Pota progress
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I have been having a great time working Pota chasing Activators. I have 32 states worked and 26 confirmed on Pota since June 5th. All cw and 95% on 20m. Using inverted L up 27ft and Chelegance vertical. Both antennas work well. It certainly has improved my cw and operating technique. Rig has been KX2 and trusdx. The more I use the Trusdx, the more I like it. It has an excellent receiver and hears just as well as the KX2. Sorry Eric, but it's true. Of course the KX2 is old technology, it's over 10 years old I think. Lol. What are you guys doing on the air? Doug
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LOTW UP Here is a copy of the email sent
I was just going to post that. Thanks. MEMBER BULLETIN July 1, 2024 Dear ARRL member, Effective 12:00pm ET / 16:00 UTC we will be returning Logbook of The World? (LoTW?) to service. As work progressed on the network, some users encountered LoTW opening briefly during which some 6600 logs were uploaded. The logs were not processed until this weekend as we tested that the interfaces to LoTW were functioning properly. We are taking steps to help manage what will likely be a huge influx of logs. We are requesting that if you have large uploads, perhaps from contests or from a DXpedition, please wait a week or two before uploading to give LoTW a chance to catch up. We have also implemented a process to reject logs with excessive duplicates. Please do not upload your entire log to ¡°ensure¡± your contacts are in LoTW as they will be rejected. Lastly, please do not call ARRL Headquarters to report issues you are having with LoTW. You can contact support at LoTW-help@.... Through the end of the year, you may experience planned times when LoTW will be unavailable. We have been using this time to evaluate operational and infrastructure improvements we would like to make to LoTW. Those times will be announced. We appreciate your patience as we worked through the challenges keeping LoTW from returning to service. We know the importance of LoTW to our members, and to the tens of thousands of LoTW users who are not ARRL members. LoTW, just behind QST, is our second most popular ARRL benefit. Copyright ? 2024 American Radio Relay League, Incorporated. Use and distribution of this publication, or any portion thereof, is permitted for non-commercial or educational purposes, with attribution. All other purposes require written permission.
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Protecting (tr)uSDX against high SWR
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I installed a Zenar diode to protect my (tr)uSDX against high SWR and replicated the same experiment conducted by Barb WB2CBA (the video I forwarded to this forum a while ago). With a dummy load the (tr)uSDX shows 2.97 watt output and SWR 1.1. Without the dummy load SWR shot up to 101.5 but no smoke or visible damage. The third photo shows how the diode was installed in my XH2 (you remember the Poor Man¡¯s KH1?) which is made from a Hi-band (tr)uSDX kit. So I am totally convinced that a single Zenar diode does protect your (tr)uSDX and other USDX radios. Hiroki AH6CY
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CDC shortens official COVID quarantine guidance
Eric and all, This is the latest re Covid quarantine. Hiroki AH6CY The nation is ¡°in a different place¡± with the COVID pandemic than it was four years ago, said Dr. Mandy Cohen, who directs the Centers for Disease Control and P¡ Source: PBS News https://search.app/uR4zDbbXHHCbuHPT7
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Friday
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I will be at the Baylands starting with lunch. Hiroki AH6CY
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Is there a get together this Friday 6/28 at Baylands?
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-- Verne Anderson W6LPM, Thanks for showing interest in our group. Hope to see you at our Friday afternoon get togethers. 73, Dave W6VYC
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OT: Squeaky Clean
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I have an ancient (c. 2009) HP-Compaq CQ-60 laptop that I am selling on eBay. I want to wipe the hard drive (not a SS drive) of my personal data. I am aware that simply deleting apps and files and defragging may not actually delete the data from the hard drive. Furthermore, there is a System Recovery partition that I understand can be used to restore deleted apps. I thought of deleting the Recovery partition and filling the available space (about 190 GB) on the HD with movies, music etc. to overwrite any leftover data. Wondering if there are better methods... advice? Thanks, --David KM6RI
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Happy June Solstice
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Today at 20:51 UTC (13:51 PDT) will be the June Solstice. The first day of summer. Day length here is ~14hrs 47min. which is the longest period between sunrise (05:45 PDT) and sunset (20:33 PDT) of the year. So HAPPY SOLSTICE 73 Howard N6POM
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All in one solder gun
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Hi Dave, Here is the solder gun I mentioned on Friday. It is good for people who have mild tremors. Here¡¯s the Amazon link. There are other brands available on eBay etc. https://www.amazon.com/Soldering-Holding-Solder-Desoldering-Circuit/dp/B07V2189Q9/ref=pd_lpo_sccl_3/140-0494723-7285952?pd_rd_w=izP3o&content-id=amzn1.sym.4c8c52db-06f8-4e42-8e56-912796f2ea6c&pf_rd_p=4c8c52db-06f8-4e42-8e56-912796f2ea6c&pf_rd_r=3F7S6JHCW9HR6KRXDDTX&pd_rd_wg=EeOaU&pd_rd_r=feb3dc17-3374-435d-8eb0-5e277586772b&pd_rd_i=B07V2189Q9&psc=1 73 Howard N6POM
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20M Burnin'
OMG 20M is hot! Worked France & many eastern US in first few mins. OTA with 100W. Best, --David KM6RI
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Friday
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I will be at the Baylands starting with lunch. Hope to see many of you. Hiroki AH6CY
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Saturday.... Re: [QRPops] Friday
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I'm hoping to go to a park at the top of a hill in San Ramon. KX2 and Alexloop. Should be ok weather. Cliff K6CLS CM87 On June 20, 2024 1:51:28 PM PDT, Doug Hendricks <ki6ds1@...> wrote: Isn't anyone else going to operate field day??
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I¡¯m doing a little survey of people that have rotatable antennas.
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Do you just use the controller that comes with the rotor to exclusivity rotate your antenna, or do you add a third party box that allows you to have the computer control your rotor with your logging software? Thanks, Joy N6GO
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eBay item - Fwd: spy radio: 1 NEW!
In case anyone is interested. This is a spy radio used by the CIA. CW only, about 15 watts, Xtal controlled, useable on 40 and 80m ham bands. For what it is, it is a fair price, IMO. I own one and works well. Hiroki AH6CY Begin forwarded message: From: eBay <ebay@...> Subject: spy radio: 1 NEW! Date: June 18, 2024 at 1:26:39 AM PDT To: hirokik@... spy radio: 1 new match today See all results Rare Vintage RS-6 CIA¡Buy it now: $850.00100% positive feedback Similar items you may be interested in RARE VINTAGE 1950's B-¡Buy it now: $329.99 Vintage 50s Field Jacket Line¡Buy it now: $29.99 Rare GERMAN R-105/R-108D Rece¡Buy it now: $1,500.00 US Army Air Force Lens Cone S¡Buy it now: $199.99See all results Turn off emails for this search ? Is this email helpful? Shop anywhere with the eBay app Follow us Update your email preferences You are receiving this email based on your eBay account preferences. To change which emails you receive from eBay, go to Communication Preferences in My eBay. Email reference id: [#e1747447c8be4981b3e077e8b707d140#] We don't check this mailbox, so please don't reply to this message. If you have a question, go to Help & Contact. eBay sent this message to Hiroki Kato (hirokik2sd1). Learn more about account protection. eBay is committed to your privacy. Learn more about our Privacy Notice and User Agreement. ?1995?-2024 eBay Inc., 2025 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125
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FD
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This Friday, I will be preparing for the ARRL FD contest exercise. QTH is Maryknoll. We have a nice flat field next to the building with pagoda roofline which you have seen from 280 a bit north of 85. Everyone is welcome to drop by. Friday is mostly setting up antennas too big for Baylands. The operating time is from 11:00 PDT Saturday to 11:00 Sunday. All bands from 160 to 432 will be used.
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Won't make it today
I drove home from Chester yesterday, and am pretty tired. I hope to see you all next week. 73, Eric NF6S ex WD6DBM ?
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Friday
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I plan to be at the Baylands starting with lunch. Hope to see many of you. Hiroki AH6CY
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Even the Martians are feeling it
If you are having problems with the bands, so are the hams on Mars. It appears that even ET8 has been affected. Here is probably the reason. Epic solar storm effects seen by Mars rovers Mars scientists have been anticipating epic solar storms ever since the sun entered a period of peak activity earlier this year. This peak in the 11-year cycle is called solar maximum (Watch a video about solar max here.) Over the past month, NASA¡¯s Mars rovers and orbiters have provided researchers with front-row seats to a series of solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that have reached Mars, in some cases, even causing Martian auroras. The biggest event seen from Mars occurred on May 20. EarthSky News 73 Howard N6POM
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