2024-01-28, 12:27:53
It was good to see so much real radio activity going on yesterday. I counted 4 stations at one point. I think the most interesting one was Bernie's setup inside the picnic shelter adjacent to the main building. The shelter had a steel roof about 10ft high. Bernie optimistically erected his linear-loaded dipole under the steel roof and actually made contacts! My guess is that the roof was re-radiating his signal.
A suggestion for the future: the club should consider buying a Heil headset for operators and some Heil headphones for loggers. The club 7300 has only a small speaker and in high ambient noise environments it is very difficult to copy contacts on the radio.
Personal note: as some are aware I suffered a TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack; aka "mini stroke") before Christmas. A CT scan in the hospital emergency dept revealed a partial blockage of an artery in my neck which is restricting blood flow to my brain. I will be seeing a vascular surgeon this week to determine if surgery is possible. Meanwhile I get very tired very quickly (bed by 9:30pm) so can't participate fully in club events. I hope this is only a temporary setback.
A suggestion for the future: the club should consider buying a Heil headset for operators and some Heil headphones for loggers. The club 7300 has only a small speaker and in high ambient noise environments it is very difficult to copy contacts on the radio.
Personal note: as some are aware I suffered a TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack; aka "mini stroke") before Christmas. A CT scan in the hospital emergency dept revealed a partial blockage of an artery in my neck which is restricting blood flow to my brain. I will be seeing a vascular surgeon this week to determine if surgery is possible. Meanwhile I get very tired very quickly (bed by 9:30pm) so can't participate fully in club events. I hope this is only a temporary setback.
John VA3KOT
Blog: HamRadioOutsideTheBox.ca
Blog: HamRadioOutsideTheBox.ca