| 04:23 HA9AL Attila | Hi everyone I am starter I would like RX test my ANT 6el single Yagi no LNA pse give me ur TX freq I can ONLY RX!! Thank You! | JN97pm |
| 03:04 KO4ENU Steve | Will work it. Nite | FM16rs |
| 03:03 KO4ENU Steve | I have a signal generator but " I know a guy" who may have the noise figure meter | FM16rs |
| 03:03 W9IP/6XP28/1K5 Mike | KO4ENU Bed time for me. See you tomorrow. | FN12xx |
| 02:58 W9IP/6XP28/1K5 Mike | KO4ENU do you have access to any test equipment? Like a signal generator or even better, a noise figure meter? | FN12xx |
| 02:57 KO4ENU Steve | it is on a telescopic mast so I can access it easily. | FM16rs |
| 02:55 W9IP/6XP28/1K5 Mike | Preamp | FN12xx |
| 02:55 W9IP/6XP28/1K5 Mike | KO4ENU - I have been on 6-1296 over the years but I am all-in on 2m now. Can you reach your Peramp to bring it in for bench testing? | FN12xx |
| 02:50 KO4ENU Steve | Haha I bet, went to QRZ page...you have gone to far. Are you only on 2M? I will be getting my 70cm antennna this weekend but this 2m is driving me mad. | FM16rs |
| 02:45 W9IP/6XP28/1K5 Mike | KO4ENU it sits next to my collection of burned-out LDMOS transistors. | FN12xx |
| 02:44 W9IP/6XP28/1K5 Mike | KO4ENU - I have a nice collection of very quiet GASFets. | FN12xx |
| 02:44 W9IP/6XP28/1K5 Mike | KO4ENU - Here's something you can try... Sweep your antenna past the Sun tomorrow. You should see a modest increase in noise | FN12xx |
| 02:42 KO4ENU Steve | I will bite..how do you know? | FM16rs |
| 02:41 W9IP/6XP28/1K5 Mike | Ask me how I know | FN12xx |
| 02:40 W9IP/6XP28/1K5 Mike | KO4ENU Hmmm, it's possible for a preamp to make noise but not amplify siganls but it isn't common. Usually they go silent when they fail. | FN12xx |
| 02:38 KO4ENU Steve | Yes, it does drop a couple S units | FM16rs |
| 02:34 W9IP/6XP28/1K5 Mike | KO4ENU If the preamp has about 20dB gain, then the noise ought to drop a couple of S-units and birdies shoud disappear. | FN12xx |
| 02:32 KO4ENU Steve | and yes the noise drop when the external pre amp is off | FM16rs |
| 02:32 W9IP/6XP28/1K5 Mike | KO4ENU. OK. I'll look forward to it. | FN12xx |
| 02:32 KO4ENU Steve | Mike, thank you for trying I will recheck and be back... I will work it and return but I see the station and will come knocking soon! | FM16rs |
| 02:31 W9IP/6XP28/1K5 Mike | KO4ENU Do you see noise and birdies? What happens when you turn it off, does the noise drop much? | FN12xx |
| 02:25 W9IP/6XP28/1K5 Mike | KO4ENU Well, that suggests that something's wrong. | FN12xx |
| 02:25 KO4ENU Steve | I am not seeing anything and the preamp is in line. | FM16rs |
| 02:24 W9IP/6XP28/1K5 Mike | KO4ENU Are you seeing anything? | FN12xx |
| 02:22 W9IP/6XP28/1K5 Mike | HB9DNZ Good morning, Erhard - Tnx Report | FN12xx |
| 02:22 W9IP/6XP28/1K5 Mike | KO4ENU That's good! | FN12xx |
| 02:22 HB9DNZ Erhard | 021900 4 -20 2.5 83 5 * KO4ENU W9IP FN12 1 0 | JN37wi |
| 02:21 KO4ENU Steve | ssb pre amp at mast head sp200 | FM16rs |
| 02:20 W9IP/6XP28/1K5 Mike | KO4ENU Dou you have a peramplifier or is the '9700 receiving "barefoot?" | FN12xx |
| 02:19 KO4ENU Steve | Just listening and will have the PA ine line tomorrow | FM16rs |
| 02:17 W9IP/6XP28/1K5 Mike | KO4ENU Should I be looking for you or are you only listening? | FN12xx |
| 02:16 KO4ENU Steve | OK I like the enthusiasm | FM16rs |
| 02:14 W9IP/6XP28/1K5 Mike | KO4ENU OK, I am QRV. Showtime | FN12xx |
| 02:11 KO4ENU Steve | I completely understand, I have been at my witts end withthis QRP sub par system. If not another time will be standing by. | FM16rs |
| 02:08 W9IP/6XP28/1K5 Mike | KO4ENU I have been fooling around with my system today and now it doesn't want to TX. I'm working on it... | FN12xx |
| 02:07 KO4ENU Steve | standing by | FM16rs |
| 02:06 W9IP/6XP28/1K5 Mike | KO4ENU A few more minuse, sorry | FN12xx |
| 02:02 KO4ENU Steve | ok listening | FM16rs |
| 02:01 W9IP/6XP28/1K5 Mike | KO4ENU I will be tuning up on .120. You can listenf for my carrier if you like. I will start calling you at about 02:05. I will call 2nd period. | FN12xx |
| 01:59 KO4ENU Steve | Icom 9700, G5500, Co Phased 13 B2 H, PA 350 been trying to RX no luck | FM16rs |
| 01:59 HB9DNZ Erhard | CQ JT65B 118 4X 10 El H / V 800 Watt | JN37wi |
| 01:56 W9IP/6XP28/1K5 Mike | KO4ENU What is your setup, Steve? | FN12xx |
| 01:55 KO4ENU Steve | Thank you Mike! Standing by. | FM16rs |
| 01:54 W9IP/6XP28/1K5 Mike | KO4ENU give me a few minutes until the Moon is a little higher. I'd love to try with you. | FN12xx |
| 01:53 KO4ENU Steve | qrp station | FM16rs |
| 01:53 KO4ENU Steve | Is any one calling CQ trying to see if I can decode you? | FM16rs |
| 12:26 BV6KM/4X13/1K Landy | qrt stop 110 | PL03dg |
| 12:07 BV6KM/4X13/1K Landy | CQ .110 2nd JT65B | PL03dg |
| 12:05 K6DJ/2X15/400W Dayton | Stop CQ .120 | DN70if |
| 11:55 K6DJ/2X15/400W Dayton | ====== CQ .120 JT65B 2nd | DN70if |