I may just transmit....

[W7SOE]

OK,
   I have been accumulating boatachnchors and threatening to use them for almost a year now.  A newbie, know-nothing, in this area, but bitten hard.  I have a basement filling with heavy iron and have yet to talk on the air.

Well enough just twiddling the equipment, it may be time to embarrass myself.  I have the JV II running and finally made a TR relay.  I have done an alignment on the R-388 and it seems to be working well enough though the dial reads 22KHz high on odd numbered bands.

I expect a 3870 crystal tomorrow from AF4K and so, I am running out of excuses.  I have a 7225 crystal and have been using that to "tune up" when I was fairly sure nobody was listening. 

I have jury rigged an RF monitor to an older analog scope and kinda see where the JV II overmodulates, I think, maybe.  I never see the 130 mA on the MOD setting of the meter as described in the manual.

Ok This is a warning to those in the NW.  You may soon hear something new.  Maybe just a carrier, maybe garbled whatever, it may be tinny.  Whatever, you have been warned.

Rich  W7SOE

[WA3VJB]

You no longer qualify as a newbie.

[kf6pqt]

Start calling CQ!

[W7SOE]

I still feel like one, it is all relative.

73

Rich

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

Jump in with both feet! Create the activity! Listening is always good for learning and the 'look before you leap' approach, but by the sounds - it's time to leap.

[flintstone mop]

Get that microphone on your tummy and lay back in the easy chair and have the PTT switch close by and start the  process of ole buzzard.........we're waiting to hear something soon.
Fred

[WV Hoopie]

Hi Rich,

By now you must of heard the 3.870 group on 75 meters. They get on sometime after 3PM depending on band conditions. Real friendly group, jump in and say hello. Mac, W7JHS has a web site and a roster of the gang.

7.290 & 40 meters is fairly quiet most of the time, might hear Bruce, AB7YellowDog, if you give a holler. Try noon to 1PM for a CQ.

Join in on the fun,

wd8kdg
Craig,

[KB2WIG]

Try loading her up on 29.000 MHZ and call out Ohla! Ohla!....  thats what i do .... ..   klc

[K7NCR]

  Hey! I'm in NW Montana, and am just about done with the audio mods to my apache, maybe we could set up a "newbie" sched! Good luck, and wish me the same.
Norm K7NCR