tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97746572011-07-29T15:14:20.595+12:00THIS WILL BE MY HAM RADIO LOG FROM 24 MAY 2005. A MAJOR BLOG CHANGE HAS BEEN NECESSARY. MY ATTEMPT TO PRESENT A 'HIGH INTEREST BLOG' FOR OTHERS TO ENJOY WAS A DISMAL FAILURE.ZL1AQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246807428298342231noreply@blogger.comBlogger211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9774657.post-1125610306384956342005-09-02T09:27:00.000+12:002005-09-02T09:31:46.386+12:00

At 1715 NZT W6's SSB loud and clear but VK's usually S9 were inaudible. Propagation remains unpredictable.

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Contacts with NB7PX LZ4UU 9K2GS - Random wire here with 90 watts.

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Though VK signals were very strong from 1500 - 1600NZT enjoyed very good USB contacts with NB7PX LZ4UU and 9K2GS. 90 watts here (Yaesu 767) and a random wire.

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A good contact with Leo 4Z5JM 0n 14185kHz at 4.40Z.

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Today at 0410Z - made a CQ USB on 14180 - back came W5IZ near Dallas Texas - Excellent QSO at 5-9+ both ways - then the band dropped out very quickly just as 10 metres used to do. 73 de ZL1AQ

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Good propogation on 80 metres at 2100Z. Contacted ZL2BEQ PAUL and ZL2ASO BOB.

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Checked 40 and 20 metres at 0315Z. No ham sigs heard on 40 and only one busy frequency on 20 with 9K2SG working USA. W5YU was the only USA station heard.

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Only bands worth checking at 0500Z were 20 metres and 40 metres. Heard only Otto W5YU from Farmington New Mexico USA on 14205. With his rhombic on Europe the signal was only 5-5. On 40 metres only one dx station heard, Mike OE6MBG at 5-4 (often 5-9 when band is normal).

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We have been denied links. Just a memo - www.qrz.com - for lots of Ham info.

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What is the fastest way to hook a dxpedition station?Monitor the specified frequency during off peak activity periods and as soon as the operator announces his presence call on the same frequency, which is always checked first.This method avoids wasting lots of time calling when the operator is very busy listening only on split frequencies, often to a barrage of super high powered stations!

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A clergyman had just enjoyed a hearty chicken dinner at the home of a rural parishioner. Gazing out the window, he remarked: "That rooster seems a mighty proud and happy bird.""He should," the host replied. "His oldest son just entered the ministry."

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Johnny and his wife went to the State Fair every year. Every year Johnny would say, "I'd like to ride in that aeroplane." And every year his wife would say, "I know, Johnny, but that aeroplane ride costs ten dollars, and ten dollars is ten dollars." This one year Johnny and his wife went to the fair and Johnny said, "I'm 71 years old. If I don't ride that aeroplane this year I may never get

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A game warden noticed how a particular fellow named Sam consistently caught more fish than anyone else. Whereas the other guys would only catch three or four fish a day, Sam would come in from the lake with a boat full of fish. Stringer after stringer was packed with freshly caught trout. The warden, curious, asked Sam his secret. The successful fisherman invited the game warden to accompany

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Though times have changed ham radio is still a wonderful hobby. Chatting to all people at large on computers is fine but how difficult it is to find a common interest. The hundreds of thousand radio hams all over the world, never have this problem. All are greatly interested in many of the aspects of our hobby and conversation flows so very smoothly, whether using the traditional radio equipment

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Three pastors met and were talking over conditions at their churches. The first pastor said, "You know, since summer started, I've been having trouble with mice in my church. I've tried everything----noise, spray, cats---nothing seems to scare them away." The second pastor said, "Yeah, my church too. There are hundreds living in the basement of the church. I've set traps and even called an expert

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January 2005....After nearly 50 years of Ham Radio at many different locations all seems to have settled down in a very modest way. No linears nor high gain beams. Only a basic transceiver (FT-767GX) and a simple wire antenna system. A Kenwood 2500 hand held is hooked up to a Pakratt 232 modem for 2 metre packet! A 2m and a 70cm module in the FT-767GX looks after my further VHF and UHF needs!Over

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As a hobby and in regard to equipment Ham Radio used to be - 'build it yourself or go without'. Forty-seven years ago I built my first transmitter as simple as it was. The power supply was made from new and old components some taken from old thrown out radios. That was my downfall! The first time I switched on the high tension, 'Swoosh'! The 'old' receiver wet electrolytics exploded sending a

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On New Year's Eve a woman called a noisy bar to attention just before the bewitching hour and said that at the stroke of mid-night she wanted every husband to embrace the one person who made his life worth living. In the resulting rush the barman was almost crushed to death.

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Yesterday I downloaded and installed eQSO as a back-up for EchoLink. It took only about ten minutes to download and install from a Search, before I made a connection and enjoyed a chat with a fellow Ham in England. I am very impressed with the audio quality and the ease of operation. Though there is not the great choice of stations that we enjoy with EchoLink and non licenced listeners can

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Just chatted on EchoLink with a chap in England who was born in Hamilton, Scotland. He had just chatted with a ham in Hamilton, Canada. And here he was in QSO with me in Hamilton, New Zealand! That shows one good feature of Echolink. It is open loud and clear worldwide 24 hours a day, every day.

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This is a new blog set up on Christmas Day 2004. If you are a radio ham or you know a radio ham please let me know . With your comment please mention your location and/or the callsign if possible. 73 de Hamilton City - New Zealand

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