N1MLF
Finding my way around
ECHOLINK 21843
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Post by N1MLF on Nov 25, 2005 18:19:11 GMT
Hello to all;
This site was refered on the qrz forums & after lurking a bit I decided to join your ranks.
My name is Jon and I'm a General class operator working towards my Extra license. I've been a ham fo about 14 years and enjoy many aspects of the hobby.
My QTH is Machias, Maine. Its quite near the coast and about 50km from the Canadian border. A fairly rural area with a population of about 2500.
Aside from ham radio my interests are acoustic guitar & vocals, tinkering with computers and about any outdoor activity..ie canoeing, hiking, camping &ect.
I am a carpenter by current trade and have spent many years on the oceans. First with the US Coast Guard and later with various merchant sailing organizations.
I was amazed at the courtesy and politeness extended amongst the threads I read and hence decided to join for some civil conversation sans the insults & flames.
I am active on several local 2 meter nets and on echolink. I need to work on the HF antennas for better propagation but UK is doable on 17 meters.. Hopefully things will improve after I re-orient my dipoles.
Thank-you for allowing my access to your forums. I look forward to chatting with all here as well as on Echolink and on the air.
73 & best wishes from "Down East" Maine ..JW..
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Post by Jackie Bosworth on Nov 25, 2005 18:29:49 GMT
Hi Jon,
Thanks for joining and welcome to Ladies on the Air. The most contacts that I have had with USA was from my local club on 17 meters, I like that band.
The forum is growing now and luckily it hasn't seen too much negativity. Hopefully we will be able to remain a nice and polite place for people to come and talk about Amateur Radio.
I've found that a lots of radio users combine their hobbies of radio and the great outdoors! I love camping and walking too. Our local radio club have a few events in the summer where we all camp out and I went on the first ones this year and really enjoyed it.
Nice to meet you and hope you enjoy the forum.
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Post by Renae/k9do on Nov 26, 2005 1:36:06 GMT
Welcome Jon! I am in Illinois. UK is also doable on 17meters here as well. My husband and I will talk on the 1721 GROUP which is on 40 meters,( 7.272MHz ) in the evenings . but now( for winter ) it ison 160 meters: 1.872-MHz beginning as early as 6:30 PM Eastern time. Tom (KC8QGJ ) net control, it is a very friendly group if you ever tune around the bands. Alot of people from the east as well as Ohio & Illinois (Right now our tuner doesnt want to tune on 160meters, but Dave is working on a different antenna for 160m)
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N1MLF
Finding my way around
ECHOLINK 21843
Posts: 13
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Post by N1MLF on Nov 27, 2005 14:16:30 GMT
Greetings and Thank-you for the warm welcome.
Hopefully I'll get some better antennas before the weather gets much worse and won't be able to safely get on the roof. I live in a small apartment therefore don't have much liberty to put up long antennas but if things go right I should be able to get 40M - 10M with a dipole & tuner.
The weather has been getting colder here with a lot of rain and a little snow. Surely not looking forward to January with the high fuel prices.
I had an excellent weekend.. The band played Friday night at a local tavern & was recieved well. Sounds like we'll be there again sometime in January.
Again, thanks for the welcome. 73 de N1MLF aka: JW
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Post by Renae/k9do on Nov 27, 2005 15:03:00 GMT
I can relate to antenna restrictions & chalenges, we have major restrictions here and are antenna challenged.
Hope you are able to get your antennas up before the winter really sets in.
we are working on correcting an impedance mismatch on our 160 meter antenna, it doesnt want to tune too well and we dont want to ruin the tuner.
we have a G5RV in the attic, a 4BTV vertical, and 1/4 wave half sloper for 160 meters.
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Post by Maureen on Nov 28, 2005 10:54:03 GMT
Hi folks!
Like Rennae's term 'antenna challenged'! We are not too bad in that respect except the weather is preventing the OM getting on the roof and sorting out my HF beam. I do have severe problems with providing antennas for Cadet radio. Most of out buildings cannot have HF antennas attached to them - I am now trying out the MP1 indoor/portable/balcony mounted antenna. It packs up quite small and I can carry it about on visits to Squadrons to introduce them to the amateur side of Radio. Worth looking into if you have space rstrictions!
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