George, Your RIB setup is working fb. I happened to get up a little early on May 9th to find George T32JV at 10:44z 1.828 mhz Nice signal worked him no problem.
Hoping to find a QSL route soon or hopefully a connection with LOTW. Any in sight? #84 pending Clay N9IO ________________________________ From: Topband <topband-bounces+n9io=hotmail....@contesting.com> on behalf of Jim F. via Topband <topband@contesting.com> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2024 5:15 PM To: j...@audiosystemsgroup.com <j...@audiosystemsgroup.com>; Tree <t...@kkn.net> Cc: topband@contesting.com <topband@contesting.com> Subject: Re: Topband: End of Season, Spring Cleaning 79 and 83 ?You guys ain't seen nothin yet !I turned 85 this week and oftensay - wish I was 80 again ! Absolutely amazed at what happens with age.If only I realized that I would have been more understanding with grandparents etc... 73, Jim W1FMR On Friday, May 10, 2024, 3:12:31 PM EDT, Tree <t...@kkn.net> wrote: K1WHS getting back on topband!!??!! That's great news!! Tree N6TR On Fri, May 10, 2024 at 10:52 AM Jim Brown <j...@audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote: > On 5/10/2024 10:27 AM, David Olean wrote: > > At 79+ years I am hopeful that I can re assemble things before I give up > > the ghost. > > Going 83, I'm now dependent on friends to help me deal with damage to > antennas by winter storms. Branches (and even trees) fall on RX > antennas. The 250 ft Douglas Fir holding one end of three dipoles hit > the ground 18 months ago. We got the most important, an 80/40 fan > broadside JA and SA, back up last fall. The other two have yet to be > rebuilt. > > Last night, after dark, I went out to check the 160M TX antenna and > found that the mechanical fuse,which I use to protect it from damage > when trees sway in the wind, had broken, so I didn't get to try to work > George last night. I'll fix it today, and will try if George is still on > tonight. > > 73, Jim K9YC > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector