[450] hamfest tomorrow

K1FSY k1fsy at vhfwiki.com
Tue Oct 21 13:10:27 EDT 2014


Perhaps its time for a new thread?

On 10/21/2014 11:59 AM, kc1wj at kc1wj.com wrote:
>
> George (and others) if you want to try a 40m contact today, let me
> know. I did a little antenna tweaking and got rid of the rf in the
> shack, so Now I can run full 120 watts out of the Kenwood.
> 73
>
>
> Quoting kc1wj at kc1wj.com <mailto:kc1wj at kc1wj.com>:
>
>>
>>
>>  Talked to and heard George as well. I was hooding back on power.
>> Maybe 40 watts or so, but it worked. 
>>
>> Good deal!
>>
>>
>>
>> Quoting George Andrews <gandrews at ntplx.net <mailto:gandrews at ntplx.net>>:
>>
>>> Just left a break for you, called you. Heard something, not sure if
>>> it was you or not. What are you running for an antenna?
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> George
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> *From:* 450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com
>>> [mailto:450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com] *On Behalf Of* K1FSY
>>> *Sent:* Sunday, October 19, 2014 5:38 PM
>>> *To:* 450 at lists.vhfwiki.com
>>> *Subject:* Re: [450] hamfest tomorrow
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> hear everybody fine, can't break in on 5 watts, too much lightning key.
>>>
>>> On 10/19/2014 5:19 PM, kc1wj at kc1wj.com <mailto:kc1wj at kc1wj.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Good Contact!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>>
>>>
>>>     Quoting Shawn Zupp <shawnallan at me.com <mailto:shawnallan at me.com>>:
>>>
>>>         I will break in.
>>>
>>>         Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>
>>>         On Oct 19, 2014, at 4:55 PM, kc1wj at kc1wj.com
>>>         <mailto:kc1wj at kc1wj.com> wrote:
>>>          
>>>
>>>             I am on now, but it may take 45 minutes of old buzzard
>>>             transmissions before I get to talk to you.
>>>
>>>
>>>             Quoting Shawn Zupp <shawnallan at me.com
>>>             <mailto:shawnallan at me.com>>:
>>>
>>>                 On 7.186 William!
>>>
>>>                 Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>
>>>                 On Oct 19, 2014, at 4:38 PM, kc1wj at kc1wj.com
>>>                 <mailto:kc1wj at kc1wj.com> wrote:
>>>                  
>>>
>>>                     7243 is clear, it may not be in a few, but it is
>>>                     now.
>>>
>>>
>>>                     Quoting Shawn Zupp <shawnallan at me.com
>>>                     <mailto:shawnallan at me.com>>:
>>>
>>>                         Ok will check back at this time.
>>>
>>>                         Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>
>>>                         On Oct 19, 2014, at 3:46 PM, kc1wj at kc1wj.com
>>>                         <mailto:kc1wj at kc1wj.com> wrote:
>>>                          
>>>
>>>                             Give me a good freq on 40 and I will
>>>                             meet you at 4:40 local time, if that's
>>>                             good for you.
>>>
>>>                             Quoting Shawn Zupp <shawnallan at me.com
>>>                             <mailto:shawnallan at me.com>>:
>>>
>>>                                 Hello William !  Yes it was that bad
>>>                                 wasn't it?  Hadn't seem VHF
>>>                                 conditions that poor for a long
>>>                                 time.   So on HF this afternoon if u
>>>                                 want to connect!  
>>>
>>>                                 Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>
>>>                                 On Oct 19, 2014, at 2:52 PM,
>>>                                 kc1wj at kc1wj.com
>>>                                 <mailto:kc1wj at kc1wj.com> wrote:
>>>                                  
>>>
>>>                                     Been listening on 144.215 all
>>>                                     day. Not a peep. Spoke to Bob
>>>                                     briefly though. Haven't fired up
>>>                                     on 40 meters. I suppose it's a
>>>                                     little late now. I've talked to
>>>                                     mountaintop mobiles / rovers all
>>>                                     the time in northern New
>>>                                     Hampshire and Maine. I have no
>>>                                     idea what's wrong this time.
>>>
>>>
>>>                                     Quoting George Andrews
>>>                                     <gandrews at ntplx.net
>>>                                     <mailto:gandrews at ntplx.net>>:
>>>
>>>                                         It was clear and prop
>>>                                         changed and I heard two or
>>>                                         three other QSO's and lost you.
>>>
>>>                                          
>>>
>>>                                         George
>>>
>>>                                          
>>>
>>>                                         *From:*
>>>                                         450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com <mailto:450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com>
>>>                                         [mailto:450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com
>>>                                         <mailto:450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com>]
>>>                                         *On Behalf Of* George Andrews
>>>                                         *Sent:* Sunday, October 19,
>>>                                         2014 10:42 AM
>>>                                         *To:* 450 at lists.vhfwiki.com
>>>                                         <mailto:450 at lists.vhfwiki.com>
>>>                                         *Subject:* Re: [450] hamfest
>>>                                         tomorrow
>>>
>>>                                          
>>>
>>>                                         Listening now. Will jump in!
>>>
>>>                                          
>>>
>>>                                         *From:*
>>>                                         450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com <mailto:450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com>
>>>                                         [mailto:450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com]
>>>                                         *On Behalf Of* Shawn Zupp
>>>                                         *Sent:* Sunday, October 19,
>>>                                         2014 10:42 AM
>>>                                         *To:* 450 at lists.vhfwiki.com
>>>                                         <mailto:450 at lists.vhfwiki.com>
>>>                                         *Subject:* Re: [450] hamfest
>>>                                         tomorrow
>>>
>>>                                          
>>>
>>>                                         George- try 7.248.
>>>
>>>                                          
>>>
>>>                                         N2DXT
>>>
>>>                                         Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>
>>>                                         On Oct 19, 2014, at 10:32
>>>                                         AM, Bob <n1ujs at toast.net
>>>                                         <mailto:n1ujs at toast.net>> wrote:
>>>
>>>                                             Hi George!
>>>
>>>                                              
>>>
>>>                                             On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at
>>>                                             10:24 AM, George Andrews
>>>                                             <gandrews at ntplx.net
>>>                                             <mailto:gandrews at ntplx.net>>
>>>                                             wrote:
>>>
>>>                                             I am listening (and
>>>                                             calling) on 50.155 MHz.
>>>                                             Is this the frequency
>>>                                             where everyone is
>>>                                             presently. I have 100 W
>>>                                             into a 140 foot Cobra
>>>                                             Ultralight about 25 to
>>>                                             30 feet in the air. If I
>>>                                             am listening on the
>>>                                             wrong frequency, please
>>>                                             let me know.
>>>
>>>                                              
>>>
>>>                                             Shawn (or anyone else)
>>>                                             wants to try an HF
>>>                                             frequency, let me know.
>>>                                             I can do 160 through 10
>>>                                             M. Somewhat less
>>>                                             efficient on 160, but
>>>                                             good for 300 to 600 miles.
>>>
>>>                                             My amp is down for
>>>                                             repair, so I only have
>>>                                             100 W rather than 500 to
>>>                                             600 W.
>>>
>>>                                              
>>>
>>>                                             This time next year I
>>>                                             hope to have the 9
>>>                                             element M2 and the 4
>>>                                             element 6 M beams up.
>>>
>>>                                              
>>>
>>>                                             George
>>>
>>>                                             N1YAE
>>>
>>>                                              
>>>
>>>                                             *From:*
>>>                                             450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com
>>>                                             <mailto:450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com>
>>>                                             [mailto:450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com
>>>                                             <mailto:450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com>]
>>>                                             *On Behalf Of* Bob
>>>                                             *Sent:* Sunday, October
>>>                                             19, 2014 9:45 AM
>>>                                             *To:* 450
>>>                                             *Subject:* Re: [450]
>>>                                             hamfest tomorrow
>>>
>>>                                              
>>>
>>>                                             N2six and friends are
>>>                                             waiting on 6
>>>
>>>                                              
>>>
>>>                                             On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at
>>>                                             9:32 AM, Shawn Zupp
>>>                                             <shawnallan at me.com
>>>                                             <mailto:shawnallan at me.com>>
>>>                                             wrote:
>>>
>>>                                             Conditions have been
>>>                                             atrocious this weekend.
>>>
>>>                                              
>>>
>>>                                             Was on for hour and a
>>>                                             half since 8am.  Made 2
>>>                                             contacts.
>>>
>>>                                              
>>>
>>>                                             VHF maps look horrible. 
>>>                                             Taking half hour break
>>>                                             and heading to new spot.
>>>
>>>                                              
>>>
>>>                                             Been forced to take
>>>                                             refuge in HF yesterday!
>>>
>>>
>>>                                             Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>
>>>                                             On Oct 19, 2014, at 9:14
>>>                                             AM, Bob <n1ujs at toast.net
>>>                                             <mailto:n1ujs at toast.net>> wrote:
>>>
>>>                                                 Again, another
>>>                                                 day...pointed to
>>>                                                 Maine.....nothing
>>>                                                 being
>>>                                                 heard....anyone else?
>>>
>>>                                                  
>>>
>>>                                                 On Sat, Oct 18, 2014
>>>                                                 at 11:04 AM, Shawn
>>>                                                 Zupp
>>>                                                 <shawnallan at me.com
>>>                                                 <mailto:shawnallan at me.com>>
>>>                                                 wrote:
>>>
>>>                                                 On 144.215
>>>
>>>                                                 And 51.500
>>>
>>>                                                 Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>
>>>                                                 On Oct 18, 2014, at
>>>                                                 11:00 AM, Bob
>>>                                                 <n1ujs at toast.net
>>>                                                 <mailto:n1ujs at toast.net>>
>>>                                                 wrote:
>>>
>>>                                                     ??
>>>
>>>                                                      
>>>
>>>                                                     On Sat, Oct 18,
>>>                                                     2014 at 10:49
>>>                                                     AM, K1FSY
>>>                                                     <k1fsy at vhfwiki.com
>>>                                                     <mailto:k1fsy at vhfwiki.com>>
>>>                                                     wrote:
>>>
>>>                                                     probably a 3 call
>>>
>>>                                                     On 10/18/2014
>>>                                                     8:40 AM, Bob wrote:
>>>
>>>                                                         I'm on,
>>>                                                         pointed that
>>>                                                         way, hearing
>>>                                                         nothing....anyone
>>>                                                         else?
>>>
>>>                                                         I do have
>>>                                                         SOME noise
>>>                                                         though.....
>>>
>>>                                                          
>>>
>>>                                                         On Fri, Oct
>>>                                                         17, 2014 at
>>>                                                         9:00 AM,
>>>                                                         Shawn Zupp
>>>                                                         <n2dxtour at gmail.com
>>>                                                         <mailto:n2dxtour at gmail.com>>
>>>                                                         wrote:
>>>
>>>                                                         The tour
>>>                                                         continues
>>>                                                         this weekend
>>>                                                         and *en-route to
>>>                                                         York, Maine
>>>                                                         for two-day
>>>                                                         expedition
>>>                                                         event. 
>>>                                                         First up,
>>>                                                         Mount
>>>                                                         Agamenticus *-
>>>                                                         rising only
>>>                                                         692 feet it
>>>                                                         is still the
>>>                                                         highest in
>>>                                                         southern
>>>                                                         Maine. *Day
>>>                                                         #2 will be
>>>                                                         the famous
>>>                                                         Nubble* *Lighthouse*,
>>>                                                         on the
>>>                                                         National
>>>                                                         Register of
>>>                                                         Historical
>>>                                                         Places.
>>>
>>>                                                          
>>>
>>>                                                         Details below:
>>>
>>>                                                          
>>>
>>>                                                         *_TOMORROW,
>>>                                                         SATURDAY
>>>                                                         OCTOBER 18: _*
>>>
>>>                                                         *_Mount
>>>                                                         Agamenticus,
>>>                                                         York, Maine_*
>>>
>>>                                                         *_FN43pf:_*
>>>
>>>                                                          
>>>
>>>                                                         *Time:      
>>>                                                              8:00am
>>>                                                         - 12 noon*
>>>
>>>                                                         *Frequency:
>>>                                                           144.215
>>>                                                         usb (2m)
>>>                                                          50.155 usb
>>>                                                         (6m)*
>>>
>>>                                                          
>>>
>>>                                                         *_THIS
>>>                                                         SUNDAY
>>>                                                         OCTOBER 19: _*
>>>
>>>                                                         *_Nubble
>>>                                                         Lighthouse,
>>>                                                         Cape
>>>                                                         Neddick, Maine_*
>>>
>>>                                                         *_FN43qd:_*
>>>
>>>                                                          
>>>
>>>                                                         *Time:      
>>>                                                              8:00am
>>>                                                         - 12 noon*
>>>
>>>                                                         *Frequency:
>>>                                                           144.215
>>>                                                         usb (2m)*
>>>
>>>                                                         *           
>>>                                                                  
>>>                                                          50.155 usb
>>>                                                         (6m)*
>>>
>>>                                                          
>>>
>>>                                                         Hope to
>>>                                                         catch you on
>>>                                                         the air!
>>>
>>>                                                          
>>>
>>>                                                         Shawn
>>>
>>>                                                         (Now to DX
>>>                                                         Tour) N2DXT
>>>
>>>                                                          
>>>
>>>                                                         FACEBOOK:
>>>
>>>                                                          
>>>
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