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Posted: 5/24/2023 8:09:59 PM EDT
[Last Edit: DarkLordVader]
[#1]
Seems like I can reach NC but not getting 25-50% from NC.
I am maybe hearing impaired. Maybe I should try a noise reduction project on my end. My experience with POTA is much lower noise in other places. And I have not yet tried the breaker box isolation method. NC dropped to 0% on the last 2 transmissions. |
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Posted: 5/24/2023 8:22:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DarkLordVader: Seems like I can reach NC but not getting 25-50% from NC. I am maybe hearing impaired. Maybe I should try a noise reduction project on my end. My experience with POTA is much lower noise in other places. And I have not yet tried the breaker box isolation method. NC dropped to 0% on the last 2 transmissions. I was asking about your son, if he was at VT. You can reply via PM if you want. |
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Posted: 5/24/2023 8:25:58 PM EDT
[#3]
Net closed at 2025L with 3 check-in's plus NCS.
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Posted: 5/24/2023 8:27:12 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/24/2023 8:58:27 PM EDT
[#5]
@weaponeer1911
Are you running that against a counterpoise or radials? Obviously it works, one of those 'stealth' antenna ideas that's efficient. My 100 watt notion of that would be an Icom AH-4 tuner, buried radials, and as much gutter length as possible. Nearby lightning tonight, I'll try to be on the net next week. 73, Rob |
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Posted: 5/24/2023 9:08:04 PM EDT
[#6]
I could hear activity, but didn't see anything at all.
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Posted: 5/24/2023 9:09:04 PM EDT
[#7]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By robmkivseries70: @weaponeer1911 Are you running that against a counterpoise or radials? Obviously it works, one of those 'stealth' antenna ideas that's efficient. My 100 watt notion of that would be an Icom AH-4 tuner, buried radials, and as much gutter length as possible. Nearby lightning tonight, I'll try to be on the net next week. 73, Rob The small black wire coming off the ground stake is the standard CHA 25’ counterpoise wire. That’s all I use. It’s just laid out randomly on the ground, right now pointing roughly north. The gutter is roughly 85’ along the roof and three 8’ downspouts like the one the hybrid is clipped to. I’m using the internal tuner in the FTDX3000 which gives the radio a nice 1:1 match. Without the tuner it’s about 1.4:1. I was running about 50 watts tonight. If I run much more power I sometimes get some RF feedback issues with my USB ports. |
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Posted: 5/26/2023 8:40:26 AM EDT
[#8]
@weaponeer1911
Thanks for the reply, tell me about the device on the ground, I figure it's a matching transformer for a random wire antenna. ARRL used to put out a book on stealth antennas, the whole idea appeals to me. 73, Rob |
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Posted: 5/26/2023 1:27:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By robmkivseries70: @weaponeer1911 Thanks for the reply, tell me about the device on the ground, I figure it's a matching transformer for a random wire antenna. ARRL used to put out a book on stealth antennas, the whole idea appeals to me. 73, Rob The device on the ground is indeed a matching device from my Chameleon Antenna MPAS 2.0 portable antenna system, which I use often in different configurations. They call it a "hybrid", but it actually seems to be a 5:1 ratio UNUN. It can be used at the base of a vertical, or at the end of a random wire. I also used the ground mount stake and counterpoise wire from the same kit. https://chameleonantenna.com/shop-here/ols/products/cha-mpas-modular-portable-antenna-system-20 I have both the "mini" and "micro" versions. When I saw a YouTube video on gutter antennas about a month ago I decided to give mine a try. It seemed to me to be kinda sorta like an end fed random antenna so I figured the CHA hybrid unit might work. It does. In the first couple of hours I had it hooked up I worked Europe, Asia, South America and South Pacific on FT8 with about 40 watts (the micro-hybrid won't handle much more power than that on digital, that's why I bought a mini-hybrid version.) If you have any kind of metal gutter system I'd say give it a try. I was certainly pleasantly surprised at how well it works. |
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Posted: 5/26/2023 2:56:23 PM EDT
[#10]
You come in maybe an S unit louder on the endfed, it's pretty impressive how your portable and gutter antennas work; at least for getting into VA.
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Posted: 5/31/2023 11:09:30 AM EDT
[#11]
I'll be present to NC tonight, hopefully I remember how to run the radio!
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Posted: 5/31/2023 5:49:57 PM EDT
[#12]
No net for me, unexpected fridge shopping tonight.
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Posted: 5/31/2023 7:23:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By GreenDragon: No net for me, unexpected fridge shopping tonight. We'll miss you... and be eating cold food. |
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Posted: 5/31/2023 8:21:19 PM EDT
[#14]
Thunder boomers in the area, I'll sit out tonight.
73, Rob |
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Posted: 5/31/2023 8:26:10 PM EDT
[Last Edit: seek2]
[#15]
Conditions seemed fine to me, but it was a very small net tonight.
ETA: Here's the waterfall on the late station, looked kind of funny to me:  Attached File |
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Posted: 6/3/2023 9:24:24 PM EDT
[#16]
^What does that indicate?
Looks like the work of termites. |
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Posted: 6/3/2023 9:44:21 PM EDT
[#17]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DarkLordVader: ^What does that indicate? Looks like the work of termites. I'm really not sure. I've never see the waterfall have holes in the signals like that, which is why I pasted the image. It could be a scaling artifact or something to do with an overdriven signal (on either end, like when the Icom's "overflow" indicator comes on.) It was weird, so I posted it in case someone else has seen it. |
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Posted: 6/4/2023 7:55:49 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Nmbmxer]
[#18]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By seek2: Conditions seemed fine to me, but it was a very small net tonight. ETA: Here's the waterfall on the late station, looked kind of funny to me: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/266376/waterfall_png-2836033.JPG  Attached File |
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Posted: 6/4/2023 1:22:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Nmbmxer: By late you mean me or the guy after me when the net was really over? Looks like a wide msfk mode. I talked to the guy after the net but he was ghost printing and I couldn't see anything on the waterfall. It sounded right but I don't know that fldigi didn't change modes when it decoded his rsid. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/68732/IMG_5163_jpeg-2839644.JPG No, the waterfall I captured was olivia near the end of the net. It was strong, decoded properly, but looked strange. |
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Posted: 6/7/2023 12:09:10 PM EDT
[#20]
I should be present to NC tonight. 14067.5, reminders start at 2330Z.
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Posted: 6/7/2023 6:51:07 PM EDT
[Last Edit: seek2]
[#21]
I may be a bit late starting reminders depending on the departure time of a less than punctual contractor,
but I don't foresee any change in the net time itself of 0000Z. First reminder out at 2330Z and I'm copying tests fine here. |
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Posted: 6/7/2023 7:56:02 PM EDT
[#22]
I'll be in/out tonight. Company just showed up.
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Posted: 6/7/2023 8:33:00 PM EDT
[#23]
Nice net, 4 stations + NC tonight.
Propagation was not like the hard-wired connection of 20M nets a month+ ago, but still pretty good. |
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Posted: 6/14/2023 12:36:06 PM EDT
[#24]
I'll be present to NC this evening. 20M, countdown start at 2330Z.
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Posted: 6/14/2023 1:03:48 PM EDT
[#25]
I'll try to get on tonight, it's been a while and I've got some work in the shack I have to do as well.
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Posted: 6/14/2023 8:37:20 PM EDT
[#26]
Propagation was very good this week, nearly everyone was S7 or better, 100% copy all stations.
Total of 5 stations + NC tonight. |
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Posted: 6/15/2023 12:44:12 PM EDT
[#27]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By seek2: Propagation was very good this week, nearly everyone was S7 or better, 100% copy all stations. Total of 5 stations + NC tonight. I could hear you, an NC station and a MO station, about 40% decode rate, S5 db noise level, decided not to TX due to poor decode rate. |
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Posted: 6/21/2023 12:35:09 PM EDT
[#28]
I'll be present to NC tonight's net.
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Posted: 6/21/2023 6:55:06 PM EDT
[#29]
Walked into the shack to find the hard drive failed in my shack pc. Hopefully I can get another pc moved over and fldigi setup this weekend.
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Posted: 6/21/2023 7:15:57 PM EDT
[#30]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Nmbmxer: Walked into the shack to find the hard drive failed in my shack pc. Hopefully I can get another pc moved over and fldigi setup this weekend. That's a bummer, how many hours did it have in use? 73, Rob |
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Posted: 6/21/2023 7:28:22 PM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Nmbmxer: Walked into the shack to find the hard drive failed in my shack pc. Hopefully I can get another pc moved over and fldigi setup this weekend. Seems to be the day for gremlins, pulseaudio seems to have forgotten my settings. If anyone sees badness in my signals tonight please let me know, I reset things but it was clearly heavily over-driving the 7300, I think I have that fixed but I'm not convinced. |
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Posted: 6/21/2023 7:41:29 PM EDT
[#32]
Thunder boomers all around me tonight. Antennas disconnected. I’ll be a no-show tonight.
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Posted: 6/21/2023 8:36:42 PM EDT
[#33]
Propagation was rougher than I've seen in a while, everyone was S3-S5 here. Still had 100% copy on everyone.
5 stations + NC tonight. |
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Posted: 6/21/2023 8:46:07 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Nmbmxer]
[#34]
I hooked up my packet pc to the HF rig and was able to listen to the net but didn't get all the audio setting right until 5min after it closed. Need to figure out if I have a backup of the macros I use somewhere...
ETA: Macro backup loaded, now I just need to figure out what I had set so it flrig would power on and off the 7300. That's how I would remote into the radio without leaving it on all the time. |
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Posted: 6/21/2023 9:23:19 PM EDT
[#35]
I tried but could not get fldigi to work, even though it worked yesterday
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Posted: 6/28/2023 2:40:01 PM EDT
[#36]
I'll be present to NC tonight's net, 20M/14067.5 still, reminders to start at 2330Z.
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Posted: 6/28/2023 6:48:40 PM EDT
[#37]
I can't physically get down to my shack tonight due to complications from my knee replacement.
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Posted: 6/28/2023 7:05:04 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Nmbmxer: I can't physically get down to my shack tonight due to complications from my knee replacement. Oh that sucks! I hope you get/feel better soon! |
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Posted: 6/28/2023 7:05:34 PM EDT
[#39]
hope you feel better, dealing with a similar issue.
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Posted: 6/28/2023 7:30:09 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Nmbmxer]
[#40]
My implant is doing great, fit is perfect and I can stand and not hurt for the first time in ages. Have great mobility, a cane is all I need to get around the house (surgery was two days ago.) But it's leaking - - a lot. When I bend it it's like Jed Clampett finding oil. My ortho Dr ordered a wound vac installed much to the dismay of the wound center at the hospital. Then they did a lymphatic wrap over it.
 Attached FileI'm not supposed to bend it until it heals better and the swelling is down. I had it dead straight to 90deg the day after surgery but it swelled so much I can barely get 30deg out of it now. Pain management is the biggest thing keeping me off the air. Too dizzy to walk down the stairs and there is no way I could use fldigi lol. |
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Posted: 6/28/2023 8:39:00 PM EDT
[#41]
Nice net. Propagation was a little strange, I had a couple stations booming in and one went from
barely copyable to zero copy. Four stations + NC for this night's net. |
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Posted: 6/28/2023 8:53:24 PM EDT
[#42]
Nmbmxer, i hope you make a speedy recovery. That doesn't look like much fun.
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Posted: 7/5/2023 8:58:30 AM EDT
[Last Edit: SteelonSteel]
[#43]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Nmbmxer: My implant is doing great, fit is perfect and I can stand and not hurt for the first time in ages. Have great mobility, a cane is all I need to get around the house (surgery was two days ago.) But it's leaking - - a lot. When I bend it it's like Jed Clampett finding oil. My ortho Dr ordered a wound vac installed much to the dismay of the wound center at the hospital. Then they did a lymphatic wrap over it. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/68732/IMG_5229_jpeg-2866962.JPG I'm not supposed to bend it until it heals better and the swelling is down. I had it dead straight to 90deg the day after surgery but it swelled so much I can barely get 30deg out of it now. Pain management is the biggest thing keeping me off the air. Too dizzy to walk down the stairs and there is no way I could use fldigi lol. Ouch! Just listen to the docs for now. I know how that is. Post bowel resection and sliced through ab muscle layers I couldn’t hardly bend to get in or out of bed and stairs sucked for nearly a week. Getting out of bed would just about bring tears to my eyes. Godspeed Old Man! |
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Posted: 7/5/2023 9:29:55 AM EDT
[#44]
Should be able to make the net tonight. Getting around pretty well without any assistance now and have about the same flexibility I had when leaving the hospital. That wrap was awful, felt like it wanted to rip my knee cap off.
Quote History Originally Posted By SteelonSteel: Godspeed Old Man! Thanks for the kind thoughts. I’m sure it won’t be long before I’m lamenting my leg less on the air and back to complaining about who ever owned my latest dirt bike before me lol. |
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Posted: 7/5/2023 12:31:14 PM EDT
[#45]
I should be able to NC tonight's net, as long as I can continue to remember today is Wednesday.
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Posted: 7/5/2023 7:33:29 PM EDT
[#46]
Caught a signal at 2332 looked like it wasn't Olivia 16/500, maybe 32/something?
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Posted: 7/5/2023 8:18:30 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Nmbmxer]
[#47]
I got FLRIG to shut off my 7300 by entering this under the exit commands:
xFE xFE xFE x94 xE0 x18 x00 xFD xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE xFE x94 xE0 x18 x01 xFD  Attached FileHowever when FLRIG boots and the radio is off it doesn't see the com port and it fails. With the rig off I can manually send it that hex string and it boots, even without seeing the com port. I really want to figure out how I had this working on the computer with the failed HDD.Wi |
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Posted: 7/5/2023 8:34:59 PM EDT
[#48]
Conditions were pretty great tonight, a couple of you were past S9 and maxing out the SNR.
We had four stations + NC for tonight's net. |
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Posted: 7/5/2023 8:36:06 PM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Nmbmxer: I got FLRIG to shut off my 7300 by entering this under the exit commands:The same place I got the exit command said this would turn it on too:https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/68732/Capture_PNG-2875135.JPG However when FLRIG boots and the radio is off it doesn't see the com port and it fails. With the rig off I can manually send it that hex string and it boots, even without seeing the com port. I really want to figure out how I had this working on the computer with the failed HDD.Wi How are you manually sending the string to a port that isn't there? |
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Posted: 7/5/2023 9:17:36 PM EDT
[#50]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By seek2: How are you manually sending the string to a port that isn't there? |
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