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Here in Washington the 11 dx has been pretty good for the short contacts. I have talked several times in the last two weeks to a couple stations in Alaska and to a station in Yellowknife, North West Territories, Canada. It's the first time in about 30 years that I have heard any one from there...

There are still a few guys out there using the American Kangaroo #s, but they are getting less and less. Never heard any one using Voice of America.....

The Hill pump is a good one, I sold mine to the guy that bought my Benjamin Marauder.

This compressor will also fill the many paint ball tanks that are around the area, we will charge for each tank that is filled to offset the price. There are 5 of us that went in on the compressor, so that's only $280 each.

A bigger capacity tank won't do any good, it's already a 5000 psi max tank. It's like I said, the scuba shop can only fill to a max of 3500 psi. My tank is similar to the ones that the firemen use on there backs for air - they are filled at 4500 psi.

There is only one scuba shop around here and it's a 24 mile drive to & from. But they can only fill my tank up to 3500 psi and so I was only able to get about 3 fills from it. So I then went to a local fire station and was able to get the tank filled to 4500 psi and that made a big difference.

Air Venturi is the one we got - we have two water filters for it.

Just make sure you have a good water filter for it - water is not good for the inside of a PCP. Yes the Chinese pumps are cheaper and there is a reason for it...............

If you go with a hand pump, make sure it's set up for using the water crystals (to remove water). But best way is getting a 88 cu ft tank. But just make sure you have a way of filling it before you spend the big $$$ for it. Four of us guys went together and bought a $1300 air compressor last...

I agree with you jessejamesdalas, although some people just don't have the room for a tower and beam, so then I can see the need for the extra juice. My 100 watt mobile radio & beam work just great. I now have 218 dxcc with this combination on 11 meters. Reunion Is., Comoros Islands...

Hello Tin-Can, A friend of mine here, just got one of those Airsaber arrow rifles, very fast and very loud, but he likes it. Better make sure and get plenty of arrows. Fogdog - I have wore out two of those Benjamin 177's over the years, great rifle, sure got a lot of them starling's with it.

LOL - I'll have to go back and recheck mine.............

Couple pictures taken, didn't get time to run them through Photo Shop, but the scope gives good detail. It's a Celestron handheld Digital Microscope Pro.

Well Jeff, looks like we finally made it! Nice qso again, heard you through the back of the beam while pointing to Alaska. A few of them from up north have been creeping down onto the coast in the last 2 wks now. 73 Larry

Out of the Army at 22. Started working at a steel plant here as a inspector of 106 mm recoilless artillery shell casings. After that, on to the "bomb" plant working as a steel melter on "induction furnace". Melting steel for small bombs. Year of that, then onto the big foundry, that is where...

Here are two cards that I received, these were contacts after dark from Russia.

27.490 usb - There is a lady (Slyvia) from Corsica Is. (104) that uses this one for most of her calling to the US & Pacific area. Also a guy from the Marianas Islands (133) works on this one a lot - his name is Flow. Also a few from the Philippines will show up there from time to time. But...

For you guys on the east coast and probably central USA, try keeping your radio on after the dark hours and if you have a beam point it up over the N. Pole. Usually 1 1/2 - 2 hrs after dark on 27.555 usb you might hear station from the other side coming in with the gray line. In Feb. I will...

On another note, here is something else to keep in mind; 27.195 usb (between 19 & 20) is use by many stations from central Asia, one being Kirgyzstan (309 division). Also 27.190 is used for FM over there. I know this to be true because I worked two stations from there a few years back. Ch. 40...