at aol.com  Wed Sep 15 17:22:32 2021
From: N3ND at aol.com (N3ND at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2021 17:22:32 -0400
Subject: [PVRCNC] Remote Solar Power battery charger / system
References: <04e201d7aa77$ccb65310$6622f930$.ref@aol.com>
Message-ID: <04e201d7aa77$ccb65310$6622f930$@aol.com>

I'm looking to find an applicable 12V solar batter charger + battery to get
12V at my tower.  My concern is the charger and potential noise issues.  

 

The plan is to use GHE Everywhere to do the switching for an 8X2 antenna
switch.  Anyone out there using solar power at their tower.  If so, what
panel, what charger, how large a battery?

 

Thanks in advance.  Contact me directly to keep traffic off the reflector.
N3ND at aol.com

 

73,

Dan

 


From kwinrich at gmail.com  Thu Sep 16 11:15:05 2021
From: kwinrich at gmail.com (Kent Winrich)
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:15:05 -0400
Subject: [PVRCNC] The first Directional Arrays, and 500kW of WLW
Message-ID: <CAOoHsBCLZ9QQ1V=osWFur8X+8PixSLH_-VegvwZUJr_e6zjscQ@mail.gmail.com>

https://www.radioworld.com/columns-and-views/roots-of-radio/the-development-of-the-directional-am-broadcast-antenna

Kent K9EZ

From kwinrich at gmail.com  Thu Sep 16 12:36:25 2021
From: kwinrich at gmail.com (Kent Winrich)
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2021 12:36:25 -0400
Subject: [PVRCNC] The first Directional Arrays, and 500kW of WLW
In-Reply-To: <CAOoHsBCLZ9QQ1V=osWFur8X+8PixSLH_-VegvwZUJr_e6zjscQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAOoHsBCLZ9QQ1V=osWFur8X+8PixSLH_-VegvwZUJr_e6zjscQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAOoHsBAKUxxNuVsjV1AHf4-gYh9C1ramhi679QNjXUMetq46vQ@mail.gmail.com>

Two more links in WLW.  I still have an ope invite to go through the beast
that put out 500kW.  Just need to get to Dayton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbHjcwIoTiY

http://j-hawkins.com/wlw.shtml

On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 11:15 AM Kent Winrich <kwinrich at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> https://www.radioworld.com/columns-and-views/roots-of-radio/the-development-of-the-directional-am-broadcast-antenna
>
> Kent K9EZ
>

From kwinrich at gmail.com  Thu Sep 16 22:21:48 2021
From: kwinrich at gmail.com (Kent Winrich)
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2021 22:21:48 -0400
Subject: [PVRCNC] [PVRC] The first Directional Arrays, and 500kW of WLW
In-Reply-To: <61438203.1c69fb81.1e671.d255SMTPIN_ADDED_MISSING@mx.google.com>
References: <61438203.1c69fb81.1e671.d255SMTPIN_ADDED_MISSING@mx.google.com>
Message-ID: <CAOoHsBDQBArmpN8rgA+7wL6GertP+OSVFG=G2w2v=mZf0TYp2A@mail.gmail.com>

Whole
Lotta
Watts

On Thu, Sep 16, 2021, 1:42 PM w4rn73 <w4rn73 at aol.com> wrote:

> Lots of stations in those days had call letters that stood for something
> such as:
>
> KTRH Houston - The Rice Hotel
>
> KFH Wichita- Kansas' Finest Hotel
>
> KCMO - Kansas City, Missouri
>
> WWVA - Wheeling, West Virginia
>
> KSL -  Salt Lake
>
> KVOR - Voice Of (the) Rockies
>
> etc., etc. about 200 others.
>
> Guys that worked at WLW joked that W L W stood for World's Lowest Wages.
>
> 73,
>
> Mike-W4RN
> VP NBC, ret.
> Sr. VP MetroMedia Int'l, ret
> Yada Yada
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
>
>
>

From tdanley at centurylink.net  Thu Sep 23 12:46:46 2021
From: tdanley at centurylink.net (Tad Danley)
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2021 12:46:46 -0400
Subject: [PVRCNC] change of e-mail address - for PVRC lists only
Message-ID: <310822b8-82c7-65e3-60c1-f3ae4fed4068@centurylink.net>

After many missed messages with my centurylink e-mail address, I have 
submitted a request to subscribe to the PVRC and PVRCNC e-mail 
reflectors using an alternate address - for PVRC and other qth.net lists 
only: tdanley at k3td.net

Thanks and 73,

-- 
Tad Danley, K3TD


From N3ND at aol.com  Sun Sep 26 11:51:22 2021
From: N3ND at aol.com (N3ND at aol.com)
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2021 11:51:22 -0400
Subject: [PVRCNC] CQ WW RTTY N3ND SO(A)AB HP
References: <009501d7b2ee$5bb30b20$13192160$.ref@aol.com>
Message-ID: <009501d7b2ee$5bb30b20$13192160$@aol.com>

Call: N3ND

Operator(s): N3ND

Station: N3ND

 

Class: SO(A)AB HP

QTH: Wake Forest, NC

Operating Time (hrs): 3

 

Summary:

Band  QSOs  State/Prov  DX  Zones

-----------------------------------

   80:   10       9       2     2

   40:   23       5      14     6

   20:   33       2      22    10

   15:   43       0      25     5

   10:    2       0       2     2

-----------------------------------

Total:  111      16      65    25  Total Score = 32,118

 

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

 

Comments:

 

Just a few Q's for the club prior to traveling overseas.  First time on RTTY
with K4D.

 


From hdsoftail2020 at gmail.com  Sun Sep 26 13:15:21 2021
From: hdsoftail2020 at gmail.com (Hollis Thigpen)
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2021 13:15:21 -0400
Subject: [PVRCNC] Eimac 8877 spare
Message-ID: <CAOMu8+9vw0=Y-mK20vET8i1q24rvnD4EzxAOCDACuqMoxxC6Ag@mail.gmail.com>

Hello everyone.  I have a (pull) spare Eimac 8877 left over when I had my
Alpha 9500 amp.  Last tested output was the same as a new tube, with the
same input it was 1500 watts output.  Any one interested please contact
KC3X 919 394 2627

Thanks

Hollis KC3X

From hdsoftail2020 at gmail.com  Sun Sep 26 13:18:00 2021
From: hdsoftail2020 at gmail.com (Hollis Thigpen)
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2021 13:18:00 -0400
Subject: [PVRCNC] Fwd: Eimac 8877 spare
In-Reply-To: <CAOMu8+9vw0=Y-mK20vET8i1q24rvnD4EzxAOCDACuqMoxxC6Ag@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAOMu8+9vw0=Y-mK20vET8i1q24rvnD4EzxAOCDACuqMoxxC6Ag@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAOMu8+-pbwqH_6JQSOqOeB=cCR7EuEeiooE-Q11a39Yhcb1OQA@mail.gmail.com>

Forgot the photos

On Sun, Sep 26, 2021 at 1:15 PM Hollis Thigpen <hdsoftail2020 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello everyone.  I have a (pull) spare Eimac 8877 left over when I had my
> Alpha 9500 amp.  Last tested output was the same as a new tube, with the
> same input it was 1500 watts output.  Any one interested please contact
> KC3X 919 394 2627
>
> Thanks
>
> Hollis KC3X
>

From hdsoftail2020 at gmail.com  Sun Sep 26 14:39:19 2021
From: hdsoftail2020 at gmail.com (Hollis Thigpen)
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2021 14:39:19 -0400
Subject: [PVRCNC] Eimac 8877
Message-ID: <CAOMu8+_hc0MbF1u2nj_dNn=vLk6X=0c=h7HZiCng4DAhzG-TAA@mail.gmail.com>

I have a used 8877 I had for a spare with my Alpha 9500.  I sold the Alpha
and do not need this tube any longer if anyone  is interested. It was
tested with the Alpha before it was sold. It matched the output with the
same input wattage as the new tube.


Hollis KC3X

From kb1ri at yahoo.com  Sun Sep 26 20:39:52 2021
From: kb1ri at yahoo.com (Eric M Wagner)
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2021 20:39:52 -0400
Subject: [PVRCNC] NR4O CQWW RTTY SO(A)AB
Message-ID: <mailman.275.1632703210.3284.pvrcnc@mailman.qth.net>

                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY - 2021

Call: NR4O
Operator(s): NR4O
Station: NR4O

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: NC - FM05
Operating Time (hrs): 34.25
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
Band  QSOs  State/Prov  DX   Zones
------------------------------------
   80:  185       41      26     9
   40:  534       50      64    20
   20:  252       30      60    18
   15:  158       13      54    18
   10:    5        1       4     4
------------------------------------
Total: 1144      135     208    69  Total Score = 946,364

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

All time best score for me. Up a whopping 400K form 2020!  Amazing what a bump
in the SFI can do.  15m was hopping both days.  I wish I had a gain antenna on
the high bands.  S&P for many of the Q's on 20/15m.  I spent a few more
hours to beat my best QSO count from last year by 60 Q's.  Mults were up by 99
over last year, states(-2), countries(+84), zone(+17).  

Overall, very happy with how things worked out.  Big shout out to my XYL for
keeping the food and beverages coming, so I could maximize my BIC.  Also, thanks
to Bert, N4CW for the local NC mults on 20/15m and a double mult on 10m!! 10m
was almost open on Sunday afternoon.  2 Panama stations were very loud.  The
other 2 stations were just barely above the noise.  Several others were seen. 
But, could not copy. 

Thanks for all the Q's and making this a fun one.

73,
Eric - NR4O

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Flex-6600/SPE-1.3K/TL-922
80/40m Dipoles
20/15/10m Loops 
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From howie.n4af at gmail.com  Mon Sep 27 09:09:31 2021
From: howie.n4af at gmail.com (Howie Hoyt)
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2021 09:09:31 -0400
Subject: [PVRCNC] 50amp supply
Message-ID: <CACgw-M_visU_rxaxDv_oOVXD_ZmwbW4Y+FQfoE-NEaKzBMKpzA@mail.gmail.com>

I am looking to give away a 50a 12v supply (Pyramid).

Works fine, but the xfmr has developed a hum that I find annoying.


73, Howie N4AF

