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BA7IO Vange 160m  
Nice signal tonight  1822kHz up1


Tonight I removed the 50MHz yagi again.
I wanted to see if any DX would slip through to the north  but it did not.
The weather forecast is only storm and rain.
Many decodes 6M WSPR of OZ7IT  PA0TBR M1DUDevery day but noone else QRV at reasonable distance.
No UA9 SWL  or any other Rusian at 6m  unfortunately.
 summary   6M WSPR last 2 weeks    the first one is an Freudian misdecode..
 2011-12-07 11:10  PA0O  50.294415  -17  -1  JO33hg  0.5  VK5ZRL  PF95gc  15771  81 
 2011-12-02 20:36  G6AVK  50.294416  -26  -1  JO01ho  5  PA0O  JO33hg  447  63 
 2011-12-04 09:38  OZ7IT  50.294482  -7  -1  JO65df  200  PA0O  JO33hg  428  242 
 2011-12-05 16:14  PA0O  50.294467  -23  -4  JO33hg  5  DF0ZDF  JN49cx  382  163 
 2011-11-30 13:44  M1DUD  50.294471  -11  0  JO02qc  2  PA0O  JO33hg  377  68 
 2011-11-30 22:32  PA0O  50.294514  -18  0  JO33hg  5  M1DUD  JO02qc  377  252 
 2011-12-01 17:54  PA0TBR  50.294432  -27  -1  JO22pi  10  PA0O  JO33hg  136  41 
 2011-12-01 18:16  PA0O  50.294499  -23  -1  JO33hg  5  PA0TBR  JO22pi  136  222 
 

I had  some shorts between the inv-L wire and the 7el LFA  the wind blew the wire against the beam.
I can still use the Steppir at 6m  but  have to solve the high SWR problem first. Receiving seems good.
Possible one part of cable must be replaced.
I can work it in the dark the beam is lowered on the driveway and good light.
Only the rain and storm has to pause a bit...



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PE4BAS, Bas said…
Jaap, dit is eigenlijk niet de tijd van het jaar voor antennewerk. Maar ja, tijdgebrek en toch willen he! Ik wil ook nog een antenne opzetten voor de 10m contest komende weekend. Hoop dat het geen windkracht 10 word vanmiddag want dan begin ik niks. En het moet ook droog blijven, maar ja.....we hebben het niet voor het kiezen. Leuk je nog even te werken in de 10m RTTY contest. 73, Bas
December 7, 2011 at 10:10 AM
pa0o said…
Ik was pas laat thuis uit DL de voorspellingen zijn niet te best
Gisteravond was het wel goed te doen.
Ik ben ook niet klaar voor de arrl10m moet nog wel aan gewerkt
December 7, 2011 at 2:48 PM
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