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What was the first rig/outbander you owned?
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August 15th 05, 03:45 PM
I AmnotGeorgeBush
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Sir_Oblivion wrote:
Anybody get some of that skip Friday night/Saturday morning about 2AM
EDT. That was some rocking skip. I was hitting all the "M" states on AM
and SSB in the mobile with a 2x455 box on low and a stock TRC-451 (Cobra
146) with a non-amplified 636L and a 7 foot KW-7 Firestik with 7 feet of
coax and a 1.7:1 SWR. It hasn't been touched or checked since I got my
ham ticket in May 2003. Nothing like DX, on any band.
I have the QSL card proving a 192 mile VHF-FM simplex contact! For local
contacts, 2 meter FM beats 11 meters. For actual skip, 11 meters is
wild, especially on SSB. After 25+ years on radio, I'm ready for some 10
meter action. It should be similar to 11.
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Skip was great, even this early AM in the wee hours. Did you talk to any
vessels?
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