Stop drooling over your boat for a sec.

INT QAP 27.365 MHz USB

RCE

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 17:31:54 -0500, "RCE" wrote:

Stop drooling over your boat for a sec.

INT QAP 27.365 MHz USB

Didn't know what QAP meant - but I tuned up and swing the beam in your
direction - called for Wingnut...er sorry - Wirenut but didn't hear
anything.

Sorry I got your message late - I was out drooling on the boats. :)


Maybe we can try tomorrow evening. I have to re-fuse anyway. The SSB uses
a bit more power and I just used the power cord and fuse that the non-SSB
had.
I'll give you some coordinates, where ever I am at that time. Right now,
Iowa.

RCE

On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 01:34:19 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
wrote:

I mean Wirenut - gotta get that right - Wirenut.

So we're all sched'ing tomorrow on 27.365 MHz USB ?

What time? Conditions are marginal right now.

On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 02:39:55 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
wrote:

It's up to Dick. Now that there are three of us, I'll be Curly, you be
Moe and....

Nah - ... :)

Stooge à trois ?

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 01:34:19 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
wrote:

I mean Wirenut - gotta get that right - Wirenut.

So we're all sched'ing tomorrow on 27.365 MHz USB ?

What time? Conditions are marginal right now.


It's probably going to have to be skip, and I may be too close by then. I
am surprised though ... The last time I tried CB stuff, the atmospherics
were such that all you heard was noise on channel 19 everywhere during the
day. This was back in the late '70's. Right now, out here at least, channel
19 has some noise, but nothing like it used to be. I can hear truckers
clearly 5-10 miles away.

I recall channel 36 (27.365MHz ) and a couple of others used to be used by
the SSB crowd, so I figured that would be a good one to try. I'll give a
holler and a long count for tuning at 8 pm your time, if that's ok.

I have to confess. When I got out of the Navy in 1977, CB was the rage and
I happened to have a Radio Shack base unit with SB that was ripe for
modifications, which I did. It was peaked to 40 watts (from 12)
PEP, and had a magic "button" that allowed 40 more unauthorized frequencies.
I often talked to a friend stationed in Italy with it, early in the morning
from my house in MA.

I have to check the radio that was left in Mrs.E's GB. It's a marine HF SSB
something .... I forget, but I think it has all the Ham Bands.

RCE

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 05:20:10 -0500, "RCE" wrote:

I have to check the radio that was left in Mrs.E's GB. It's a marine HF
SSB
something .... I forget, but I think it has all the Ham Bands.

Get your ham license - you've got the electronics background and the
code requirement is - well, non-existent anymore. You learn the code
you have the speed requirement nailed.

Problem would be setting up an antenna. Might not go over well with you know
who.

I am also a little leery. The cupola on our house has been hit by lightning
twice in the past 5 years.
It's grounded to the house electrical ground plane .... two, 8 foot copper
stakes in the basement beside the power panels. The last time it was hit a
couple of years ago the whole driveway in front of the garage snapped and
crackled for several seconds after the hit. No damage, but we seem to be
prone to lightning strikes.

I suppose I could just set up the HF antenna on her boat and use it from
there.

RCE