Subj : Museum battleships
To   : All
From : Allen Scofield
Date : Mon Jun 08 2015 09:26 pm

Anyone get in on the Museum Ships event this past Sat (June 6)?  I was able
to make a few contacts for my log.

I took part of Saturday afternoon and set up a backyard station under my
pop-up canopy!  A deep-cycle battery, my Yaesu FT-900 HF rig, a laptop for
logging, a fan for keeping cool (and the gnats/skeeters away). Radio was
plugged into my 20M dipole hanging above my head.  Oh, almost forgot, a cold
Michelob Ultra for extra cooling and thirst control ;)

Radio was strictly battery powered with a multi-meter tapped in to monitor the
power drain as I was using the full 100 watts. Battery held up wonderfully
all afternoon.  Had an extension cord for the fan and laptop.

My FT-900 is not used very much (Kenwood TS-940S is my main rig) but is a
very capable AND nice radio and I received great signal reports from all
contacts. It's small and a perfect quick setup rig.

Thanks!
Allen
Orbit BBS - Opp, AL USA
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