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Nov 20	FS W5GI Mystery Antenna	K5MBX
Nov 20	Comcast compatible cable modem	AB1HD
Nov 20	FS: Quantum QX Loop V2.0 MW Antenna	KT4HX
Nov 20	ten tec filters, ect	TOPPER
Nov 20	ten-tec 1251 counterpoise	TOPPER

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First 5 Upcoming Events	Location	Start Date
Technician and General Radio License Classes	Marina del Rey, CA	11/22/08
30 Meter Digital Weekend Nov 22/23		11/22/08
Amateur and commercial exams	San Pedro, CA	11/23/08
S.S. Portland W1P	MA	11/28/08
2008 CQWW CW Contest		11/29/08

Survey	View Results & Other Surveys!

The Antenna - Buy or Build? Ham radio has changed over the years...Do you still build antenna's, or do you buy a commercial product?
[144 votes since 2008-11-20]

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2143	10126.5	XW1B	RTTY OK17qw, up 3.9
2143	10115.0	C91LW	weak but workable in Italy
2143	7002.0	A71AN/P	call dx --dxqsl.net------
2143	21040.0	H44MY	cq cq simplex 4 now
2143	7005.1	CO7EH
2142	21038.9	H44MY	CQin splx4 now ,TU
2142	1811.2	LY70W	nw hr for JAPAN
2142	3799.9	HA8RM	Peter cq cq dx
2142	10125.6	UY5ZZ	Vladimir
2142	7002.0	A71AN/P	call dx -- dxqsl.net

Spotlight	K6TE Ham Shack

This is my compact setup. Just added the elecraft K3/100 and enjoying its amazing performance and features. Antennas are KT34A beam at 45ft and a inverted V windom for the low bands.

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Ask the Experts (Elmers forum)!	View More Questions

Are you an expert? The following are unanswered questions...
As someone else once posted -- Why?
New ham magazine
Regency HX series drop in charger questions
TNC for MFJ-495
TNC for MFJ-495

Strays	Add a Stray!

There was a great reprint recently on E-Ham about living with PEP. Brought up a good question. I know many modern rigs support 1.8KHz tx bandwidth and TCXOs for use on 60M, but given what was in the article, how can we know precisely that we're running 50 watts? I set my 746Pro for what should be about 10 watts on a non-peak reading meter when running 60M, because I'm afraid of calibration issues making me illegal. 73 de K9CTB k9ctb@comcast.net
K9CTB

Speakout	View More Topics

DXCC Status
A contributor states, "Currently there are only two countries that do not issue Amateur Radio licenses to their citizens, Yemen and North Korea. Thousand of deserving Ham's worldwide who enjoy working DX are shut out of any hope of obtaining the #1 Top of the Honor Roll status due to this. It would seem rational that these two countries (and any others who take a similar position) should be deleted from the official DXCC list in view of this. Why recognize a country on the DXCC list that does not recognize Amateur Radio? What say you?"

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Hot topics in VHFUHF Forum:
Gain of halo antennas
Combining a Yagi with an Omni
Tram, Diamond & Comet
2M/70cm/800 Mhz triplexers?
Kenwood 6 meter rig
Homebrew versions gain VHF antennas

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KA5ROW Douglas Cain	3.7
KA1MDA Ham Radio Page	2.5
KB7YOU Chris Levin	3.5
KB0YKI's Radio Zone	2.5
KB7UV - Web Home of Andy Funk	1.5

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Friends Remembered	View More

Joe Coffield (W2DDZ)

Eva "Marie" LeGrand Mo (KI4VFZ)

FRANK S DARMOFALSKI (W1FD)

Lewis Allen (K5POW)

Norma J. Fiorito (K8ZNV)

Shack Showcase	N7GCO's Ham Shack

ICOM 746 (HF), RadioCraft 3000 Pro SWR, ICOM V8000 (2 Meter), Software: Ham Radio Deluxe, N3FJP AC Log, & DX Atlas.

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Issued 2008 Nov 20 1806 UTC
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