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Re: NDBs Logged Tonight

Dennis Gaskill

#13295

Here's the low pass filter I am looking to build.

It's built in an Altoids can so it must be official QRP equipment !

http://www.qsl.net/kp4md/lpfilter.htm

Dennis KC0IFQ

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On Thu, Dec 29, 2016 at 12:09 AM, John Raynsford <al7jk@...> wrote:

Thanks for the link Dennis, KC0IFQ. Rummaged through
some boxes and dug out my Palomar Engineers VLF
converter, listening to Dutch Harbor on 283 khz. Haven't
tuned through those frequencies in years !

72/73 to all de AL7JK
On Monday, December 26, 2016 5:34 AM, "WA0ITP wa0itp@... [4sqrp]" <4sqrp@...> wrote:
Great fun. I use an Icom 756 Pro III, LSB, and 1.8k filter setting. It takes me about a half hour to scan the band, tuning slow and stopping often, i.e. listening deep. Some signals are right at the noise level. I'm thinking that a low pass filter in front of the receiver to knock down the broadcast band would be useful. I'm getting some mixing products and overloading due to a BCB station about 2 miles away.
72 WAØITP
I love this radio stuff.
www.wa0itp.com
www.4sqrp.com
On 12/26/2016 12:29 AM, Dennis Gaskill gaskilldg@... [4sqrp] wrote:

I recounted the beacons, I had copied and I it was approaching 40 .......I only had 38 ......
You want to tune slowly , because the CW is so slow that there is a pretty good gap before the beacon starts over .

If you do PSK you can look for the signals on the waterfall as you sweep the band .

Dennis KC0IFQ

On Sun, Dec 25, 2016 at 8:14 PM, Sam Neal <n5af@...> wrote:

What receivers/antennas are y'all using. I only hear HRD on about 423 kHz at
the Hardin County airport, Kountze Texas near Beaumont, about 40 miles away,
using a 40 meter dipole. Tomorrow I will try a different receiver.

Sam. Neal. N5AF
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"Dennis Gaskill gaskilldg@ gmail.com [4sqrp]" <4sqrp@ yahoogroups.com>
To: 4sqrp@...
Subject: [4sqrp] Re: NDBs Logged Tonight

Here is a list of North American beacons

http://dxinfocentre.com/ndb. htm

Just use the search function in your web browser to find the Call Sign you
think you heard.

The noise is pretty bad .
I learned a little abut digging slow CW out of the noise.
I think I was approaching 50 beacons.

My QTH is close to Wichita, Ks so most beacons are I hear are
...........whadda you know , in the 4SQRP area.
Oklahoma, Kansas , Iowa, Texas, Missouri
The modulation or tone is kinda weird on many of them . You have to tune
carefully and play with all
your filters. I am using a Kenwood 590SG and a 130 ft OFC for a antenna.

Dennis KC0IFQ

Re: SSS

John Lonigro

#13294

Paul:

I almost heard you here in Kirkwood, MO. At least I heard "N0N__" and figured it was you. But you were in the mud and then you disappeared. Then I got on the phone with my kids and just got off around 9:15. I listened around 7.122 for about 30 minutes with my bandwidth set high, plus I scanned back and forth about 10 kHz, in case I heard a Bayou Jumper. Unless you were using one, I didn't hear any.

72,

John AA0VE

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On 01/08/2017 08:15 PM, Paul Smith psmith61@... [4sqrp] wrote:

I stuck it out for an hour and made one contact. I heard a few other signals but not strong enough to work. Ill be hanging in the 7122 area for Jumpers tomorrow. de Paul N0NBD

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Re: SSS

RWeeks <neotoxo54@...>

#13293

Well, I hung out for about 45 minutes calling CQ on 7.121.025ish...freq seems to vary by a few hertz but the Reverse Beacons spotted me at 7.121.100...

Anyway, I did have a couple of answers but dialing them in on the regen is horse of a different color. So I use my IC-760 with fldigi to spot the sigs but they were just too weak to copy...even with all the filters fldigi couldn't pull them out...but I could tell they were there...

SO, I will have to remember to give a long enough reply or call to allow other BJ'ers the time needed to dial in my signal...hopefully they will return the favor.

Enjoying the challenge. 72s

SENT FROM MY IPAD MINI

Rocky Weeks, AF5AF

East Arkansas Fur Takers, FTA Chap 29B

Arkansas Trappers Assoc.

South Western Arkansas Fur Takers, FTA Chap 29A

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On Jan 8, 2017, at 20:15, Paul Smith psmith61@... [4sqrp] <4sqrp@...> wrote:

I stuck it out for an hour and made one contact. I heard a few other signals but not strong enough to work. Ill be hanging in the 7122 area for Jumpers tomorrow. de Paul N0NBD

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Re: SSS

Johnny AC0BQ

#13292

Ge Guys

The BJ SSS was fun!!

I know that isn't exactly what it was!!

I had a plan to use my KX-3 and work a pile of you guys, well I don't think 4 would make a pile!!

I heard a lot more than I got answers back from,

So I jumped to 80 and grabbed a couple more!!

It was fun, keep those jumpers fired up, makes for quite a pile up around 7.122!!!

72

Johnny AC0BQ

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On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 8:15 PM Paul Smith psmith61@... [4sqrp] <4sqrp@...> wrote:

I stuck it out for an hour and made one contact. I heard a few other signals but not strong enough to work. Ill be hanging in the 7122 area for Jumpers tomorrow. de Paul N0NBD

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Re: SSS

kb4qqj

#13291

Thanks to AC0BQ and KV6Z for dropping (I was a fair piece out of his PB) down to my rock freq I've managed two on the Bayou Jumper....still swinging.

Randy_KB4QQJ
00?....maybe
(Names hidden to protect other double naughts)

Re: SSS

Everett Catlin

#13290

N0NBD Hi my call is N5MZX. I heard your signal in Columbia, Tn. you were a 459. I enjoy QRP but my code speed suck after health problems. I am a member of qrparci no. 5770 and flying pigs no 1192

73 Everett catlin n5mzx

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From: "Paul Smith psmith61@... [4sqrp]" <4sqrp@...>
To: "4sqrp@..." <4sqrp@...>
Sent: Monday, January 9, 2017 2:15 AM
Subject: [4sqrp] SSS

I stuck it out for an hour and made one contact. I heard a few other signals but not strong enough to work. Ill be hanging in the 7122 area for Jumpers tomorrow. de Paul N0NBD

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SSS

Paul Smith

#13289

I stuck it out for an hour and made one contact. I heard a few other signals but not strong enough to work. Ill be hanging in the 7122 area for Jumpers tomorrow. de Paul N0NBD

Sent from Outlook

Re: Bayou Jumper Regen setup

Nate Bargmann

#13288

Thanks to the input of everyone, I have my BJ regen tweaked in.  The
range is approximately 7.000 MHx to 7.138 MHz.

Initially the midway point on the dial was about 7.400 MHz and
compressing the 19 turns brought it close to 7.050 MHz.  Then I found
the 0 point was well below the bottom of the band.  So a bit more
tweaking with the turns and C30 it is where I want it for now.  It helps
to have a K3 along with a P3 panadapter to figure out where the
oscillator is!

With just an alligator clip I was receiving several CW stations so this
is a hot receiver.

My regneration control is at around the 3 O'clock point when oscillation
begins but I haven't tried tweaking it per the manual yet.

I have a head cold as of this morning and I probably shouldn't have
fooled with it at all as I need to look for a white Sharpie to color in
a scratch I made.  At least now it's personalized.  Sigh...

72, Nate

-- 

"The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all
possible worlds.  The pessimist fears this is true."

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Re: 80 meter QRP transceiver

keith ford

#13287

Okay, I did not see kits on the site, I built a 1340 in 97, mine was pretty hot, I got 5.8 watts out.

Keith

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On Sunday, January 8, 2017, 16:32, JAMES DAVIDSON jddavidson72@... [4sqrp] <4sqrp@...> wrote:

ten tec still selling the 1380. have the 1340 i bulit in the 70 S great little rig 3 watts out

Elecraft KX-1 Tri-Band W/Tuner

Tim N9PUZ

#13286

LOWER PRICE BEFORE IT GOES TO THE OTHER SITES OR eBay...

FOR SALE: Elecraft KX-1 Tri-Band W/Tuner

It may be freezing cold out today but shortly you'll be wanting to head out to the deck, the local park, or the woods to play radio.

FOR SALE is my Elecraft Model KX-1 transceiver in great working order (recently tuned up by Don, W3FPR)

Offer Includes:

- Elecraft KX-1 Portable Transceiver
- 40M, 30M, 20M band coverage (Basic radio plus has KXB30 installed)
- Internal Tuner (KXAT1 installed)
- Elecraft KXPD1 integrated Paddles

NEW, LOWER PRICE: $385.00 USD including shipping to a US address.

If interested contact me DIRECT: tim.n9puz at gmail.com

Thanks for reading!

Tim

Re: 80 meter QRP transceiver

JAMES DAVIDSON

#13285

ten tec still selling the 1380. have the 1340 i bulit in the 70 S great little rig 3 watts out

I still have some vernier drives left

Phil <w0xiphil@...>

#13284

Hi Chuck,

I still have some vernier reduction drives left if that would help.

See www.midnightscience.com

Phil

member 4SQRP

member W0UK Club

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Re: 80 meter QRP transceiver

James Shipley

#13283

Consider the MKARS80. There is an optional CW adapter too.

http://www.radio-kits.co.uk/mkars80page.html

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On Jan 7, 2017 10:45 PM, "'Ken Talbott' ktalbott@... [4sqrp]" <4sqrp@...> wrote:

Elecraft K1!
Ken ke4rg

From: 4sqrp@... [mailto:4sqrp@...]
Sent: January 7, 2017 16:17
To: 4sqrp@...
Subject: [4sqrp] 80 meter QRP transceiver

Any suggestions?

Vernier Dials and FT-241A Crystals for sale

Jim Sheldon

#13282

The vernier dials have all been sold.  Still have crystals available.

Jim, W0EB

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Re: SSS - final reminder

kb4qqj

#13281

I plan to be there with the Bayou Jumper at 7.1212ish and 7.1134ish listening up and down for any other rock bounders or takers.

Where we normally get snow in the 3 to 4" range we now have 10.5 to 11" and I have plenty of indoor time tp play!!

Randy_KB4QQJ

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In a message dated 1/8/2017 11:36:49 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, 4sqrp@... writes:

Lord willing and creek don't rise I will be at about 7.121 Mhz and heating up the ether with all of about 5 watts...

SENT FROM MY IPAD MINI
Rocky Weeks, AF5AF

East Arkansas Fur Takers, FTA Chap 29B

Arkansas Trappers Assoc.

South Western Arkansas Fur Takers, FTA Chap 29A

On Jan 8, 2017, at 08:08, 'John R. Lonigro' jonigro@... [4sqrp] <4sqrp@...> wrote:

Don't forget the Second Sunday Sprint is tonight from 7:00 - 9:00 CST.
Let's try to start the contest year off right with a lot of
participants. Remember to check 7.122+/- for those rock bound Bayou
Jumpers lurking around.

72,

John, AA0VE
4SQRP Contest Coordinator

Re: SSS - final reminder

RWeeks <neotoxo54@...>

#13280

Lord willing and creek don't rise I will be at about 7.121 Mhz and heating up the ether with all of about 5 watts...

SENT FROM MY IPAD MINI

Rocky Weeks, AF5AF

East Arkansas Fur Takers, FTA Chap 29B

Arkansas Trappers Assoc.

South Western Arkansas Fur Takers, FTA Chap 29A

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On Jan 8, 2017, at 08:08, 'John R. Lonigro' jonigro@... [4sqrp] <4sqrp@...> wrote:

Don't forget the Second Sunday Sprint is tonight from 7:00 - 9:00 CST.
Let's try to start the contest year off right with a lot of
participants. Remember to check 7.122+/- for those rock bound Bayou
Jumpers lurking around.

72,

John, AA0VE
4SQRP Contest Coordinator

10 Turn Tuning Pot

Tim

#13279

I found an old 50K 10 turn pot with a digital counter on top that will fit between boards, barley.

I am putting mine in the largest HL box along with a the 4Sqrp tuner, battery, key and antenna for deployment.

Plenty of room for extra crystals and stuff!

Tim W4YN

SSS - final reminder

John Lonigro

#13278

Don't forget the Second Sunday Sprint is tonight from 7:00 - 9:00 CST. Let's try to start the contest year off right with a lot of participants.  Remember to check 7.122+/- for those rock bound Bayou Jumpers lurking around.

72,

John, AA0VE
4SQRP Contest Coordinator

Re: 80 meter QRP transceiver

Ken Talbott

#13277

Elecraft K1!

Ken ke4rg

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From: 4sqrp@... [mailto:4sqrp@...]
Sent: January 7, 2017 16:17
To: 4sqrp@...
Subject: [4sqrp] 80 meter QRP transceiver

Any suggestions?

Re: 80 meter QRP transceiver

Marty Lifgren <mlifgr@...>

#13276

Thanks for the replies.