From: "finbar o'connor" <beachwood@tinet.ie>
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Subject: Re: LF: Weekend report 27-29 March
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 01:47:46 +0100
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Hi Steve,  I was delighted to work you , last weekend.
My noise level has reduced somewhat, but not totally
away, but it was great hearing your signals again.
I'm now using  100 volts on the IRFP450's, which on
key down , drops to 75 volts, no fan, and only slighly 
warm to the finger when I prod it, have semi-retired 
the valve amp, perhaps if I try  4 mosfet's rather than
the present  2 , in parallel, I will manage to blow them
up , hi hi.
73's   Finbar  EI0CF
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Rawlings <steve.rawlings@cableol.co.uk>
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Date: 31 March 1999 23:54
Subject: Re: LF: Weekend report 27-29 March


>Mike G3XDV wrote:
>
>> . . . . .
>> Saturday [27] March
>>
>> Heard G3YXM (599), PA0LQ (549), G4GVC (599), G3KEV (599),
>> GW4ALG using his balloon-supported 20m vertical (599 - best yet),
>> EI0CF (549). And a very weak signal ending in 'PY', perhaps
>> DF2PY.
>
>Thank you for the fine report, Mike.
>
>I didn't have much spare time for operating last weekend - which is a
>pity because the ground was dry on Saturday, and the balloon-supported
>vertical seemed to be working well.  For those interested, my log for
>the 27th reads:
>06:53  PA0LQ         sent 559/received 429   (always a good signal here)
>
>07:49  G3OLB         579/589   (now returned from his hols)
>11:34  DF0WD        439/449   (our second QSO)
>11:50  EI0CF           579/449   (nice to work you again, Finbar!)
>21:10  PA0AWN     459/519   (a new one)
>
>I'm currently making a new support for my experimental vertical so that
>it will be easier (and safer) to put up and take down the basic 12 m
>mast in my small garden.  Up until recently, I have been pushing up a
>section of aluminium ladder with the 10 m fibreglass pole lashed to the
>top.  This has been a risky business - especially in windy weather!
>
>Instead, I am installing a 4 m length of 50 mm  x  100 mm planed timber
>up against the children's garden swing (which is also made of wood).
>The 10 m pole is to be fitted to a light-weight wooden runner that will
>slide into tracks fitted to the 100 mm face of the timber.  This way, I
>only need to raise the lightweight 10 m pole and place it alongside the
>timber.  I will then push the runner (+ pole) up the track and lock the
>runner into position.  If it works, I'll be testing the new
>configuration very early on Saturday morning.
>
>That's the news from Chepstow.  Skeds welcome (in addition to weekends,
>I will be QRV during the day April 12th - 16th).
>
>Regards to all,
>Steve GW4ALG
>01291 625977 (+44 1291 625977)
>steve.rawlings@cableol.co.uk
>
>