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Andy,

QRO can be an exciting adventure! :-)

73, GL,

Stefan



Am 19.09.2010 12:54, schrieb Andy Talbot:
> Well, it was nice while it lasted.  Went downstairs and smelt smoke.   
> Heard a crackling noise coming from the plastic "shed" housing the ATU 
> .   Opened the door, saw flames and melted plastic.
> Two buckets of water before they were extinguished - plastic B+Q sheds 
> burn very well
> Goodbye antenna tuning cabin :-(
> The loading coil and antenna survived.   My credibiilty didn't  :-(
> Pictures will follow
>
> Andy
> www.g4jnt.com <http://www.g4jnt.com>
>
>
> On 19 September 2010 11:44, Andy Talbot <andy.g4jnt@googlemail.com 
> <mailto:andy.g4jnt@googlemail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Sinece theere were no reports of my QRP WSPR beacon last night two
>     conclusions can be drawn :
>     a)   No One was listening
>     b)   Its too weak.
>     To resolve   a) ...... ??  Not a lot I can do apart from post this
>     message :-(
>     But to resolve b), I've now fired up the big switchmode PA
>     http://www.g4jnt.com/137tx.pdf
>     Generating about 600 Watts this will increase ERP into the region
>     of  17dBm
>     (The WSPR message says 13dBm, but its lying. I've already run up
>     and downstairs with the PIC programmer, and don't want to do it again)
>
>     Andy
>     www.g4jnt.com <http://www.g4jnt.com/>
>
>

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Andy, <br>
<br>
QRO can be an exciting adventure! :-)<br>
<br>
73, GL,<br>
<br>
Stefan<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Am 19.09.2010 12:54, schrieb Andy Talbot:
<blockquote   cite="mid:AANLkTin55gR_c+gbRBpZH5GqWWBdnM64htN=1O+NH+45@mail.gmail.com"   type="cite">
  <div>Well, it was nice while it lasted.&nbsp; Went downstairs and smelt
smoke.&nbsp;&nbsp; Heard a crackling noise coming from the plastic "shed" housing
the ATU .&nbsp;&nbsp; Opened the door, saw flames and melted plastic.</div>
  <div>&nbsp;</div>
  <div>Two buckets of water before they were extinguished - plastic B+Q
sheds burn very well</div>
  <div>&nbsp;</div>
  <div>Goodbye antenna tuning cabin :-(</div>
  <div>&nbsp;</div>
  <div>The loading coil and antenna survived.&nbsp;&nbsp; My credibiilty didn't&nbsp;
:-(</div>
  <div>&nbsp;</div>
  <div>Pictures will follow</div>
  <div><br clear="all">
Andy<br>
  <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.g4jnt.com">www.g4jnt.com</a><br>
  <br>
  <br>
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  <div class="gmail_quote">On 19 September 2010 11:44, Andy Talbot <span   dir="ltr">&lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"   href="mailto:andy.g4jnt@googlemail.com">andy.g4jnt@googlemail.com</a>&gt;</span>
wrote:<br>
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    <div>Sinece theere were no reports of my QRP WSPR beacon last night
two conclusions can be drawn :</div>
    <div>&nbsp;</div>
    <div>a)&nbsp;&nbsp; No One was listening</div>
    <div>b)&nbsp;&nbsp; Its too weak.</div>
    <div>&nbsp;</div>
    <div>To resolve&nbsp;&nbsp; a) ...... ??&nbsp; Not a lot I can do apart from post
this message :-(</div>
    <div>&nbsp;</div>
    <div>But to resolve b), I've now fired up the big switchmode PA&nbsp;&nbsp; <a   moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.g4jnt.com/137tx.pdf"   target="_blank">http://www.g4jnt.com/137tx.pdf</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>
    <div>Generating about&nbsp;600 Watts this will increase ERP into the
region of&nbsp; 17dBm</div>
    <div>(The WSPR message says 13dBm, but its lying.&nbsp;I've already run
up and downstairs with the PIC programmer, and don't want to do it
again)</div>
    <div>&nbsp;</div>
    <div>&nbsp;</div>
    <div>&nbsp; </div>
    <div><br clear="all">
Andy<br>
    <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.g4jnt.com/"   target="_blank">www.g4jnt.com</a><br>
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