Hi David, great news ! I am very happy to hear that he is ok and no damages at his home! At least one good news for few days ago. Good luck, 73 - Petr, OK1RP...
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kc9ehq
Jun 5, 2011 2:48 am
Hi Everyone! I have very good news to pass along...QRP BOB IS OK!!!! I sent him a parts request the morning after the tornado went through Joplin. About 10...
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kc9ehq
Jun 4, 2011 2:47 am
Thanks Chris! I guess this continues to be a "wait and see" thing. 73, David...
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crivil64
Jun 2, 2011 10:09 pm
Hello David, Yes, we are all waiting to have news from Bob. The good news is that, according to an high altitude aerial picture of Joplin, taken few days after...
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ve3wmb
Jun 2, 2011 12:39 pm
I can put in a good word for the Emtech ZM-2 and the Elecraft T1. I have both. The ZM-2 will match almost anything. The tuning can sometimes be a bit sharp so...
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David Wilcox
djwilcox01
Jun 2, 2011 9:51 am
I second the motion: I have four or five antenna tuners for my QRP shack and the ZM-2 is my favorite even though the T1 requires no tuning. I was at FDIM...
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hortonstevenr
Jun 2, 2011 8:50 am
I use a ZM-2 with my Sierra. Works great. Steve W6EOD...
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kc9ehq
Jun 1, 2011 6:16 pm
Hey Everyone! This is my first post to the group, as I acquired one of the last 10 Sierra kits, and a Norcal 40A. Both are built and in the process of being...
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Kelly E McClelland
kmcmindo
Jun 1, 2011 5:05 pm
Chris, I built a BLT+ and it works pretty well. You will find it takes some patience as the tuning is VERY VERY sharp due to the polyvaricon capacitors. It...
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crivil64
Jun 1, 2011 4:43 pm
Hello all, I am in the process of completing my Sierra. It is almost complete now. And, so I start to think about a good antenna tuner to use with it. I am...
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crivil64
Jun 1, 2011 4:15 pm
Hello Dave, Yes, I saw the picture of your setup. I made a search on this group, in the messages section, to find out more about your tuner (schematic, type,...
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n7krn
May 27, 2011 3:50 pm
Chris - Thank you! I saw that article too and have seen his pics in the photo section. That's what convinced me to post the question here. I have a shoulder...
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crivil64
May 26, 2011 2:48 am
Yeah, me too I just looked at that aerial picture taken on may 24 in the morning. If i'm looking at the good one, just a bit north of the 26th, yes, the roof...
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Kelly E McClelland
kmcmindo
May 25, 2011 7:23 pm
Cam, Apologies... I was incorrect in my earlier email... I double-checked an email with directions from him and I was using the wrong address... WHEW... Praise...
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Kelly E McClelland
kmcmindo
May 25, 2011 7:17 pm
Cam, I'm not sure what map you saw, but this one paints a much more serious picture. It lines up with the info from other sources I've seen. I visited QRP Bob...
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camqrp@...
camqrp
May 25, 2011 6:31 pm
There's an aerial photo of the path of destruction through Joplin posted on Huffington Post. Lining that up with Google Earth, and assuming Bob's address in...
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crivil64
May 25, 2011 2:08 pm
Just realise that Paul, W0RW, had posted pictures of his shoulder strap bag and setup in the photos section. Sierra's owner is a small world. ;-) Chris VE2VAE...
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crivil64
May 25, 2011 1:59 pm
Fred, just another idea.... Yesterday, I was reading an old copy of "QRP Quarterly" magazine, and I came across an article that remind me your question. It is...
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crivil64
May 25, 2011 1:38 pm
Hello Andy :-) Well... personally, I won't feel comfortable to put a scan of the manual on-line, not without permission. That manual has a copyrigth, you know....
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crivil64
May 24, 2011 5:51 am
I hope that Bob was away when all this happend. The big QRP event "four days in may" ended up sunday. Maybe Bob went there. Last week, in an email he sent me,...
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Kelly E McClelland
kmcmindo
May 23, 2011 3:54 pm
I just watched a news station weather report on the tornado's path through Joplin. They said the tornado centered on 20th St which runs E and W thru Joplin....
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crivil64
May 23, 2011 3:44 pm
Woooh ! From here, in Canada, I saw that in the news this morning, that there was some big tornado disaster in missouris last nigth. I immediately think about...
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Kelly E
kmcmindo
May 23, 2011 11:30 am
Matching QRP Bob's address with a couple maps of the tornado's path, it does not look good. He is within a mile of the hospital that was hit directly and the...
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Kelly E McClelland
kmcmindo
May 23, 2011 11:19 am
Massive tornado hit Joplin, MO last night. I have not been able to see a good map to see if it hit QRP Bob's home. I visited him in 2009 so know the area a...
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timsontour2004
May 11, 2011 1:14 am
Hello Good People ! From "Bonnie Scotland".. I really hope I don't upset anyone here with this request.. Is there anyone on the list that could help supply...
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n7krn
May 9, 2011 9:11 pm
Thanks Chris, Grant, Steve, & Michael for the great responses. I might just get one of those very nice Pellican cases - but for the trail, all of that great...
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ve3wmb
May 7, 2011 2:10 pm
I can't say enough good things about Pelican cases. I have my K1 in a Pelican 1200 Case and I dropped it in the driveway last summer while packing the car...
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hortonstevenr
May 7, 2011 4:37 am
Fred, I carry mine in a small Pelican case. I fit the modules inside the radio. The Key, ZM-2 and battery pack beside it. Works great and there isn't much...
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grant vyborny
querencias
May 3, 2011 3:53 pm
I've been using an old shave dop/kit, with the Sierra wrapped up in Bubble-Wrap; plenty of room for antenna, tuner, batteries, and all the band modules. Good...
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crivil64
May 3, 2011 2:38 pm
Hello Fred, I am still in the building process of my Sierra. But I am already starting to think about a good solution to bring my Sierra into the Wilderness....
