Re: Memory Bank Recall Function
Rick you are fine. I'm glad to see your enthusiasm! ?Keep the questions coming. I personally have learned a couple things based off of answers to your questions.?
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On Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 'Rick - yahoo' rgsparber.ya@... [FT-60] < FT-60@...> wrote:
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I¡¯m a member of many Yahoo groups. Each one has their own dominant personality and etiquette. I¡¯m still trying to figure out this group.
? 73, ?
Rick ? ? ? You're doing fine Rick, hang in there and have fun!!!
? Sorry about that. Yes, I will curb my enthusiasm.
? 73, ?
Rick ? ? ? Might I suggest you try not to absorb everything in one day. ?By the end of today you will have a fuzzy mind. ?You have sent 25 emails with 25 questions so far. ?Did you ever think you could ask 2 questions per email ? ?Or even 3 or 4. ?I understand your enthusiasm but ease up a little. ?Please.
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Don, ? My manual also shows Memory Bank Scan on page 39 but the figures do not show the ¡°b¡±. Not sure if you are saying that your copy of the manual shows the ¡°b¡±. However, it is certainly doing a bank scan.
? It wasn¡¯t that page 33¡¯s Memory Bank Recall was wrong, just did not fully explain to me what to expect and what will happen if I do anything wrong. As a newbie, I like to avoid surprises while I try to learn something new.
? 73, ?
Rick ? ? ? The "Memory Bank Recall" function works for me exactly as written in the manual. If you press and hold V/M in the manual's step 4, what you try to avoid in your step 4, you'll enter "Memory Bank Scan" mode (I guess the "b" is for "bank scan"). See page 39 (in my manual, anyway) for more info.
-Don, KE6DM
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Sent from my HP Touchpad running Android Jellybean! On June 22, 2014 7:47:57 AM PDT, "'Rick - yahoo'?rgsparber.ya@...?[FT-60]" <FT-60@...> wrote:
? I have found that the Memory Bank Recall Function does not work exactly as described in my book. Here is what works for me:
? Memory Bank Recall ?
1.?????If necessary, press V/M to get into memory mode
2.?????Press and hold BAND until display shows BAND # where # is the band number and SEL is flashing; you can also select NO BANK to exit the Memory Banks
3.?????Rotate DIAL to select desired bank
4.?????Press V/M for about 1 second; if too long, you will see MBLSCN and band won¡¯t change. You will see ¡°b¡± on top of BANK on the left side of the display. Press BAND to clear the ¡°b¡± (what does the ¡°b¡± mean?)
? ? I would appreciate others testing this procedure to see if it works for them.
? 73, ?
Rick KG7MQL ?
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Re: New file uploaded to FT-60
So simply go to the group's site's files section??to download it. Works fine.
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FT-60/files
Dave J N0GMP
From: "kg7dju kg7dju@... [FT-60]"
To: "FT-60@..."
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Subject: Re: [FT-60] New file uploaded to FT-60
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Tried to download the frequency list, but it says "invalid path"? ?:-(
On Jun 30, 2014, at 11:07 PM, FT-60@... wrote:
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Hello,
This email message is a notification to let you know that
a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the FT-60
group.
File : /Phoenix AZ and surrounding areas/new 7-17-2013.FT60
Uploaded by : rogerisl8 < rogerisl8@...>
Description : Phoenix repeaters as I have compiled them
You can access this file at the URL:
To learn more about file sharing for your group, please visit:
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rogerisl8 < rogerisl8@...>
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Re: Possible Voice Contacts with the ISS This Weekend!
At our Field Day for PART of Westford,
MA, KB1SWZ made a contact...
See:?
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/K1MGY
On 06/26/2014 14:06, clint@... [FT-60] wrote:
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AMSAT
News Service Bulletin 175.01
From
AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE
June 24, 2014
To All
RADIO AMATEURS
BID:
$ANS-175.01
Possible
ISS Voice Contacts on Field Day
David
Jordan, AA4KN, ARISS Public Relations
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Re: New file uploaded to FT-60
Tried to download the frequency list, but it says "invalid path"? ?:-(
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Hello,
This email message is a notification to let you know that
a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the FT-60
group.
File : /Phoenix AZ and surrounding areas/new 7-17-2013.FT60
Uploaded by : rogerisl8 <rogerisl8@...>
Description : Phoenix repeaters as I have compiled them
You can access this file at the URL:
To learn more about file sharing for your group, please visit:
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rogerisl8 <rogerisl8@...>
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Hello,
This email message is a notification to let you know that
a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the FT-60
group.
File : /Phoenix AZ and surrounding areas/ft-60 comma seperated values.csv
Uploaded by : rogerisl8 <rogerisl8@...>
Description : Phoenix repeaters as I have compiled them in comma separated values
You can access this file at the URL:
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New file uploaded to FT-60
Hello,
This email message is a notification to let you know that
a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the FT-60
group.
File : /Phoenix AZ and surrounding areas/new 7-17-2013.FT60
Uploaded by : rogerisl8 <rogerisl8@...>
Description : Phoenix repeaters as I have compiled them
You can access this file at the URL:
To learn more about file sharing for your group, please visit:
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Do you need esoteric antennas ... 100 Watts TX power ... and pre-amps to work the ISS and other FM satellites?
All together now ...
NOPE!!!!!
Clint http://www.work-sat.com
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It was as clean and clear a background as ANY repeater/contact you have ever made. About 25 degree elevation at that time - more than 500 miles away.
Clint
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On June 28, 2014, at 19:08, "kg7dju kg7dju@... [FT-60]" wrote:
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Outstanding!!!!!
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Two Watts ¡ FT-60R ¡ home-brew tape measure beam ¡ Just spoke to astronaut Reid Weisman - who is aboard the ISS - at 11:16AM PDT.
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was it loud and clear, full quieting?
From: "clint@... [FT-60]"
To: FT-60@...
Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 11:58 AM
Subject: [FT-60] ISS Contact!
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Two Watts ¡ FT-60R ¡ home-brew tape measure beam ¡ Just spoke to astronaut Reid Weisman - who is aboard the ISS - at 11:16AM PDT.
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Two Watts ¡ FT-60R ¡ home-brew tape measure beam ¡ Just spoke to astronaut Reid Weisman - who is aboard the ISS - at 11:16AM PDT.
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Possible Voice Contacts with the ISS This Weekend!
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 175.01
From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE June 24, 2014
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-175.01
Possible ISS Voice Contacts on Field Day
David Jordan, AA4KN, ARISS Public Relations
Current discussions between the ARISS team and NASA suggest the
possibility of voice contacts with the International Space Station
(ISS) during Saturday's ARRL Field Day activities this coming weekend.
In a June 23 email, Kenneth Ransom, the ISS Ham Radio payload
developer, stated "I have received a response from astronaut (Reid)
Wiseman that he is willing to try and work some stations on Saturday.
Pass times begin very soon after the start of Field day." Wiseman
would operate under the call sign, NA1SS. Should Alex Gerst
participate, he would use the call sign, DP0ISS.
If voice operation does occur, It will likely take place from the
Columbus (COL) module using the standard Region 2 uplink frequency of
144.49 MHz and 145.800 MHz for downlink. It's expected that the packet
system will be operational on 145.825 MHz during periods when the crew
is not available.
It's not clear whether any of the Russian crew would participate from
the Russian module, but if so, they would be directed to use 437.550
MHz for any contacts using the call sign RS0ISS. The COL would also be
available to their crew using the VHF frequencies above, if Wiseman is
not operating.
Listed below are approximate pass times and a chart showing ISS passes
for the Field Day weekend. The pass times shown are not definite,
scheduled times with the crew. They may or may not be able to support
these times. And, updates to this tentative plan will be released as
they become available.
Saturday, June 28:
+ N. America (18:11-18:33 UTC)
+ Hawaii (19:36 - 19:47 UTC)
+ N. America (19:48-20:10 UTC)
This news release including a color map showing all ISS passes for
Field Day weekend for North America can be viewed on-line at:
[ANS thanks David Jordan, AA4KN, ARISS Public Relations for the above
information]
/EX
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Re: Antenna Imprivement Projects
Clint, ? Thanks for all of the references. Most of them are new to me. ? 73, ? Rick ?
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From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...]
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2014 4:31 AM
To: FT-60@...
Subject: [FT-60] Antenna Imprivement Projects? ? There are a bunch of antenna "improvements" suggestions on the ANTENNAS page at ...
... including easy, DIY projects, like ...
-Alex Diaz¡¯ Homebrew Yagis
-AMSAT¡¯s Cheap & Easy Yagis
-Old Umbrella Yagi
-WB2HOL¡¯s? 2M Tape Measure Beam
-Tape Measure Beam KITS!
-W6NBC¡¯s 2M/70CM Tape Beam Project (from January, 2012 QST magazine)
... as well as other article reprints ...
- Doug KD5PDN wrote a great article on working the ISS with just an HT and tape
measure beam! From the Feb. 2012 issue of QST magazine
- Doug KD5PDN does it again! Read how he worked the ISS with an antenna made
out of barbed wire! From the October 2013 QST magazine
-Ed Fong¡¯s CLASSIC j-pole construction articles (NOT high-gain antennas by any
means ... but darner near EVERY ham working 2 meters and 70cm should enjoy
building and using a j-pole!) ?
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Re: Memory Bank Recall Function
I¡¯m a member of many Yahoo groups. Each one has their own dominant personality and etiquette. I¡¯m still trying to figure out this group. ? 73, ? Rick ?
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To: FT-60@...
Subject: Re: [FT-60] Memory Bank Recall Function? ? You're doing fine Rick, hang in there and have fun!!!
? Sorry about that. Yes, I will curb my enthusiasm. ? 73, ? Rick ? ? ? Might I suggest you try not to absorb everything in one day. ?By the end of today you will have a fuzzy mind. ?You have sent 25 emails with 25 questions so far. ?Did you ever think you could ask 2 questions per email ? ?Or even 3 or 4. ?I understand your enthusiasm but ease up a little. ?Please. ? ? ? Don, ? My manual also shows Memory Bank Scan on page 39 but the figures do not show the ¡°b¡±. Not sure if you are saying that your copy of the manual shows the ¡°b¡±. However, it is certainly doing a bank scan. ? It wasn¡¯t that page 33¡¯s Memory Bank Recall was wrong, just did not fully explain to me what to expect and what will happen if I do anything wrong. As a newbie, I like to avoid surprises while I try to learn something new. ? 73, ? Rick ? ? ? The "Memory Bank Recall" function works for me exactly as written in the manual. If you press and hold V/M in the manual's step 4, what you try to avoid in your step 4, you'll enter "Memory Bank Scan" mode (I guess the "b" is for "bank scan"). See page 39 (in my manual, anyway) for more info.
-Don, KE6DM
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Sent from my HP Touchpad running Android Jellybean! On June 22, 2014 7:47:57 AM PDT, "'Rick - yahoo'?rgsparber.ya@...?[FT-60]" <FT-60@...> wrote: ? I have found that the Memory Bank Recall Function does not work exactly as described in my book. Here is what works for me: ? Memory Bank Recall ? 1.?????If necessary, press V/M to get into memory mode 2.?????Press and hold BAND until display shows BAND # where # is the band number and SEL is flashing; you can also select NO BANK to exit the Memory Banks 3.?????Rotate DIAL to select desired bank 4.?????Press V/M for about 1 second; if too long, you will see MBLSCN and band won¡¯t change. You will see ¡°b¡± on top of BANK on the left side of the display. Press BAND to clear the ¡°b¡± (what does the ¡°b¡± mean?) ? ? I would appreciate others testing this procedure to see if it works for them. ? 73, ? Rick KG7MQL ?
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Antenna Imprivement Projects
There are a bunch of antenna "improvements" suggestions on the ANTENNAS page at ... ... including easy, DIY projects, like ... -Alex Diaz¡¯ Homebrew Yagis -AMSAT¡¯s Cheap & Easy Yagis -Old Umbrella Yagi -WB2HOL¡¯s? 2M Tape Measure Beam -Tape Measure Beam KITS! -W6NBC¡¯s 2M/70CM Tape Beam Project (from January, 2012 QST magazine) ... as well as other article reprints ... - Doug KD5PDN wrote a great article on working the ISS with just an HT and tape measure beam! From the Feb. 2012 issue of QST magazine - Doug KD5PDN does it again! Read how he worked the ISS with an antenna made out of barbed wire! From the October 2013 QST magazine -Ed Fong¡¯s CLASSIC j-pole construction articles (NOT high-gain antennas by any means ... but darner near EVERY ham working 2 meters and 70cm should enjoy building and using a j-pole!)
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Re: after market antennas
Rick:
? I second the vote for the Slim Jim.? Several of our local club
members have them and are very happy with them.
Dave - WB6DHW
On 6/23/2014 1:56 AM, pa16411@... [FT-60] wrote:
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(I was looking for
something I could roll up.)
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Hey Rick,
Sounds like you have a lot of support there in the
Valley. Peoria and Goodyear native, myself. Moved out here
a year ago so my wife can look after here Mother who's
started the dementia/Alzheimer thing...
Anyway, take a look at this antenna. I bought one for
my wife and I for emergency COMMS out in the bush. I got
it up in a tree about 15 feet and was able to ping a
repeater that I wasn't able to hit on my rubber ducky.?
I'll be taking my test on the 28th. Congrats on your
achievement.
Greg
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Re: Memory Bank Recall Function
You're doing fine Rick, hang in there and have fun!!!
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On Jun 22, 2014, at 6:02 PM, "'Rick - yahoo' rgsparber.ya@... [FT-60]" < FT-60@...> wrote:
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Sorry about that. Yes, I will curb my enthusiasm. ? 73, ? Rick ? ? ? Might I suggest you try not to absorb everything in one day. ?By the end of today you will have a fuzzy mind. ?You have sent 25 emails with 25 questions so far. ?Did you ever think you could ask 2 questions per email ? ?Or even 3 or 4. ?I understand your enthusiasm but ease up a little. ?Please. ? ? ? Don, ? My manual also shows Memory Bank Scan on page 39 but the figures do not show the ¡°b¡±. Not sure if you are saying that your copy of the manual shows the ¡°b¡±. However, it is certainly doing a bank scan. ? It wasn¡¯t that page 33¡¯s Memory Bank Recall was wrong, just did not fully explain to me what to expect and what will happen if I do anything wrong. As a newbie, I like to avoid surprises while I try to learn something new. ? 73, ? Rick ? ? ? The "Memory Bank Recall" function works for me exactly as written in the manual. If you press and hold V/M in the manual's step 4, what you try to avoid in your step 4, you'll enter "Memory Bank Scan" mode (I guess the "b" is for "bank scan"). See page 39 (in my manual, anyway) for more info.
-Don, KE6DM
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Sent from my HP Touchpad running Android Jellybean! On June 22, 2014 7:47:57 AM PDT, "'Rick - yahoo'?rgsparber.ya@...?[FT-60]" <FT-60@...> wrote: ? I have found that the Memory Bank Recall Function does not work exactly as described in my book. Here is what works for me: ? Memory Bank Recall ? 1.?????If necessary, press V/M to get into memory mode 2.?????Press and hold BAND until display shows BAND # where # is the band number and SEL is flashing; you can also select NO BANK to exit the Memory Banks 3.?????Rotate DIAL to select desired bank 4.?????Press V/M for about 1 second; if too long, you will see MBLSCN and band won¡¯t change. You will see ¡°b¡± on top of BANK on the left side of the display. Press BAND to clear the ¡°b¡± (what does the ¡°b¡± mean?) ? ? I would appreciate others testing this procedure to see if it works for them. ? 73, ? Rick KG7MQL ?
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Re: Memory Bank Recall Function
Hi Rick,
As I mentioned in another note, you imply that the documentation as
written is incomplete or inaccurate. I posted to disagree. ;-)
WRT recalling a memory bank (pg. 33), step 4 of the manual says, "...
then press the [V/M(PRI)] key *momentarily*", i.e. press and release.
WRT memory bank scanning (pg. 39), step 5 of the manual says, "Now,
*press and hold* in the [V/M(PRI)] key for one second...." Follow the
instructions, and you'll be good to go!
That said, whatever instructions or procedures that you develop that
better enable you to successfully operate your radio is a Good Thing.
Have fun!
-Don, KE6DM
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On 6/22/2014 4:17 PM, 'Rick - yahoo' rgsparber.ya@... [FT-60] wrote: Don,
My manual also shows Memory Bank Scan on page 39 but the figures do not
show the ¡°b¡±. Not sure if you are saying that your copy of the manual
shows the ¡°b¡±. However, it is certainly doing a bank scan.
It wasn¡¯t that page 33¡¯s Memory Bank Recall was wrong, just did not
fully explain to me what to expect and what will happen if I do anything
wrong. As a newbie, I like to avoid surprises while I try to learn
something new.
73,
Rick
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*Sent:* Sunday, June 22, 2014 9:18 AM
*To:* FT-60@...
*Subject:* Re: [FT-60] Memory Bank Recall Function
The "Memory Bank Recall" function works for me exactly as written in the
manual. If you press and hold V/M in the manual's step 4, what you try
to avoid in your step 4, you'll enter "Memory Bank Scan" mode (I guess
the "b" is for "bank scan"). See page 39 (in my manual, anyway) for more
info.
-Don, KE6DM
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On June 22, 2014 7:47:57 AM PDT, "'Rick - yahoo' rgsparber.ya@...
<mailto:rgsparber.ya@...> [FT-60]" <FT-60@...
<mailto:FT-60@...>> wrote:
I have found that the Memory Bank Recall Function does not work exactly
as described in my book. Here is what works for me:
Memory Bank Recall
1.If necessary, press V/M to get into memory mode
2.Press and hold BAND until display shows BAND # where # is the band
number and SEL is flashing; you can also select NO BANK to exit the
Memory Banks
3.Rotate DIAL to select desired bank
4.Press V/M for about 1 second; if too long, you will see MBLSCN and
band won¡¯t change. You will see ¡°b¡± on top of BANK on the left side of
the display. Press BAND to clear the ¡°b¡± (what does the ¡°b¡± mean?)
I would appreciate others testing this procedure to see if it works for
them.
73,
Rick
KG7MQL
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Re: The Assigning Memory Entry function
Hi Rick,
You indicated that the instructions as documented in the manual were
incomplete or inaccurate. I just posted to disagree. If you want to
start the process of assigning a given memory slot to a memory bank, you
may start from "NO BANK" if you want to, but you don't *have* to if the
memory slot you're interested in happens to be assigned to the currently
active bank.
-Don, KE6DM
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On 6/22/2014 4:03 PM, 'Rick - yahoo' rgsparber.ya@... [FT-60] wrote: Don,
The reason I wanted to start at NO BANK is because if I am in any other
bank, I am limited to the memory locations stored in that bank. What am
I missing here?
73,
Rick
KG7MQL
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*Sent:* Sunday, June 22, 2014 9:04 AM
*To:* FT-60@...
*Subject:* Re: [FT-60] The Assigning Memory Entry function
The procedure as written in the manual works for me. As long as you're
in memory mode, the memory slot currently selected is the one that will
be assigned to (another?) bank. Your step 1 shouldn't be there, and the
others repeat (with embellishment ;-) ) what's documented.
-Don, KE6DM
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On June 22, 2014 7:42:11 AM PDT, "'Rick - yahoo' rgsparber.ya@...
<mailto:rgsparber.ya@...> [FT-60]" <FT-60@...
<mailto:FT-60@...>> wrote:
I have found a few steps missing from what is in the book. This works
for me. However, since it was trial and error, it is possible that some
of it is unnecessary:
Assigning Memory Entry (page 33)
1.Start at NO BANK
2.Recall the desired memory channel
3.Press and hold BAND until SEL starts flashing and BAND # shows where #
is the band number
4.If necessary, rotate the dial to select the desired Memory Bank within
3 seconds
5.Press and hold F/W till you hear a beep and then press V/M momentarily
I would appreciate it if others would test this out.
73,
Rick
KG7MQL
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Don McKee, KE6DM