Geep, I'll try to keep an ear open for you. 40 meters might be alittle touch and go this far during the day, but 20 shouldn't be a problem. I usually leave my radio during the day on 14.329.. might pick a frequency, and I will look for during the day.
73, Dudley WA5QPZ FlexRadio Systems (512) 250-8595, Option 2 Email: dud...@flex-radio.com Web: www.flex-radio.com "Tune in excitement!" ™ On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 8:25 PM, Geep Howell <g...@wa4rts.net> wrote: > Should be fun, Dudley. I don't think we will have internet access, > unfortunately, so no way to post anything here, but I may be able to get > somebody else to do it. I expect sort of a sporadic operation, as this > won't be a hot new location for a lot of folks, but an interesting one. > > Just got the 3000 reloaded with the latest firmware to run 2.08, and flDigi > is running great, so we may try some PSK. I think the operation will be > primarily voice, probably with a 40 meter start and then moving over to 20. > Hope the bands cooperate. > > geep > > On Oct 6, 2010, at 8:16 PM, Dudley Hurry wrote: > > > Geep, > > > > Sounds like a fun day.. If you get a change, try to make a posting > here to let everyone know where and when you guys are on the air.. If I > can find the station, I will try to keep up on the frequency with the > Podcast. You can find it on > > > > http://ww.livestream.com/wa5qpz > > > > Good luck and CU on the air.. > > > > 73, > > Dudley > > > > WA5QPZ > > > > > > On 10/6/2010 6:55 PM, Geep Howell wrote: > >> Our club, in the Lynchburg VA area, will be operating a special events > station, N4J, at Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest, which is in nearby > Forest, VA. We'll probably get started around 0900 EDT and finish up around > 1500 EDT, mostly voice, but perhaps PSK31 as well. > >> > >> Poplar Forest was Jefferson's retreat from Monticello, near > Charlottesville, and he was there quite often, especially in his later > years. There are lots of interesting exhibits of his inventions, > experiments with growing things, and his taste for wine and beer -- made his > own most of the time. The house itself is slowly being finished up, and is > an octagonally shaped building with some of his inventions in place for the > public to view. > >> > >> I've been asked to bring a FLEX radio system out and demo/train > operators so we will have more ops that aren't scared away by the "new" > technology of SDR's. I remind them of the Kachina and the SDR 1000 but many > of these folks think the FLEX 5000 is the first one ever. > >> > >> I expect to be using a 3000 and a dipole antenna, so may not have the > biggest signal on the band, but should be audible. QST and CQ October > issues have the details, but we plan on 40 and 20 meters for the most part. > >> > >> Be glad to talk with any Flexers who are around during the day. > >> > >> Geep > >> WA4RTS > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > >> FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > >> http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > >> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > >> Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flexradio.com/ > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flexradio.com/ > _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
