Lili, was Re: [R-390] RF Deck: 8-16 mHz synchronization question

Thu, 10 Oct 2002 14:12:21 -0500

Greetings,

        I just returned from 5 days spent supporting the restoration of the
electrical power distribution systems in South LA.  Stayed in Lafayette and
worked in smaller towns to the north where there was much damage.  (Ville
Platte area)

Had dinner one night at a very interesting place in Lafayette....off  W.
Pinhook...true South LA style cooking...Zydaco band and the works...Great
food!  Love that Boudin! (unique sausage)

Small utillity had 150,000 of it's 230,000 customers in the dark.....when we
left yesterday less than 500 were down!

Good trip...65 hours overtime in 5 days....time to sleep now!

Cecil Acuff

----- Original Message -----
From: Tom M. <[email protected]>
To: Gregory Mengell <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 7:13 AM
Subject: Lili, was Re: [R-390] RF Deck: 8-16 mHz synchronization question

> Greg and group,
> thanks for asking, yes we are in Lafayette LA and everything is OK here.
>
> Summary:
>
> Lili passed just about right over us.  Local winds were > 90 mph.  I
> participated in the 14325 Kcs net until having to QRT as the shack is in a
> different building than the main house.
>
> It is wierd to have the AFRES C-130's pssing over your home taking
> measurements.  If that happens to you, it is not going to be good.  I was
> listening to them on 304.8 Mcs and 13927 Kcs.
>
> Our home is about 30 mi from the beach, some storm surge is not an issue
here,
> but wind is.
>
> Our house is OK with no damage.  However, there are many houses nearby
which
> have these lovely southern oaks now embedded firmly into their living
rooms.
> Lots of heavy lifting equipment around and blocked streets.  Travel by car
is
> tricky in some neighborhoods. Motorcycle is advised for impromptu
shortcuts.
>
> A tornado passed about two blocks from me (sounds like heavy machinery)
and
> tossed some large trees around.  We had lots of moments punctuated with
"damn,
> what was that!! Did you hear that!!"
>
> The local cable TV tower fell on a lady's home.
>
> I went over to my dad's house in Rayne yesterday.  He lives on a corner
lot.  I
> could not find a place to park for all of the debris.  He had large trees
fall
> on everything but his house.
>
> FEMA and the Guard are here.  Lots of hummers and helos.
>
> We were on gennerator power at my house for about 30 hours, with a wire
running
> over the fence to my neighbor's house. Not exactly up to code, but it
keeps the
> beer. . . . err . . . . milk cold.
>
> Anyway, our house is back to normal, whatever that means, today.  I'm
passing
> the gen set to a coworker who took a tree into the house.
>
> 73 de N5OFF
> Lafayette, LA
>
>
> --- Gregory Mengell <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hey Tom arent you from Louisana?I hope your OK. Anyone hear from
Nolan?73
> > Gregory Mengell
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tom M." <[email protected]>
> > To: "Tom Bridgers" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 1:47 PM
> > Subject: Re: [R-390] RF Deck: 8-16 mHz synchronization question
> >
> >
> > > Dear Tom/KE4RHH,
> > >
> > > My book says to set that one (8-16)first.  That is because I wrote it
in
> > my
> > > book many years ago.  This "feature" you discovered is not addressed
in
> > the
> > > manual.
> > >
> > > Plan to adjust all of the cams, and simply do 8-16 Mhz first.  Then do
all
> > the
> > > others independently.
> > >
> > > Cheers!
> > >
> > > Tom N5OFF
> > > --- Tom Bridgers <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > Hi...
> > > >     First, many thanks to Scott for the *first class* photo's and
> > > > instructions on how to rebuild the RF Deck!
> > > >
> > > >     My question conerns a otherwise high number and excellent
looking
> > EAC
> > > > that does not receive signals, except on the 28 mHz band.  After
> > checking
> > > > things out, I found that in the RF deck,  the 8-16 mHz cam does not
line
> > up
> > > > with its associated black line when the counter is at 7 +000.   It's
> > waayyyy
> > > > off.  How do I align it;  it does not have a clamp to loosen for
> > alignment.
> > > > Versus the other 5 racks/cams that have clamps for that purpose.
(One
> > step
> > > > I tried:  I loosened the clamps on the cams on either side of the
8-16
> > mHz
> > > > cam plus another one just under the 16-32 mHz cam --- all to no
avail;
> > I
> > > > could not get the 8-16 mHz cam to move.)   Do I have to disassemble
the
> > > > entire RF deck gear train mechanism to the point where the 8-16 mHz
cam
> > is
> > > > physically free of touching the other gears and then reposition it
to
> > align
> > > > with the black line?  Or is there another way?  I hope so...
> > > >
> > > > thanks in advance for your help!
> > > > 73's,
> > > > -tom   KE4RHH
> > > >
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