Jim and all...
I've also made a noise on 73k, worked Jim and Mike, during the QSO with Jim
a family of spiders (now deceased) caused a flash-over in the loading coil
which I had to clear.
I then left a beacon running in QRSS3 with 6wpm I.D.s
That lasted about an hour until an insulator caught fire and the aerial came
down....
It was a nice afternoon so a trip onto the roof to replace the insulator was
no hardship and I'll be back tomorrow morning before the static builds up.
I don't know how long it'll last before something else fails though...
probably a good job we won't be able to operate on 73k much longer... It's
too labour-intensive! I'm sure Mike agrees?
73
Dave G3YXM.
Blew the dust off the 73kHz PA and had some QSOs with other regulars on
the
band this morning - I have been sending beacon signals on 72.35kHz most of
the afternoon,
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