Dave, I will be using that chat, combined with email to try and stir up 30 meter activity - 30 on 30 is still needing about 10 more QSOs. Paula K7PAX 1739

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Yep, Rick is right - I used Teamviewer and a tablet to operate my rig remotely and was able to finish some days from work, and some days while on vacation. And I also used the strategy of working the

Had a successful CHIMP operation using a foldingantennas.com foldable hexbeam set up on the patio, with a laptop and IC7000 on the diningroom table as it was too cold and too bright outside. Propagati

Steve, which “solar generator” did you use, and what equipment did you run with it? Paula K7PAX

Rick, I never made it back on 40 meters last night. Couldn’t tune my antenna to 40 meters and was too tired to troubleshoot and mess with it. May or may not be back as a chimp today, but could work fr

Thanks Rick - I am going to take a break too, and try 40 meters tonight as well. Maybe we’ll see each other, and some others as well! Paula K7PAX

Well I just got N5SLY for contact #4 in five and a half hours - hard won. But spread out - Florida, Alaska, California, Texas, and while I was writing this, Tennessee. So I finally got my minimum of 5

Rick, I’ll turn the hexbeam your way a little . . . Paula K7PAX

Similar to APE but less restrictive – you can operate at home if you wish, but must use a portable antenna and rig away from your base station. Use of shore power is OK. I am set up with my foldable h

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I am calling CQ as a Chimp on 20 meters 14.070.55 at 01:12 UTC

Jim, please reply to me privately at k7pax@... because I would like to talk more about your QSO King end-fed wire. Thanks! I also have one but want to discuss wire length. Paula

No success by uninstalling and reinstalling the com port or disabling the USB power saving options. Giving up for the day. Paula K7PAX

There is only one com port assigned, com 3, and they match on pc and software, but that gave me an idea. I will try killing the com port and renewing it and see if that helps. I have also just now dis

Malcolm - ic7000 does not direct connect via USB. The cat cable connects from the aux port on the rig with DB9 serial on the far end. I use a Keyspan serial to USB converter and plug into the USB port

Hi guys - so I am camping and decided to practice for the Chimp Chase. Using the same laptop and IC 7000 that I used when in Lake Havasu City a couple of years ago. But this time CAT control won’t suc

Barry: That sounds like you already have the same version of the Access driver. You might consider choosing “repair” in case your current driver is corrupt. Paula K7PAX

You can just install - it will overwrite. Paula K7PAX

Make sure to download the second file in the list, ending in x86, NOT the x64 version listed first.

Randy and Barry - I had a lot of trouble with DM780 freezing. HRD support had me do the following and it fixed it for me: “Downnload and install the Microsoft Access Database Engine 2013 driver. CAUTI

Of course I meant “retired” not “retied” but maybe that fits - instead of being tied to a job, I am tied to raising an active puppy! Paula K7PAX