Subject: NET NOTES MAY 1 2004
From:     K1RQG 
         

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     Joe, K1RQG 


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**** I WAS GONE FOR THE WEEKEND, THEREFORE NO NET NOTES, BUT FOLLOWING ARE A COUPLE OF    ****
**** E-MAILS AND COMMENTS FROM W2UHI, N2IQ & W2DRZ. I ALSO HAVE LISTED THE REMAINING SKED ****
**** WEEKENDS [ACTIVITY WEEKENDS] AS LISTED IN THE DECEMBER 2003 NEWS LETTER. HOWEVER, AS ****
**** DISCUSSED ON THE 432 & ABOVE EME NET, ANYTIME THE MOON IS AVAILABLE IS ACTIVITY TIME ****
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ACTIVITY WEEKENDS AS LISTED IN THE DECEMBER 2003 432 & ABOVE NEWS LETTER FOR 2004:

JUN 12/13
JUL 10/11
AUG 07/08
SEP 04/05
OCT 09/10
NOV 06/07
DEC 04/05
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Subj:    Net notes
Date:   4/27/04 4:18:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From:   [email protected] (Cowles Andrus III)
To:     [email protected] ([email protected])

Hi Joe,
I heard you say you would not be on this week but I thought I might send you a line while I 
was thinking about it.

I had a little problem with my EME array rotor that I thought I might share with you and the 
group on the next EME net notes. In 1998 I bought a M2 Orion RC-2800 rotor to use for my EME 
array'sazimuth positioner. http://www.m2inc.com/products/rotors/or28002.html

Except for some slight damage to the control box due to a lightning hita couple of years ago 
it has been working great. Last week I was aiming manually and noticed that the readout on the
display was running but the rotor was not. I first thought I had got RF into some place where 
it did not belong. I turned the power off and back on and the display stopped.
I could see that the rotor and display was not aligned anymore so I went to mode 3 to reset it.
As soon as I went back into the manual mode and pushed the clockwise button the rotor turned but 
when I released the button the display continued to count. This was very puzzling to me. I checked 
all the cables inside, and they appeared to be fine. I then climbed the tower and pulled the 
inline connector next to the rotor apart to check for corrosion, none found. I notice that when 
I turned the connector upside down, my hands were a little wet. I took the two phillips screws 
to the cable strain release out and found the top part of the connector to be filled with water.
I dried the connector with an hair dryer, and put some heat shrink covering over the top with 
some electrical tape and reassembled the connector. The rotor after being re-calibrated 
works great again. The water must have been the problem. Maybe this might save some else in this 
group a little troubleshooting time. It looks like it could be a common problem with the older 
model of this rotor. I think the water in the top of the connector must have been sending the 
control/display box a false signal on the reed switch line makingthe control/display box think 
the rotor was moving. Anyway the rotor is now working and I am happy that it did not have to go 
back to the factory for repair!

I now have my rotor auto tracking again due to some good advice I received from some Gentlemen 
EME'ers on 75 meters a month or two ago. Also got JT65 mode working on a quiter computer. I am 
still looking for QSO on 70 cm, CW or JT65.

Thanks All,
73, Cowles_K4EME QRV on 70 cm

My Home Page: http://home.rica.net/candrus/

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Subj:    Net note for 1-May-04.
Date:   5/1/04 11:53:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From:   [email protected] (Mike)
To:     [email protected]

Hi Joe,

Either conditions have been awful on 432 or I have problems.  My echoes are so 
weak I can barely detect them.  I did however, work DL8YHR (O/O) yesterday, for 
initial #137.  I can tell there is strong Faraday, when I echo test and move 
polarity simultaneously my signals improve significantly (CCW rotation).

Anyway, the snow is almost gone here so I can start on my new feed mounting 
system, and I plan to refurbish everything, so whatever is wrong, if anything, 
should be repaired this spring.

Status of the toasted FT-736R:  I received a new processor chip from 
Burghardt's.  I desoldered the main chips on the processor board and put in 
sockets.  By the way, I used a "Hakko 808" desoldering tool which is FANTASTIC!

I verified that my main processor was in fact, burned out.  But unfortunately, 
something is still wrong.  So back to the bench.

Very high winds here, so I would not be QRV anyway.

73 

Mike, KL6M  BP51dc    Webpage:  http://www.qsl.net/kl6m
432 EME - FT-736; FT-767; 9.2 Meter Dish; RYT 0.16dB NF; 1500 WATTS

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Subj:   20 M antennaboken; too many 1296 amps
Date:   5/1/04 4:20:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From:   W4sc
To:     K1rqg

Joe,

Hi to all on net,,, 20 Meter ant broken, so now I am totally off the air!!!

Too many 1296 amps here, so I have for sale a 4x7289 K2AH 1296 Cavity w/ tubes, water jackets, 
new never  used.  Also BIAS board for 4 tubes and new filament transformers.  These are the parts, 
assembly required. All for $975.

Interest parties can contact me via email [email protected].

Thanks  73 Ben W4SC
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W2UHI:  Over the sked weekend, Frank worked on Saturday night IK2MMB, N2UO, W2DRZ, & G4CCH
        Sunday could not get on til 0000z.. and worked N2UO.. Frank feels for activity weekend
        the activity was very low.  Also found a loose set screw on one of the tracking pots.
        Using TS-870 and finds it works better for him than the TS-2000.. Did work #164 VE7BBG
        02/18/03, IK0UX 03/28/04 #165 [DUBUS], 9H1ES 03/29/04 #166 , NA4N #167 04/24/04 ...
        N2IQ 559.. and SSB ..

N2IQ:   no activity.. not on .. much QRL .. worked on Sunday night SSB W2UHI and then joined
        by W2DRZ.. 

W2DRZ:  Worked N21Q & W2UHI on SSB on Sunday night..
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