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The Accounts Team, For Chase Online From 50MHz at rogerhalstead.com Thu Mar 23 22:03:13 2017 From: 50MHz at rogerhalstead.com (Roger on six) Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 22:03:13 -0400 Subject: [SixClub] Account Suspension In-Reply-To: <201703071409.v27E9FjJ013125@www.cep.co.jp> References: <201703071409.v27E9FjJ013125@www.cep.co.jp> Message-ID: <9cd22e1b-4aee-3045-4db7-210cad786e97@rogerhalstead.com> A phishing we will go, a phishing we will go... 73, Roger (K8RI) --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus From 50MHz at rogerhalstead.com Thu Mar 23 23:08:49 2017 From: 50MHz at rogerhalstead.com (Roger on six) Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 23:08:49 -0400 Subject: [SixClub] Back on the air...sorta. Message-ID: <0d5021b9-3f1c-4f3d-8173-280ed9f57ad5@rogerhalstead.com> Well, I'm back on the air, but with a minimal setup. Just the AV640 at 25' on a mast. It works surprisingly well on six, but it's certainly not the equal of that 7LC3i at 115 feet. That and I could run 800W PEP on SSB. That Tokyo Hi-Power SS amp would also do 800W carrier on CW. Wish I'd kept it as they are no longer made. BTW that AV640 may be the best multiband vertical I've ever used, but it's extremely sensitive to the 40 meter, center fed, half wave slopers The station in the den is working although I need to get the AIM running and the 6-pack plus the remote antenna switch operating so both stations can get back on the air AND I can monitor six from both stations. The wiring is in for the 6-pack, but the remote antenna SW is only wired to the shop. I need to replace the hard wired SW with one controlled by a signal on the coax. The LM470 crank-up (68 ft ) still needs the control circuit wired, the rotator, mast, and tribander mounted as well as the coax and rotator cable installed. With just my right side working, it takes about ten times longer than I estimate to do things, BUT the left arm and hand are still slowly improving. Working out, now has my left leg nearly as strong as the right. The 7L C3i 6-meter Yagi needs the coax matching section resoldered. Its just setting on sawhorses like the C19XR tribanders. Recent 60 MPH winds put both antennas on the ground. Well the 7L C3i was on the ground, while the C19XR ended up on the concrete apron for the shop. The 2' drop didn't hurt either antenna. I can't say the same for the big UHF TV antennas that were under the C19XR as it pretty much trashed 3 of the 4 that were under it. Something, I don't know what, dissolves exposed solder on the tower. It might be chemical, or Ozone/corona from lightening. I'm not downwind from any manufacturing We (Joyce N8JBW and I) gave the one good TV antenna to our new neighbors across the road who graciously put both antennas back on the sawhorses. I have lots of new 72 +/- ohm coax plus the new F connectors with the installation tools. Man those connectors are so much better than the old crimpons we used to use. One type is a "Snap and seal". I'd need to look at the container as I've forgotten their name of the others, but they are similar to the snap and seal. They are strong mechanically and easy to weatherproof. They are "almost" immune to the weather as is. I had two UHF TV antennas located at 90 and 95 Feet with antenna mounted preambles, so I had a lot of use for that coax and connectors. With the one at 90' pointed SSE and the one at 95' pointed NW, I could get 22 OTA digital station out to well past 100 miles. I now have a contact to install the PST-62 rotator, mast, coax, and 7L C3i at roughly 115 feet, much like it was before the Cormorants decided to roost on the boom truss. "I might" try to assemble the 40M3-125 and have it installed at the top of the 45G with the 7L C3i about 15 feet above it, but IIRC the 7L C3i has a 29'6" boom and I don't know if it will interact with the 40M3. I need to get rid of the excess equipment so I can afford to get a new auto tune HF amp for the shop. I seem to accumulate "stuff" that I no longer use. So that's the status from Midland, MI. I do miss those days where six was open world wide and you could have all continents in a single conversation 73, Roger (K8RI) EN73 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus From 50MHz at rogerhalstead.com Fri Mar 24 00:07:05 2017 From: 50MHz at rogerhalstead.com (Roger on six) Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 00:07:05 -0400 Subject: [SixClub] Taking Your Grid Square To 10 Places In-Reply-To: <329VaVw8k3856S06.1485126010@web06.cms.usa.net> References: <329VaVw8k3856S06.1485126010@web06.cms.usa.net> Message-ID: Why would I be interested in more than my basic grid square? 73, Roger (K8RI) --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus From donroden at hiwaay.net Fri Mar 24 05:18:13 2017 From: donroden at hiwaay.net (donroden at hiwaay.net) Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 04:18:13 -0500 Subject: [SixClub] Back on the air...sorta. In-Reply-To: <0d5021b9-3f1c-4f3d-8173-280ed9f57ad5@rogerhalstead.com> Message-ID: <20170324041813.Horde.plR18w_l6sPOhQdlXUrlXeL@webmail.hiwaay.net> Six Club has been pretty quiet ... kinda like Six. Yes, I miss my six element at 140 feet. Currently, all I have for six is a roof mounted squalo. I missed the "BIG ONE" .... Cycle 19 was just before I was licensed, but I did get to see all of the exotic qsl cards that my mentor collected using a simple Layafette 20 watt am transceiver and a three element on a 20 foot push-up mast.... rotated by hand. He said six was open 24 hours a day. He would get up around 3am and start working Europe and Africa until he had to go to work every day. Asia, South Pacific .... he had quiet a collection ... all on 50.400 AM crystal controlled. Wonder what it would have been like if he had some of the more modern SSB gear running 100 plus watts and vfo control ? Ten Meters was hot too. I'll be retired soon and I sure would like to see just a small portion of that kind of world-wide propagation during the next sunspot cycle. Don W4DNR Quoting Roger on six <50MHz at rogerhalstead.com>: > Well, I'm back on the air, but with a minimal setup. > > I do miss those days where six was open world wide and you could > have all continents in a single conversation > > 73, Roger (K8RI) EN73