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Title: Great Conditions last night on 75 Post by: WD8BIL on February 16, 2011, 07:59:44 AM The conditions supported a qso with; WA1HLR (ME), W1GUD (FL), KD0HG (CO), W7YOO (MN), KC8ZUL (OH) and myself in northern OH. All >S9+10 !!!
Time to turn the 'puters off and operate. Summer's a comin'! Title: Re: Great Conditions last night on 75 Post by: Bill, KD0HG on February 16, 2011, 08:49:18 AM La Bamba exploded in a shower of sparks...Got some fixin to do.
Title: Re: Great Conditions last night on 75 Post by: WD8BIL on February 16, 2011, 08:57:02 AM Wondered what happened to ya HG.
Was it antenna related or just a "give up the ghost" event? Title: Re: Great Conditions last night on 75 Post by: Bill, KD0HG on February 16, 2011, 09:33:26 AM Looks like a power supply crapout. With the RF and modulator decks disconnected, even switched to 1/2 tuneup voltage, it's blowing the 30 amp breakers on the 240 volt side.
Time to dig out the Jesus stick and troubleshoot it after work today. Title: Re: Great Conditions last night on 75 Post by: WA3VJB on February 16, 2011, 09:34:29 AM Sorry to hear that Bill, and I really regret not catching you guys last night.
Where were y'all parked ? Title: Re: Great Conditions last night on 75 Post by: w3jn on February 16, 2011, 10:12:05 AM La Bamba exploded in a shower of sparks...Got some fixin to do. Errrr.... bummer, Bill. Yer cat got across the B+? Title: Re: Great Conditions last night on 75 Post by: WD8BIL on February 16, 2011, 11:06:42 AM Good huntin' Pal!
Paul; Somewhere near 3875 kHz John; You there already?? Good trip??? Title: Re: Great Conditions last night on 75 Post by: Bill, KD0HG on February 19, 2011, 07:30:47 PM OK, just fixed the beast. AMfone - Dedicated to Amplitude Modulation on the Amateur Radio Bands
An insulator arced over in the modulator deck and turned into a stinkin' 15 ohm resistor from 2500V B+ to gnd. Will be on 75 this evening to see if it is OK. I think the 8008 merc vapes survived the overload. And the mod iron seems to have survived. Phew. |