[hackpgh-ham] Re: radio testing

  • From: Ed Paradis <legomaniac@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: hackpgh-ham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:38:53 -0500

I was calling CQ, and heard what was probably the same carrier you
were hearing.  I think the radio was working, but the antenna was
lousy.

Ed

On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 10:11 AM, j. eric townsend <jet@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 11/18/10 00:43, j. eric townsend wrote:
>>
>> finally got on the right list...
>>
>> My job has me working west-coast hours from my house, from around 11am
>> until 7pm most days. If anyone wants to test an antenna/setup/whatever,
>> just drop me email and I'll turn on my radio and take a listen. I've an
>> FT-897D with a good antenna down to 80m and a VHS tri-band in the attic.
>
> ...and a laserdisc player and a 8-track.   Clearly the cold meds were
> starting to kick in.
>
> That is to say, I have a VHF in the attic along with the dipole.  yeesh.
>
> Last night I was listening for the club but all I could hear was some sort
> of faint carrier tone, like someone was tuning up maybe?
>
>
> --
> J. Eric Townsend
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