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<DIV>K4RY completed the School Club Roundup this past week with contacts being
put in the log by Steven Ritz, KE5VLM and the undersigned. Mid-day
conditions on 40 meters were not good, 20 was 'long' and 15 meters
sporadic. We did put Hawaii and Croatia in the log, however. The
noise floor from other electronics in Broun Hall on 40 meters is severe, staying
S8 to S9 most of the time all across the band. The log and score sheet
will be submitted this coming week. There will be another SCR in the
spring, and I hope more campus hams will participate. We really need
a 75 meter antenna on Broun Hall to rack up additional points in
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<DIV>As noted in email several weeks ago, the Kenwood TS-450S has had its
frequency synthesizers fall out of lock and the ATU is grinding & squealing,
so something is amiss internally. While there is funding in the treasury
to fix this piece of equipment (it appears from stickers its been to a
third-party clinic previously), I am not sure spending a couple hundred dollars
on a 1980's technology transceiver makes sense. If there isn't an
alternative HF transceiver somewhere in our stores, buying a new transceiver for
$700-800 may be a smarter thing to do. If there is an alumni out there who
fees that fixing a TS-450S is within his / her capability (we have the service
manual), let me know.</DIV>
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<DIV>Finally, there is a new sign / poster outside the Broun Hall 411 club
space. See the attachment to this email for an image. Interesting
that I researched the CopyCat and Engineering Media offices on campus and Office
Depot and they all quoted me $22-28 to print this poster in 20x30 inch
size. I then found I could upload the artwork file to SamsClub.com
and have it printed at the local store immediately for $8.95, which I did.
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<DIV>73</DIV>
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<DIV>John....</DIV>
<DIV>WB4LNM</DIV>
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