Don, You might want to hang on to the rotators. It is really important to get the azimuth and elevation correct when running that much power on the vertical. Bob, N0BHC

So, the idea is to keep an eye on six meters propagation and call CQ now and then. I would suggest that all stations with 6 meters capabilities call on 50290-50293 kHz, 10 minutes past the hour, every

To All Nico, V51/ZS4NS currently on 21,070 1700 HZ at 2200 UTC. This is days earlier operation than posted on DX bulletins.

If we was really smart, we'd all be real nice to N3DQU and ask him to get out his "propagation equipment?" to help us out. de AA8QQ

Anyone interested, I have one PSK QSO on 6 meters (with N3XC I think). If anyone, anywhere wants to give another a try, let me know. I've got a 6 el quad (albeit no 3 kW linear, hi) on 6m just

6m - no problem for interest experiment. Home QTH ( Lovosice, JO70AM ) : HB9CV antenna Contest QTH ( Louny, JO60VI ) : long Yagi system + IC746, max 100 W

Perhaps if we could clone enough of those 5 kw indestructable amps, we could heat the atmosphere before the contest to get the MUF at a high level. I am thinking if the 5k were aimed into a long

Bernie - I had never thought of it, but I guess the way the filament is wound in an incandescent bulb, it makes a coil that must be tricky to tune. A broadband antenna sure sounds like a real

I've had really good luck using a florescent tube, they are more broad banded, and when you transmit, they help light your shack. 73, Bernie / KF4FHS

Jay - Thanks for the suggestion. Does it matter what wattage the bulb is? If I use a 40 watt bulb, I should get 7 dB gain, right? (My two radios put out a total of 8 watts. 40 / 8 = 5, which is 7

Don't worry, I shall apply for this one as well... BTW the Rumble is also on 50 MHz and I would like to have a go with my new 5-element Yagi in PSK-31 mode. Anybody in Europe interested for a try?

Hello Costas, SV1XV: That's some pretty interesting news, you trying out 6 Meters in the upcoming TARA PSK Rumble that is! So far we haven't had anyone that I can recall enter the rumble using that

Steve, makes no difference how you hook them up, just terminate in a large light bulb, preferably a burnt-out one. Jay, KA3X

Well, now that we know who the big guns are gonna be for the Spring Wakeup, I just wanted to let you all know that the Rumble Attaboy is now posted on the endorsements webpage. If your 070

No problem Steve, Glad to help. If you ever need any more technical help, don't hesitate to ask. I can usually figure out complicated problems such as the one you had pretty easy. I got most of my

Bernie - Thanks. I knew you guys would come through for me. I can't wait to try this out! Gosh, I'll practically be QRO with all of eight watts! 73, Steve W3HF P.S. It seems to me that in this

Steve, You've got to use a splitter. You put the splitter on the antenna connector of your PSK-20. Connect the Anetnna connector from your FT-817 to one side of the splitter and the other side

hook 'em Bernie - When you hook up amps in series, do they add like resistors (1 + 1 + 1 = 3) or capacitors (1 + 1 + 1 "=" 0.577)? I forget the rule. I need to know, so that I can figure out how I

I've got three, 1kw amps I could let you have, Jay. Maybe you could hook 'em up in series :-) 73, Bernie / KF4FHS

Too late Bernie, I just bought a bridge in New York. Got to take a few days off and go see it. KA3X, Jay