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Hi Jamey,
Would it be OK if we turned this into an article so we can run it in our newsletter? Great post!
The book that Aron suggests is a good one. I’ve seen it and there is a lot of good information that is easy to understand and use.
Hi Patrick,
Using the electrical system as a ground is generally not a good idea for a couple of reasons. First, if you antennas should take a lightening hit, its doubtful that the electrical grounds could handle the resulting charge. Also, the electrical system is generally not a good RF ground either because the wiring in the building as a long path to the real ground. Best is to always disconnect your antennas when the station is not is use. If you need an RF ground, a water pipe might be a better choice but this might still have some problems.
Hi Patrick,
Are you running a native Mac version or a windows version running under VMware or Parallels?
THank you Matt for helping the kids to make a few contacts. It was bad luck that we got such poor band conditions for our first try at this. The folks at PAL asked us to come back again when the conditions are better and we’ll be doing that. We’ll let everyone know when that is scheduled here.
Thanks for trying Mike. Band conditions were very bad today for sure. We’ll go back to PAL again in a few weeks when conditions are better. Nice group of police people and kids – well worth the effort.
73,
Great Job Aron, Abby and Jamey! Another super run in the ARRL Rookie Roundup! Thank you for making the time to do it.
73