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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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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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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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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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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Re: 12 volt laptop power supply
Dave, I have a computer variable DC to DC converter that I was going to setup for recharging the Netbook in Death Valley, maybe even build a smart charger circuit for recharging a GelCell. Dave W6VYC
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David W Crocker
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12 volt laptop power supply
I was buying a replacement laptop AC supply from Central Computer and asked if they had a DC to DC supply--sure enough they did. It's both an AC to DC and DC to DC supply for $49! (The AC only supply
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West Coast Military Radio Collectors Group conference
Hello everyone, Hope all is well with you and everyone is having a productive spring.Dave Flack and I went to San Luis Obispo in his camper to attend the MRCG meeting over the weekend. We did some
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Backyard Portable Op Arecibo Radio Telescope on 432 MHz
Dear Gangue: For the past few days some hams have been at Arecibo using the telescope for moonbounce experiments on 432MHz. Yesterday I set up my 10-ft 432 Yagi on some lawn chairs in the back yard,
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Hi
Everyone, ? Hope you are all?having good spring days, including some RF outings. I went to the MIT flea market this morning, which was held in one of the MIT parking structures. The scale was about
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Extreme Portable Ops -- Not
Dear Gang: I recently went cross-country skiing, and decided, of course, to bring along some ham gear and try some operating.? First I had to decide which rig to bring.? I thought about bringing one
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Tim
Hi all, I'm glad I let you know about Tim. But the rest was not important to the group -- I didn't realize I'd responded to the group, and not just Tim. Apologies. Have a fine week, qrp'ers. Neil Neil
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Re: first three portable ops
Tim, What is this? Had no idea you were having a shoulder problem. Hope all will go well and you get speedy recovery. Hiroki
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Re: first three portable ops
Tim, Nice write-up on your travels with the Daves last weekend. You went to my fav haunts, sorry to have missed it. I woke up with vertigo, and after several hours of dealing with it, asked a neighbor
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Re: April 10th Outing
I was glad I ran into the three of you at the park (Tim, Dave and Dave). Thanks for sharing the wealth of knowledge you have. I learned a lot and you answered many of the radio questions I have. BTW,
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April 10th Outing
Hi Guys, Yesterday was really an enjoyable day. Dave Crocker (aka Northern Dave) picked me up and we drove to the De Anza swap meet where we hooked up with Dave Flack (aka Southern Dave). I picked up
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[email protected] <cyclist@...>
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home antenna bands?
Yes, I am looking forward to more operating time to learn more. I don't yet have an antenna at home. When I get one, I'll be able to fit in short operating sessions and be able to operate easily at
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Rhona Mahony <rmahony@...>
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Re: De Anza Flea Market and Afternoon Ops
Dave et al, I didn't get on the air until just half an hour ago (it's 21:00 EDT now). So if you were looking for me in your usual Sat afternoon hours, I was not there. 20 and 40 are hopping right now.
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Hiroki Kato
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