Icom finally working on a rig that has dual receive with HF/50/144/440. I hope it will have a cross band repeat function as well. It reminds me of my old IC746.
Rigpix.com - IC9100
This is definetely an option for my next purchase.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Calling Area HAM's for Field Day 2010
I am looking for a few HAM's to put together a field day station for the 2010 Field Day. I am located in Ramsey, IL and would like to have another event at the local state park or one of the parks in the town.
I have helped organize field day operations in the past and have had a wonderful time. Usually with good food, good friends and hopefully good band conditions.
Anyone interested please leave a comment and it will be forwarded to me.
The event will be June 26 & 27, 2010.
Photos from past events:
I have helped organize field day operations in the past and have had a wonderful time. Usually with good food, good friends and hopefully good band conditions.
Anyone interested please leave a comment and it will be forwarded to me.
The event will be June 26 & 27, 2010.
Photos from past events:
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Special Event Contact, W4M
I have not been real active on the air lately, but yesterday I had an interesting contact. I was running errands and stopped by my brother-in-law's place. He is also a HAM. He is working on some HF antennas in preparation for passing his general class. He had called and asked about some problems he was having so I told him I would stop by and help him out.
Anyway the point of all this rambling is, on the way home I thought I would tune around 20m. I happened across a station using the call W4M. I listened awhile and learned it was a special event station celebrating the 234th anniversary of the U.S. Marines. I made several attempts with no luck. And then, I threw my call out, "whiskey nine delta sierra charlie-mobile nine....", and back came, "the mobile nine only please...". We exchanged reports of 59 both ways. That made me think maybe too many people were running way more power than they needed.
Excellent, the Hustler mobile was working! 100w from an Icom 706MkIIG into a Hustler coil on the back corner of the truck bed worked a station about 50mi. S of the space center in Florida from central Illinois.
I thought it was a cool contact, my father was a Marine after all.
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Anyway the point of all this rambling is, on the way home I thought I would tune around 20m. I happened across a station using the call W4M. I listened awhile and learned it was a special event station celebrating the 234th anniversary of the U.S. Marines. I made several attempts with no luck. And then, I threw my call out, "whiskey nine delta sierra charlie-mobile nine....", and back came, "the mobile nine only please...". We exchanged reports of 59 both ways. That made me think maybe too many people were running way more power than they needed.
Excellent, the Hustler mobile was working! 100w from an Icom 706MkIIG into a Hustler coil on the back corner of the truck bed worked a station about 50mi. S of the space center in Florida from central Illinois.
I thought it was a cool contact, my father was a Marine after all.
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Friday, November 6, 2009
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