 CaptSchofield
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Posted: 10/5/2010 10:10:45 PM
ALKVA I thougt you were AL from Virginia but your call sign comes up david from TN?
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Posted: 10/5/2010 10:11:07 PM
I could hear net control as he was closing the net, but could not raise anyone...Can hear some conversation now, but there is a lot of noise....I better throw some fertilizer on the tree so that my antenna will grow...maybe next week.
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CaptSchofield
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Posted: 10/5/2010 10:13:43 PM
Originally Posted By BJDFL53:
I could hear net control as he was closing the net, but could not raise anyone...Can hear some conversation now, but there is a lot of noise....I better throw some fertilizer on the tree so that my antenna will grow...maybe next week. Cheers 
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Posted: 10/5/2010 10:15:41 PM
Maybe we should add an 80M digital net to follow at 2230 Eastern time?
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km
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Posted: 10/5/2010 10:17:28 PM
I may not make in next week. may not be home from the radio club meeting in time. Someone else want to pick it up?
We can spread net control around so it gives different areas of the country a chance. Someone just offer to take it next week. |
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km
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Posted: 10/5/2010 10:18:35 PM
Originally Posted By aa777888-2:
Maybe we should add an 80M digital net to follow at 2230 Eastern time? I organized this one. someone set up a digital net. There are enough different modes and frequencies that there is a lot to try. |
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Posted: 10/5/2010 10:19:27 PM
Originally Posted By km:
I may not make in next week. may not be home from the radio club meeting in time. Someone else want to pick it up? We can spread net control around so it gives different areas of the country a chance. Someone just offer to take it next week. I will take the net next week, same time same station! |
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SVGA-1
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Posted: 10/5/2010 10:19:37 PM
Im not sure how a digital net would work?
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Posted: 10/5/2010 10:21:54 PM
Originally Posted By SVGA-1:
Im not sure how a digital net would work? It's round robin, same as voice. Just a lot more typing 
I'll think about organizing it next week. Got to think about what mode a bit... |
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Posted: 10/5/2010 10:22:32 PM
Sounds good!
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Posted: 10/5/2010 10:30:52 PM
It would be great to have some postings on how to set up digital. I am just getting the SSB to work half way decent based on what I learned on arfcom and would like to expand into digital. What do I need to buy and how do I set it up?
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CaptSchofield
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Posted: 10/5/2010 10:33:53 PM
Originally Posted By aa777888-2:
Originally Posted By SVGA-1:
Im not sure how a digital net would work? It's round robin, same as voice. Just a lot more typing
I'll think about organizing it next week. Got to think about what mode a bit... I've been on Olivia nets, they work great as it does not take a lot of power to get through.. They are alsogood for us slow typers |
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Posted: 10/5/2010 10:38:12 PM
Originally Posted By BigDaddy0004:
Originally Posted By Bill2k1:
haha, I know I can at least listen to that freq range, I've done it before. I may as well put on some pants and get my antenna up. You know, Bill, that radio works indoors, too. It's a lot more comfy inside in your underwear than outside in 40*F freezing your nurples off!  Like an idiot I didn't think about coax and had to buy 25 feet at radioshack because I blew my trip to AES already. I have to sit like 30 feet in the middle of my backyard 
I am going to get some longer coax next weekend I think. |
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Posted: 10/5/2010 10:41:47 PM
I have been monitoring 3.898.0 since the end of the net and there are a few people talking about how our net "isn't going to work". They have several people that come in out out on there from around 6pm till after midnight. We may run into problems...just thought I would let you all know.
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Posted: 10/5/2010 10:42:34 PM
I was able to listen, but my antenna was not going to work, imagine my surprise a 40 meter antenna not working on 80. I heard net control and all the first check ins. Then I switched between 40 and 80.
I am gonna try and get some 80 meter antenna figured out, sounded like a good net. |
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Posted: 10/5/2010 10:44:13 PM
Originally Posted By Bill2k1:
Originally Posted By BigDaddy0004:
Originally Posted By Bill2k1:
haha, I know I can at least listen to that freq range, I've done it before. I may as well put on some pants and get my antenna up. You know, Bill, that radio works indoors, too. It's a lot more comfy inside in your underwear than outside in 40*F freezing your nurples off! Like an idiot I didn't think about coax and had to buy 25 feet at radioshack because I blew my trip to AES already. I have to sit like 30 feet in the middle of my backyard
I am going to get some longer coax next weekend I think. Ha! I'm just giving you a hard time! I need to put up a better antenna for 80m so I can use my new 7200. Researched all day at work. |
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Posted: 10/5/2010 10:47:04 PM
Originally Posted By BigDaddy0004:
Originally Posted By Bill2k1:
Originally Posted By BigDaddy0004:
Originally Posted By Bill2k1:
haha, I know I can at least listen to that freq range, I've done it before. I may as well put on some pants and get my antenna up. You know, Bill, that radio works indoors, too. It's a lot more comfy inside in your underwear than outside in 40*F freezing your nurples off! Like an idiot I didn't think about coax and had to buy 25 feet at radioshack because I blew my trip to AES already. I have to sit like 30 feet in the middle of my backyard
I am going to get some longer coax next weekend I think. Ha! I'm just giving you a hard time! I need to put up a better antenna for 80m so I can use my new 7200. Researched all day at work.I spent the early evening looking about, I think I am going to have to buy a tuner and get something like a g5rv. I just cannot figure out how to shove 136 feet of wire into my 1/4 acre lot. |
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Posted: 10/5/2010 10:49:02 PM
Originally Posted By SVGA-1:
I have been monitoring 3.898.0 since the end of the net and there are a few people talking about how our net "isn't going to work". They have several people that come in out out on there from around 6pm till after midnight. We may run into problems...just thought I would let you all know. Maybe they'd give us some problems if we were Needle Point lovers, but AR15 enthusiasts? |
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Posted: 10/5/2010 10:51:07 PM
Originally Posted By BigDaddy0004:
Originally Posted By SVGA-1:
I have been monitoring 3.898.0 since the end of the net and there are a few people talking about how our net "isn't going to work". They have several people that come in out out on there from around 6pm till after midnight. We may run into problems...just thought I would let you all know. Maybe they'd give us some problems if we were Needle Point lovers, but AR15 enthusiasts? |
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Posted: 10/5/2010 10:54:22 PM
Originally Posted By Bill2k1:
This may sound dumb, but is a 40 meter dipole workable on 80 meters without a tuner? a half-wave dipole would be a quarter wave on 80 right? Or am I totally off base? No, it's not workable. A halfwave dipole IS a quarter wave with a quarter wave counterpoise. It just won't tune, even with a tuner. Or if it does, it puts a lot of load on the tuner. Or at least that's been my experience trying to tune an 80 m dipole on 160 meters. |
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Posted: 10/5/2010 10:58:14 PM
Originally Posted By SVGA-1:
I have been monitoring 3.898.0 since the end of the net and there are a few people talking about how our net "isn't going to work". They have several people that come in out out on there from around 6pm till after midnight. We may run into problems...just thought I would let you all know. Give it time, and keep trying. When's the next net night? I'll "put some fire in the wire" if need be.
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Posted: 10/5/2010 11:00:23 PM
Same time next week.
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Posted: 10/5/2010 11:04:09 PM
Fudge! I was working on some 9913 I'm going to (hopefully) be running in the attic tomorrow and just looked at the time.
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CaptSchofield
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Posted: 10/5/2010 11:10:49 PM
Originally Posted By CaptSchofield:
ALKVA I thougt you were AL from Virginia but your call sign comes up david from TN? OOps had 1 too many A's in your call sign. Now I GOT IT RIGHT |
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Posted: 10/5/2010 11:25:52 PM
Originally Posted By Bill2k1:
I just cannot figure out how to shove 136 feet of wire into my 1/4 acre lot. Just stretch out as much of the 136 feet as you can. If you have 10-20 feet on each end that won't fit, bend them one way or the other, or even down. As for the tuner you should get one anyway. A halfway decent manual tuner is a relatively inexpensive piece of gear that can improve the adaptability/flexibility of your station tremendously and it will last darn near forever. The MFJ 941E is very popular. It is not the best tuner you can buy but in one box you get a tuner that'll get you a decent match to darn near anything, a cross needle SWR meter, a 3 pos. coax switch plus a balanced line output that'll do in a pinch. Sort of like a Swiss Army Knife. Regarding the G5RV, I'll just say there are options and let someone else address them in more detail .
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