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No i will measure, me kids and wife got stomach virus at different times over the past week hampered my efforts to do anything either i am sick or taking care of one of my kids... hopefully all better tomorrow and back to fixing
I have a good 2m VHF setup but no one is ever pointing at me and if they are they are on FT8.... i monitor repeaters in south Florida to tell when the band is open.
Ive got a weird issue with an icom IC 718, it wont power on after sitting for about 7 years......
i have started to diagnose the issue but now the old ribbon cables have become un usable after taking them out
they read "AWM E41447 2896 VW -1"
The problem is this seems to bring up many ribbon...
OK jumped on the radio when i got a second this afternoon.....
got a few grids :) Looks like the IC7000 and 5 element longish boom is working out well
FM09
FM19
FN20
FN31x3
FN33
FM21
EM79
FN47
FM28
Was on most of the day, heard alot of cw and can hear the digital stuff, heard one convo on SSB. However we have had bad storms here now since 5pm so havent been on the radio. Really want to make a few QSO's
current radar image
http://smartmet.bahamasweather.org.bs/radarcomposite/
My call is C6ANU, My VHF is setup is good, flat SWR everywhere.
I use separate coax for everything. 2m Vert / Horiz polarization is separate LMR 400, 6M is separate, HF Yagi is separate. I have been on 6 all day trying to get someone... no luck...
did talk to russia on 20m with the help of my...
Officially on the air...my HF Yagi has a bad swr after sitting, but my VHF 2m and 6m beams are great :) been on 6 tonight listening, nothing yet... trying to learn the ic7000... im very confused alot of the time but its getting better.
cant wait to make my first QSO on 6 with the new setup.
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