Tnx QSO Alan. Been a while since I worked AK from the east coast. Now that I'm on 12, my noise level is sky high! Steve W3HF

Alan - Just saw you on 15. Steve W3HF

Yep, just worked Alan, I see only faint traces. Calling cq nw at 21071.1 -p W7PFB 73, Don’t forget to smile and have fun!

Did you guys all move up to 15? I'm seeing nothing but a CW signal at 21070.5 or so. Steve W3HF

All, Worked W7PFB and saw KC3FL on 17m. 73 Alan WL7CG -- The Grid and Prefix Awards Program - GAPA http://gapaawards.com https://groups.io/g/GAPA ( https://groups.io/g/GAPA )

Worked W3HF, Steve on 17m..strong with deep fading.. stuck with attic dipoles under the red tile roof here...hard to rotate.. 73, Stan W9SMR ________________________________________ Sent:

This OCF dipole is great on 17 for some reason. Randy W4RTT

Randy, you’re booming in here in NW WA state. Working Alan WL7CG in Valdez now. -p W7PFB 73, Don’t forget to smile and have fun!

Just worked Robert, KK6KMU, in CA. My signal lookes strong on Utah SDR. Randy W4RTT

15m open 17:30 Just worked KD2UBH in NY, 1,100 miles north. He was mostly solid, but reported fading on me. John's test should be

17 mtrs is 18.097 See you there

where on 17 Randy W4RTT

John, Great experimental plan!! I will plan to join the test. I doubt I will see you (too close) but maybe can pick up some of your faithful followers. Tnx,

I think even indoor antennas may be subject to voltage spikes from nearby lightning hits. Jerry

I'm going to try 17 thru 10 mts if anyone wants to try. I'll work each band for 15 mins. 17 mtrs 18:00 - 18:15 15 mtrs 18:15 - 18:30 12 mtrs 18:30 - 18:45 10 mtrs 18:45 - 19:00 Hope to see

Agreed. But remember that most of my antennas are indoor (due to HOA rules), so I don't bother. (I figure if lightning hits the house, I have bigger problems than a zapped radio.) This was the one

Everyone should have antennas grounded when not in use. My remote antenna switch out on tower does that when I turn everything off. Jerry

Operator error happens. Think that's what happened with my ALS-600 amp; the fix at Ameritron was $500 or so... blew finals (all 4). Ouch ! Expensive lesson. One thing you need to know is that HEAT

Bummer. Back about 15 years ago I fried the finals on my FT-817. Fortunately I had another rig, but hadn't gotten around to setting up the interface for PSK. The dead finals gave me the incentive. My

To paraphrase Tennyson, ‘Tis better to have PSK’ed and burnt out than never to have PSK’ed at all. Stephen, KO4CVU