ae4y

#171

I must be living right because I managed to bag both Foxii tonight.  

They both have good, but not great, signals into Georgia.  From the
number of unanswered CQs that I'm hearing them make, I assume not many
hounds are hearing or getting through to them.

Hopefully conditions will take a quick turn for the better.

Kent, AE4Y

Neal Enault

#173

Hmmmm.......what are you using for bait?  Obviously, Alpo doesn't work.
Can't seem to get them to come over the Rockies.

Neal, WA6OCP

Lou Macknik

#174

Well, I got one. Been a while since I even heard the foxii.

Used a new antenna this evening. A 13-turn loop (6' X 4') tuned by an
SG-239
the whole thing laying against the bedroom wall about 10' off the
ground,
 oriented for East/West but heard North/South nest.

Tried an attic mounted slinky dipole and an MP-1 in the attic ,too, but
the
loop gave consistently better results.

I heard W0NTA for a while and then the western path closed. W8RU was
readable entire 2 hours although sometimes very weak.

QTH here is Canton, GA

73,
Lou W8LI

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On Dec 30, 2004, at 10:43 PM, Neal Enault wrote:

Hmmmm.......what are you using for bait?? Obviously, Alpo doesn't work.
 Can't seem to get them to come over the Rockies.

 Neal, WA6OCP




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Kip Williams N6NVP

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I’d sure be interested in hearing more about the loop, Lou. Did you build as a magnetic loop? (Hints, please. Antenna’s are what breaks my heart, here.)

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I was able to work W8RU but only because Ron wouldn’t give up trying to get me. I know I should’ve bought him a Christmas present! He more than earned it, tonight.

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From: Lou Macknik [mailto:lou@...]
Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 8:10 PM
To: qfox@...
Subject: Re: [qfox] Two pelts

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Well, I got one. Been a while since I even heard the foxii.

Used a new antenna this evening. A 13-turn loop (6' X 4') tuned by an SG-239
the whole thing laying against the bedroom wall about 10' off the ground,
oriented for East/West but heard North/South nest.

Tried an attic mounted slinky dipole and an MP-1 in the attic ,too, but the
loop gave consistently better results.

I heard W0NTA for a while and then the western path closed. W8RU was
readable entire 2 hours although sometimes very weak.

QTH here is Canton, GA

73,
Lou W8LI

Lou Macknik

#176

Kip,
take a look at the SGC Smartuner Yahoo Group. I just joined yesterday and was able to build the loop from specs provided by one of the group
members. It needs to be tweaked because my SG239 Smartuner will match
it okay on 40m, 15m, 12m, and 10m, but doesn't do the job on 160m, 80m,
and 20m. It is supposed to work on all bands but I must not have the
coil would just right or with the right wire.

Basically, the loop is 260-ft of hookup wire wound on a 6-ft by 4-ft
wooden frame (13 turns)  and matched by an SGC SG239 Smartuner.

=Lou, W8LI=

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On Dec 30, 2004, at 11:20 PM, Kip Williams N6NVP wrote:

I’d sure be interested in hearing more about the loop, Lou. Did you
build as a magnetic loop? (Hints, please. Antenna’s are what breaks my
heart, here.)

 ?

I was able to work W8RU but only because Ron wouldn’t give up trying
to get me. I know I should’ve bought him a Christmas present! He more
than earned it, tonight.

 ?

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 Kip Williams N6NVP | San Diego, CA | San Diego Cnty | DM12ks |
 AMQRP, ARRL, FISTS #10985, Flying Pigs QRP #874, MQFD #78, NETXQRP #51
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From: Lou Macknik [mailto:lou@...]
 Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 8:10 PM
To: qfox@...
Subject: Re: [qfox] Two pelts

?

Well, I got one. Been a while since I even heard the foxii.

 Used a new antenna this evening. A 13-turn loop (6' X 4') tuned by an
SG-239
 the whole thing laying against the bedroom wall about 10' off the
ground,
 oriented for East/West but heard North/South nest.

 Tried an attic mounted slinky dipole and an MP-1 in the attic ,too,
but the
 loop gave consistently better results.

 I heard W0NTA for a while and then the western path closed. W8RU was
 readable entire 2 hours although sometimes very weak.

 QTH here is Canton, GA

 73,
 Lou W8LI







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