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Friday, October 24, 2008
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Fall
Fall is most enjoyable. Alas for some reason it still triggers depression. Or is it from this will be the last week in our apartment? We have been here for more than 5 years. Will the friends that we never made be missed? Or just the memories of us together here be missed? On Memories today while napping I realized the memories of family and friends that are still alive are no different than the memories of family and friends that have passed on. That way no one dies. Even as all of the cells in your body are replaced, somehow your memories still survive.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
noise floor
Can't wait to get out of this Apartment. Noise floor on HF just went from s3-s5 to s9+! Can't even hear wwv on 10 MHz.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Super Antennas MP1
HRO sold me this antenna when I told them i planned to use an antenna inside my apartment for HF. I think they had intended my mounting it out a window or something.
Still being brand new to HF, I would like to tell you somethings that i learned.
HF right now, with no sunspot activity, with the MP1 indoors; I am getting poor results.
When using the MPI indoors, do not use the Collar Position Info chart. This chart helps you position the collar for the band you want to work. This is good guide only if you have the MPI in a optimal location.
Inside an apartment is not the best location. With limited room for the counterpoise wires and other factors, affecting my SWR: setting the collar position was the last step in getting a good SWR. With my situation my best SWR for the band I want, never matched the Info Chart.
With this antenna indoors:
I have worked voice all over the states on 6m when there are E openings,
30 meter CW, and 20 Meter Phone.
This antenna does tune 40 meters - 10 meters indoors.
Lucky I will be moving into a home soon, and will have more antenna options. Many more options.
73
jay / ab1ii
Still being brand new to HF, I would like to tell you somethings that i learned.
HF right now, with no sunspot activity, with the MP1 indoors; I am getting poor results.
When using the MPI indoors, do not use the Collar Position Info chart. This chart helps you position the collar for the band you want to work. This is good guide only if you have the MPI in a optimal location.
Inside an apartment is not the best location. With limited room for the counterpoise wires and other factors, affecting my SWR: setting the collar position was the last step in getting a good SWR. With my situation my best SWR for the band I want, never matched the Info Chart.
With this antenna indoors:
I have worked voice all over the states on 6m when there are E openings,
30 meter CW, and 20 Meter Phone.
This antenna does tune 40 meters - 10 meters indoors.
Lucky I will be moving into a home soon, and will have more antenna options. Many more options.
73
jay / ab1ii
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
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