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Author Archives: Tim
Post Field Day Report
Field day 2008 is now history. It went fairly well. There was only about ten drops of rain that actually fell while I was operating. Saturday morning I set up the tent and strung the G5RV. Almost did not think … Continue reading
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Field Day
Most of the big clubs have this all set and ready to go. They grab the Field Day equipment and head for the operating site. I have not done this in twenty years. So I spent the day planning and … Continue reading
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On the Air!
Well I finally did it. It has only been ten years, probably closer to eleven. I am looking for my log book to confirm this and add a new CW contact. About an hour and a half ago I heard … Continue reading
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QRP Portable Operation
One of the email lists that I recently joined is all about QRP portable operating. MQFD is a group that has a monthly field day operation, all QRP of course. I did a fair amount of portable operating in years … Continue reading
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Return of the Ten-Tec Argonaut 515
The radio has been returned to me from Sevierville. The box it arrived in reminded me of the day that I unpacked my brand new 509 many years ago. This was no different. The 515 is new to me. I … Continue reading
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Another Hamfest
Technically speaking this was a tail-gate hamfest. We were not sure it was going to happen. Right now it is a pretty sunny day. This morning at six it was raining. It was cool and damp but the rain moved … Continue reading
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QRP
My first radio was a Ten-Tec Argonaut 509. I should say my first HF radio as my very first was an Icom 22S. Most of my friends were buying Kenwood TS-520’s or similar Icom or Yaesu radios. I liked the … Continue reading
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Cleaning out the Ham Shack
Well one friend of mine said that the ebay bug bit me. Maybe it has, but the goal was to clean out the ham shack. I decided that I either really needed to get back into the hobby and do … Continue reading
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New Computer
I really wish that I could have bought a computer with Linux installed rather than Windows. Another option would have been to buy one with both XP and Linux installed. That is what I end up doing anyway. I had … Continue reading
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Fixing Equipment
Well I have begun to get equipment running again. Today I tackled the hand helds. I have two each HTX-202’s and HTX-404’s. One of the two meter HT’s belonged to my father. All of them had dead internal batteries. I … Continue reading
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