Re: Would some kind soul give me 6 or so small banana plugs to lunch on Friday? Also can a counterpoise wire be too long?
Joy,
Consider a wing nut instead of a hex nut.? There's more to hold on to, so less chance of being dropped, and better chance to find if if it does fall.?
AND have some spares in you kit!
On Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at 08:23:06 AM PDT, Joy Rabins <doghouse3@...> wrote:
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Do you happen to have an extra 6 or so small banana plugs that you could give me at lunch Friday? I don't know the exact size, but 2mm jumps into my mind. I want to use them on a counterpoise wire. I want to almost permanently connect a spade connector to a nut on the rig and have a short pig tale where I could connect the wire counterpoise with a banana plug, so it's a small banana plug. I'm afraid I will loose the nut on the rig if I keep screwing and unscrewing it to add or remove the counterpoise. Seems like a good idea to me. If it's not a good idea I would also like to know that.?
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Also, can you ever have a counterpoise wire that is too long?
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Thanks, Joy
N6GO
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I plan to be at the Baylands for lunch and ops, barring a superceding, interfering event 73, Eric NF6S
ex WD6DBM
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On Wed, Aug 7, 2024 at 7:20 AM, Hiroki Kato <hiroki@...> wrote: I will be at the Baylands starting with lunch.
Hiroki AH6CY
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Re: Would some kind soul give me 6 or so small banana plugs to lunch on Friday? Also can a counterpoise wire be too long?
Joy,
What rig is this?? If you are using 1 or 2 counterpoise wires, yes, they can be too long for lowest swr on a particular band if you are not using an atu.? A wire on the ground is optimal around 1/8 wavelength in my experience.? If you are using an atu, it doesn't make as big a difference.
On average ground, counterpoises have about a 50% velocity factor.
I'm sure others will have differing opinions :-)? In chester, I sometimes use verticals on 20 or 40 m, and I have a piece of electrical tape at the halfway point on the counterpoise wires.? On 20m, I fold the counterpoise wire back on itself from the tape mark, and my antenna analyzer shows that this works.? It also reduces common mode currents on your coax. 73, Eric NF6S
ex WD6DBM
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On Wed, Aug 7, 2024 at 8:22 AM, Joy Rabins <doghouse3@...> wrote: [Edited Message Follows]
Do you happen to have an extra 6 or so small banana plugs that you could give me at lunch Friday? I don't know the exact size, but 2mm jumps into my mind. I want to use them on a counterpoise wire. I want to almost permanently connect a spade connector to a nut on the rig and have a short pig tale where I could connect the wire counterpoise with a banana plug, so it's a small banana plug. I'm afraid I will loose the nut on the rig if I keep screwing and unscrewing it to add or remove the counterpoise. Seems like a good idea to me. If it's not a good idea I would also like to know that.?
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Also, can you ever have a counterpoise wire that is too long?
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Thanks, Joy
N6GO
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See you there...Dave W6VYC
On Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at 07:20:50 AM PDT, Hiroki Kato <hiroki@...> wrote:
I will be at the Baylands starting with lunch.
Hiroki AH6CY
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Would some kind soul give me 6 or so small banana plugs to lunch on Friday? Also can a counterpoise wire be too long?
Do you happen to have an extra 6 or so small banana plugs that you could give me at lunch Friday? I don't know the exact size, but 2mm jumps into my mind. I want to use them on a counterpoise wire. I want to almost permanently connect a spade connector to a nut on the rig and have a short pig tale where I could connect the wire counterpoise with a banana plug, so it's a small banana plug. I'm afraid I will loose the nut on the rig if I keep screwing and unscrewing it to add or remove the counterpoise. Seems like a good idea to me. If it's not a good idea I would also like to know that.?
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Also, can you ever have a counterpoise wire that is too long?
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Thanks, Joy
N6GO
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I will be at the Baylands starting with lunch.
Hiroki AH6CY
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I¡¯m planning on going Saturday but not staying there. Might be back Sunday depending on the talks.?
joy
N6GO
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I will? be arriving Thursday afternoon and staying until Sunday.? ?While there I will be hosting all of the QRP events as I am the QRP Chairman.? ?Everyone is invited to participate?
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Time to register.?
Who's going?
I'm thinking of staying Friday after the antenna seminar.? Saturday, have dinner away from the hotel then drive home.
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Excellent Picture!
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What antenna & band were you using?
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Verne Anderson W6LPM,
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OMG, hide the women and children!
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Today was Dave Club.? See photo below.
Ops truncated, conditions not very good.
Cliff K6CLS
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Re: Qmx transceiver by Qrp Labs
Joy, I would use anything that is resonate on 20m.? I used Chelegance MC-750 and the Chinese copy.? Both full sized 1/4 wave verticals worked very well, less than 1.2:1 swr.
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DONT USE ELECRAFT AX1
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let me know how it goes
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Eric, darn, sorry to miss you.? Today I had lunch with old Tandem DSM folks, now I'm heading for Baylands.?
On August 2, 2024 11:18:29 AM PDT, "Eric via groups.io" <gliderboy1955@...> wrote:
Hi Gang,
I'm having some difficulties this morning and won't make it.? Have a good lunch, and great propagation! 73, Eric NF6S
ex WD6DBM
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Re: Qmx transceiver by Qrp Labs
I have one. My husband built it.
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I have a QCX mini 20 M that I built 95% of with his supervision. If a part was too close to a surface mount part I would let him solder it because I was afraid of ruining it.?
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When I had finished the QCX mini, ?before I put the case on, I connected it to my home antenna. I was wondering if I could hear anything. I heard Steve WG0AT and called him. He came right back to me right away and we made the qso. I sent him an email because I was so thrilled that the radio I had built worked and that I had gotten him as my first qso on it. He sent me a nice return email with an audio file of our qso.?
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I have not used the QMC because I'm not sure what portable antenna I should use. Any suggestions?
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Joy
N6GO
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Hi Gang,
I'm having some difficulties this morning and won't make it.? Have a good lunch, and great propagation! 73, Eric NF6S
ex WD6DBM
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Qmx transceiver by Qrp Labs
I received mine this week from Tommy Gober, N5DUX who built it for me (eyes don't work like they used to).
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First impressions it's a real winner.? More later.? Anyone else have one??
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I plan to come... Dave W6VYC?
On Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 15:43, Eric via groups.io <gliderboy1955@...> wrote: Planning to go, this time trying kh1 73, Eric NF6S
ex WD6DBM
? On Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 12:54 PM, Hiroki Kato <hiroki@...> wrote: I will be at the Baylands.? Who else is coming?
Hiroki AH6CY
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Planning to go, this time trying kh1 73, Eric NF6S
ex WD6DBM
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On Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 12:54 PM, Hiroki Kato <hiroki@...> wrote: I will be at the Baylands.? Who else is coming?
Hiroki AH6CY
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