From: "Don and Diana Cunningham" 
Subject: Re: [drakelist] Drake Net


"Don and Diana Cunningham"  made an
utterence to the drakelist gang
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Neil,
I haven't tried the 40m net in years, but couldn't hear them the last time I 
tried and don't have a 40m antenna up at present.  Do have 20m covered with 
my quad, so I'd be interested in a net.  Let me know time and day.
73,
Don, WB5HAK
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Neil Rosenberg" 
To: "Matthew E. McNeely" ; 

Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: [drakelist] Drake Net


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> Neil Rosenberg  made an utterence to the drakelist 
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> HI Matt.   A few years back I suggested that the net move to 20, but it 
> was met with a lukewarm response.  I guess us easterners will just have to 
> make our own net...
>
> Neil
>
> At 03:04 PM 10/11/2004, Matthew E. McNeely wrote:
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>>"Matthew E. McNeely"
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>>I tried to listen to the Drake net yesterday afternoon at 4:00 on 40 
>>meters. from what I could hear the information is very helpful. I did not 
>>check in because I have not working antenna for 40 meters right now. I was 
>>using a TA-33 with a tuner but could only get my SWR down to 3 to 1 so I 
>>didn't even try to load the rig into the antenna with that SWR.
>>  I realize that my tribander isn't the best thing to use but for 
>> receiving it shouldn't matter that much. I am going to get my sloper up 
>> soon and will be able to load into that with the tuner.
>>One thing I noticed there was a lot of QRM on my end and the weak signals 
>>were impossible to hear.
>>Is that always the case?
>>if so why couldn't the net be moved to 20 meters?
>>I was on the 20 meter vintage net earlier and things were ok propagation 
>>wise and there was pretty much no QRM to speak of.
>>
>>Just some idle thoughts.
>>
>>Matt
>>K1MCN
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