[LARC-CQ] CQ Digest, Vol 43, Issue 11

Mon Sep 20 17:03:27 PDT 2021

I would be interested in getting on 10 or even 2, I could use the practice.

Gary, K2OU

On Mon, Sep 20, 2021, 6:30 PM <cq-request at lists.lakelandarc.org> wrote:

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>    1. CW (J Leahy)
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>    3. Re: CW (William Paul)
>    4. Re: CW (Ed Marchese)
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> Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2021 17:12:58 -0400
> From: J Leahy <jleahy00 at yahoo.com>
> To: LARC <cq at lists.lakelandarc.org>
> Subject: [LARC-CQ] CW
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> A month or two ago there was some interest in having a local CW gathering
> on RF, has anything been happening towards that endeavor or was is just a
> flash in the pan ?
>
> There was talk of HF and VHF/FM also.  I have some of the required parts
> for an FM rig but will have to see what the Interest is before I go further.
>
> If you folks have started something or are still interested in doing so
> please email me at my CALL at ARRL.NET.
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> Thanks,
>
> John
> KK4ITX
> Zephyrhills
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> From: Mike Shreve <shrevemr at protonmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [LARC-CQ] CW
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> We've been making progress very slowly, John.
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> Bill Paul and I have made contact CW simplex on 2 meters using some of the
> ARES assigned frequencies. He and I can copy each other with no problem.
> After the recent Polk ARES Simplex test on Saturday morning, September
> 11th, we did some further testing and results on 2M were very
> disappointing. When the ARES test was over, I simply asked the 20 or so
> participants to tune to 147.510 and see if they heard any CW there. While
> we didn't have even distribution throughout the county, I was largely
> unheard beyond downtown Lakeland from my QTH in northwest Polk County.
>
> So... that leaves HF - probably 10 meters - or Modulated CW using an
> add-on device to send and receive CW on 2M FM. While the latter might be
> preferable in that it would be able to include a larger group of operators
> - (no all bands, all mode requirement of the radio) - there are some
> drawbacks as well. Our next step is to test the feasibility of 10M
> operation for local comms with NVIS antennas. So far, only Lee, N4HES, has
> volunteered to work on the testing - Bill Paul is currently without 10M, so
> if you're interested, lets pick a time and take a run at it. I'm thinking I
> might stretch out a very flat dipole about 8-10' off the ground to see if
> that will work better for essentially local communication on 10 meters. I
> can have that up by tomorrow morning if you want to give it a shot. I've
> also seen some flat dipoles with a reflector in parallel about a foot off
> the ground to kick the signal more vertically.
>
> Send me an email off the LARC CQ distribution at shrevemr at protonmail.com
> and I'll send you my phone number. Thanks for your interest. 73
>
> Mike, N6MRS
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> ??????? Original Message ???????
> On Monday, September 20th, 2021 at 17:12, J Leahy via CQ <
> cq at lists.lakelandarc.org> wrote:
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> > A month or two ago there was some interest in having a local CW
> gathering on RF, has anything been happening towards that endeavor or was
> is just a flash in the pan ?
> >
> > There was talk of HF and VHF/FM also. I have some of the required parts
> for an FM rig but will have to see what the Interest is before I go further.
> >
> > If you folks have started something or are still interested in doing so
> please email me at my CALL at ARRL.NET.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > John
> > KK4ITX
> > Zephyrhills
> >
> > Visit: www.zaarc.org. ?
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> Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2021 18:00:35 -0400
> From: William Paul <kk4lyq at icloud.com>
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> Subject: Re: [LARC-CQ] CW
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> Closer reading discloses that you are interested in MCW. My old FT-847
> will transmit CW as will Mike?s 817(?)
> Still interested?
> Oh yeah, and I only have 40m paired ham sticks.
> 73
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> > On Sep 20, 2021, at 17:13, J Leahy via CQ <cq at lists.lakelandarc.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > ?A month or two ago there was some interest in having a local CW
> gathering on RF, has anything been happening towards that endeavor or was
> is just a flash in the pan ?
> >
> > There was talk of HF and VHF/FM also.  I have some of the required parts
> for an FM rig but will have to see what the Interest is before I go further.
> >
> > If you folks have started something or are still interested in doing so
> please email me at my CALL at ARRL.NET.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > John
> > KK4ITX
> > Zephyrhills
> >
> >
> >
> > Visit:  www.zaarc.org.   ?
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> Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2021 22:29:55 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Ed Marchese <n2te at yahoo.com>
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> Subject: Re: [LARC-CQ] CW
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> I?d give it a try.
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> On Monday, September 20, 2021, 6:00 PM, William Paul via CQ <
> cq at lists.lakelandarc.org> wrote:
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> Closer reading discloses that you are interested in MCW. My old FT-847
> will transmit CW as will Mike?s 817(?)Still interested?Oh yeah, and I only
> have 40m paired ham sticks.?73
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 20, 2021, at 17:13, J Leahy via CQ <cq at lists.lakelandarc.org>
> wrote:
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>
> ?
> A month or two ago there was some interest in having a local CW gathering
> on RF, has anything been happening towards that endeavor or was is just a
> flash in the pan ?
> There was talk of HF and VHF/FM also. ?I have some of the required parts
> for an FM rig but will have to see what the Interest is before I go further.
>
> If you folks have started something or are still interested in doing so
> please email me at my CALL at ARRL.NET.
> Thanks,
> JohnKK4ITX?Zephyrhills?
>
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