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-=> Daryl Stout wrote to jimmy anderson <=-

 DS> Jimmy,

 ja>  I've saved this info and will do it soon...

 DS>   The net won't meet on Nov. 24 (next Monday) for Thanksgiving Week,
 DS> or Dec. 22 (Christmas Week) or Dec. 29 for New Years Week. It takes
 DS> OFF the weeks of Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,
 DS> Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years.

Yeah, I saw that - and I DID get my login and just tested it.

 ja>  Right now, my next project 'at home' is hooking up an HF rig!

 DS>   Now, if the bands will cooperate this winter.

 ja>  I don't really have room for the longest parts of it, but for
 ja> now
 ja>  I'm going to make an inverted V on my tower and use at least
 ja> the
 ja>  10 meter part... Get my feet wet, so to speak, and if
 ja> everything
 ja>  works okay I'll get another power supply to run it as well for
 ja>  more power and I'll invest in an antenna I can mount without
 ja> taking
 ja>  up 100' of yard space. :-)

 DS>   15 Years ago, the no frills HF rig I used on the Arkansas and
 DS> Missouri Railroad, was an Icom IC-718. It was designed to "get your
 DS> feet wet in HF".

What kind of antenna did you use?





... As I said before, I never repeat myself
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