N1MU/VE3/R June 2008 Page

Team

• Tom Mayo, N1MU
• Kevin Carey, WB2QMY

Grids Activated

• EN94 – Mulmer, ON
• EN93 – Orangeville, ON
• FN03 – Port Hope, ON
• FN04 – Grafton, ON
• FN13 – Lakeport, ON
• FN15 – Lanark, ON
• FN24 – Stone Mills, NY
• FN14 – Chaumont, NY

Highlights

• Canadian/US border was smooth again.
• 364 mile QSOs on 1.2G and 3.4G!

Ideas

• Again found that on IC-706MkIIG, to hear USB in CW mode, need to use CW-R with 800 Hz offset, i.e. 50.127.800. Also need to turn IF Shift all the way left or there is too much high cut. Need to check this on 2 radios to see if I need RIT too. Yuck.
• 50 MHz good. There is QRM unless we unplug the laptop power supplies and turn off the transverter stack (or unpick the band select relays).
• 144 MHz good. 13-elements is A LOT. Very narrow beamwidth. Remove the end of the Yagi for next time.
• 222 MHz TX broken. Remove the end of the Yagi for next time.
• 432 MHz good.
• 903 MHZ good, great even.
• 1296 MHz really good! Always worked better than 903.
• 2304 MHz seems very busted. Maybe LO screwed up? Very bad note on receive. No copy on remote end. Fix 2304.
• 3456 MHz good.
• 5760 MHz RX busted. 5 GHz worked ok w/ IF at 144.877. VERY weak RX.
• No need for CW or voice keyers for low bands with Kevin operating.
• The new vehicle setup is good and pretty quick to set up. 6 m is higher now and shows good SWR, but is low enough for travel.
• Leveling is important, and there is little play in this new setup. Used wood blocks again successfully.

Score

	Band	QSOs	Mults	Score
A	50 MHz	26	17
B	144 MHz	22	11
C	222 MHz	10	8
D	432 MHz	23	13
9	902 MHz	14	6
E	1296 MHz	15	7
F	2304 MHz	0	0
G	3456 MHz	8	2
H	5760 MHz	4	2
I	10368 MHz	1	1
Grids			8
Totals		123	75	18,975

Photos

See My June 2008 gallery

Comments: tmayo1 at rochester.rr.com