[bars] bars Digest, Vol 26, Issue 17

Thu Apr 23 13:37:13 EDT 2020

Hello Ed,

I would be happy to  "loan"  you my antenna here in the yard! I can leave the PL 259 end of the coax in my driveway for you if you want to stop by sometime! my email address is douglas.bruce1 at comcast.net.

Doug
KC1MJK
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> Today's Topics:
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>    1. Re: Air Force Museum in Dayton (Andy Wallace)
>    2. NET CHECK INS 04-22-20 (Chris Lobdell)
>    3. help request for HF (Edward Lipchus)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 15:02:09 -0400
> From: Andy Wallace <soldersmoke01 at gmail.com>
> To: n1hts at comcast.net
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> Subject: Re: [bars] Air Force Museum in Dayton
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> Super video, Jim. Did I see a Sputnik replica go by?
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> I am sure several BARS folks heard that on HF back in the day. 
> Andy
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> On Apr 22, 2020, at 11:30 AM, n1hts at comcast.net wrote:
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> If you ever get a chance to go to the Dayton/Xenia hamconvention
> I highly recommend visiting the museum. It is a great take.
> Below is drone visit.
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> https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=m4wLr8_Kaw4
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> jim
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> Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 20:59:14 -0400
> From: Chris Lobdell <crlobdell1 at gmail.com>
> To: bars at w1hh.org
> Subject: [bars] NET CHECK INS 04-22-20
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> Thanks to the following fine gents who checked in tonight!  13 folks.
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> KA1GTT - Andy - S. Chelmsford [mobile]
> KC1MJK - Doug - Reading
> N1ALO - Peter - Dracut
> KC1FTJ - John - N. Chelmsford
> WB1HBU - Eric - W. Lynn
> W1LPG - Brendan - Bedford
> W1LUS - Bruce - Tewksbury
> W7LSG - Ken - Billerica
> K1OA - Scott - Andover
> W1FDR - Bob - Chelmsford
> KC1DBG - Ed - Reading
> KB1SEQ - Jim - Billerica
> KC1GHR - Chris - Tewksbury
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> Chelmsford wins with 3 tonight
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> UNTIL NEXT WEEK ? STAY SAFE AND VIRUS FREE!
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> - Chris KC1IUK
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> Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 14:31:20 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Edward Lipchus <trilsys at yahoo.com>
> To: bars at w1hh.org, Andy Wallace <soldersmoke01 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [bars] help request for HF
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> I've hemmed and hawed on this long enough. A long time ago I bought an Icom 736 with the idea of getting on to HF rather than just the UHF world. I like 2m, but I would like to work someone beyond Woburn. Actually, I can hit Londonderry from Reading, but I would like to try for the other Londonderry and Reading.
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> It's not working. All I hear is static, and occasionally a station with a very loud signal trying to break through the static.
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> So, I need help.
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> Likely, the problem is either my antenna or my transceiver, and I need to narrow it down to one or the other. So, I need...
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> 1) Someone who will let me "borrow" their antenna, i.e. let me stop by (suitably masked), attach my rig to their antenna and compare my rig to theirs. Or...
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> 2) Lend me a rig that is known to perform well that I can take up to my shack, attach it to my antenna beside my rig and see how they do.
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> There is also a 3rd alternative, which is for someone to stop by, look at my antenna and say "you must be nuts to think you could hear anything with that" and help me fix it. This is probably the step after 1 or 2 is done.
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> Any ideas? Any help would be appreciated.
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> KC1DBG
> Ed Lipchus
> Reading MA
> ed at lipchus.com
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