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- Subject: Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30
- From: Mark Connelly <markwa1ion@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2016 20:30:32 -0500
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Paul's situation seems like a slam-dunk case for SDR usage.
Go out five to ten minutes before top-of-hour, record the whole band xx58-xx03, and then you're back inside where it's warm by five past the hour.
Total time outside 10-15 minutes.
Whole dial worth of stuff to tune after-the-fact will keep you busy INDOORS for several hours unless conditions are completely "naff."
Unless you want to drag an extra battery pack along, you want a receiver that powers up right off the host laptop's USB.
The tent is still a good idea to moderate wind / temperature / precipitation effects on gear and operator.
Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA
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Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2016 13:55:04 -0500
From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30
As I've said before I can't run coax from my DX spot to the house. It
would cross tiger freeway and pick up a bunch of RF and electrical noise
from the building.
I am going to eventually look into a heated tent of some kind
On Wednesday, November 30, 2016, Neil Kazaross <neilkaz58@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> C'mon Paul....dress up and get outside and DX. Seriously, you need to find
> some way to run coax into someplace warmer. 73 KAZ
>
> On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 12:46 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
> walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
> > Too cold here to go outside and DX... It's -34 below
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
> > On Wednesday, November 30, 2016, Neil Kazaross <neilkaz58@xxxxxxxxx
> <javascript:;>>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > CX here in IL remain worthless. Semi-AU boredom is endless. Not AU
> enough
> > > to get good stuff south with little northern QRM. But too AU to get
> much
> > > past Winnipeg towards the north. Too AU for decent TA cx etc.
> > >
> > > Other than to test antennas I have little incentive to turn the radio
> on.
> > > 73 KAZ
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