[K4RY] AUARC: SB-301 Receiver rehabilitated and aligned - sounds good!

[WB4LNM at aol.com]

Hi Peter;
 
I would appreciate your help to operate K4RY on Saturday morning, 4  
December, as a special events station with other SEC university club stations to  
mark this event. Since Auburn will be in the SEC championship whatever the  
outcome of the Alabama game, I plan to operate the station probably 
beginning at  7 AM, local.  However, I will want to vacate the property in time to 
travel  home to watch the SEC championship game.  Please let me know.  You  
certainly don't need to be there at 7AM, that's just the time the SEC event  
starts.
 
Let's see if I can answer your questions.
 
No, the Heathkit SB-301 receiver testing was done at my home where I  have 
the signal generators and other test equipment easily accessible to tune up  
the radios.  I don't know where this equipment might be in Broun  Hall.  
 
You are correct that 75/80 meters isn't great during the daytime, but it  
does cover the state and close-by surrounding states at that time.  It is  
much better at night, and that is why I want to get a dipole up on the roof 
for  75/80M.  This will also allow K4RY to be a participant in the Alabama  
Emergency Net on 3965 kHz in the evening to increase our visibility.  
 
If you want to hook up your PC to the Heathkit receiver, that is  fine.  
Just be aware that the audio output connector on the Heathkit  receiver is an 
RCA phono connector, and it is expecting a ~ 8 ohm load, so bring  a patch 
cord accordingly.  Even though 75/80 during the daytime is poor,  the current 
K4RY antenna on 20 meters should give you lots of listening  opportunities 
with FLDIGI.
 
My Tigermail email password will not allow me onto the PC in the Club, so  
you can do what is needed to hook up anything to the PC that you want to.   
I tried again on Monday, but it just won't work.  That's ok, but it will  
leave implementation of the iGate to the student members who can access the  
network.  
 
Noon to 1 on Thursday I can do if you like.  Let me know if that works  for 
you, and I'll put it on the calendar.
 
73
 
John...
WB4LNM
 
In a message dated 16-Nov-10 21:25:23 Central Standard Time,  
farvept at gmail.com writes:

Klink,

Hope you are doing well.  Thanks for tuning up  the radio.

I was wondering if you wanted to meet from noon to 1 PM on  Thursday
midday in Broun; 411 is it?  If you are able to make it then,  would
you also like to throw out an email to the email reflector to see  if
anyone else would be able to make it?

Was the testing of the  receiver done in Broun?  I know midday for 75
meters is not the best,  but I would like to hear it or hook it up to a
laptop and try to receive  digital signals with fldigi.  I have the
audio cable (3.5cm).  We  might need alligator clips though somewhere
in the connection.  In  addition, I wonder how well it would work in
Broun knowing we have a bit of  noise around 75 meters.  We could also
test the modulation on the APRS  modem.  I could also use my laptop to
hook up to the radio via 2 audio  cables.  I could even try it off my
radio.

Also, you may want  to refresh everyone's memory on the email reflector
that competition day  that is coming soon after Thanksgiving break
(December 4 or  5?).

Regards,
Peter Farver
KD5OCR



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