Mag Loop Help
Dear Gang: Today I made the first tests on my qro mag loop. My goal was for it to be usable from 14 to 21 mhz at 100w. Unfortunately it tunes from 14.800 mhz to 23 mhz. Here's my question: is there a
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Eric
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#184
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Re: SDR Stuff
Deon, Thanks for all your suggestions. I just got the Ensemble kit in the mail today. I am going up to the Donner Pass area next week to do some hiking and some QRPing so it is going to be a few weeks
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David W Crocker
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#183
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Re: Flea Market this Saturday
FB Dave Give the netbook a try. Let me know how that goes. Coding: Well I could not find an open API for cwskimmer so my goal is to diy. Tony's kit. Not sure what drove the specs but a multi-band hf
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capesafari <ft7800@...>
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#182
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Re: Flea Market this Saturday
Deon, OK on the computer requirements. I did a lot of looking on the web and most of the problems people were having were related to all the extra support software that some power users had running in
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David W Crocker
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#181
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Re: Flea Market this Saturday
Dave Thought I'd comment on your SDR S/W perf question. The EMU 0202 will require high I/O capability of USB2.0 (which results in more CPU cycles. eg. at sampling rates > 96KHz. Your netbook platform
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capesafari <ft7800@...>
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#180
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Re: Flea Market this Saturday
Great Dave I'd be curious to know your feedback on the rx/tx kit. Ive had great success with my txrx 6.3. operating CW and PSK. I'm not sure why he did'nt go for a Mobo design? I think there is great
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capesafari <ft7800@...>
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#179
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Re: Flea Market this Saturday
Deon, Good to hear from you. The receiver is the Softrock v8.3 with the add on USB interface. Tony has a new intergrated RX/TX kit that you can configure for any single band. I have one on order and
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David W Crocker
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#178
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Re: Flea Market this Saturday
Tim, Congratulations, maybe we can get together next week. Dave
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David W Crocker
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Re: Flea Market this Saturday
Hey Dave, Thanks for the offer, but our younger son graduates from college on Saturday. However, if you see a small variable cap in the 0 to 100 pf range, can you pick one up for me. The PG&E RFI
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Tim Dolan <cyclist@...>
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Re: Flea Market this Saturday
Dave Glad to hear you're going on the SDR/SMT project. I'll be eager to hear what you think of the performance. My RX 9.0 (all band VXLO) is my main hf rx at home. It's impressive performance and 96
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capesafari <ft7800@...>
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Flea Market this Saturday
Hi All, I am thinking about going down to De Anza College for the Flea Market this Saturday. Is anybody interested in meeting there or hitching a ride? Maybe we can get an op session going in the
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David W Crocker
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Inquiry
Dear Mr. Kierans, ? We are a small group of amateur radio operators in the Bay Area. We wonder if the KFS anatenna site in Palo Alto's Baylands?may possibly be available for our experimatations. We
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Hiroki Kato
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KFS
Dear Gang: Apparently the KFS site in palo alto is still active, owned by Globe Wireless. Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Richard Dillman <ddillman@...> Date: June 5, 2010
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Eric
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#172
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Re: Fw: road trips, abandoned sites, etc.
Hiroki, et al: I believe you are referring to the old KFS ship-to-shore CW transmitter site out there just south of the Palo Alto Baylands.? When I was a college student at SJSU, one of the members
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Eric
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Re: Fw: road trips, abandoned sites, etc.
Folks, ? I will join you guys on Sunday. Speaking of abondoned sites, the antenna field in the marsh?in Palo Alto (near the Bay Shore preserve, visibile from Hwy 101) would be a candidate to
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Hiroki Kato
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Re: Fw: road trips, abandoned sites, etc.
Hi guys, Hope to see a few of us on Sunday. That site looks like a good one. That is one interesting website Dave F. There seems to be no end to what the internet can provide in terms of information.
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Tim Dolan <cyclist@...>
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Fw: road trips, abandoned sites, etc.
Dave, Tim has suggested that we post to QRPops so that everybody can see all this good stuff. It was my fault for not posting my original e-mail. Dave W6VYC
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David W Crocker
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Ravenswood Open Space, Sunday 1PM
Hi All and Vic, We plan to meet at the parking lot of Ravenswood Open Space at the end of Bay Road in East Palo Alto at 1PM this Sunday, 30 May. We will be there until at least 5 PM. We have not
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David W Crocker
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Re: Maker's Faire
Dave et al, ? Thanks for the reminder. I have almost forgotten about the date for the Faire. I am back in the Bay Area and will try to make it today.? I?don't know what time I will get there but I
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Hiroki Kato
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Maker's Faire
Hi All, Tim, Neil and I plan to attend the Maker's Faire this Saturday at 10 AM. We are going to meet at the front entrance between 10 and 10:15 Saturday. Hope to see you there. Dave W6VYC We have
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David W Crocker
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#165
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