VK Logger Ham Radio Forum Archive

With great sadness I report Mike Foubister is a silent microphone after a 2 year illness. He was always very keen on 6m and was always a glass 1/2 full man. We first meet on 6m 38 years ago.We put ZL3SIX and ZL3TEN on air. He has been heavily involved with Scouting over the last few years. He was st...

FT8 has given us lots more stations to work, will be interesting to see if they will be come magic band long term operators. Who would have believed QSOs with DU and SA would be happening at this time and FT8 is a big help here. And JA I see tonight. Down side is personal contact with people you get...

Yes same thoughts from me

And for a new years present can we wish for a new Logger

Ross ZL3RJ ZL3ADT

So where's the shack Mr shackless ?

Will be 69 myself,If still here and brain still alive.Wonder about what noise level on bands will be.
Mark best I did was first US QSO 1980 W5UWB with 10 watts or less and tiny 3 element yagi up 12 feet.
Still remember that day.

Ross

Hi Doug
Thanks for the LOtW conformations, 4 new bands is great.
Thanks for your effort.

73 Ross

Yes so sad,My wife and I stayed one night at his place in his camper van. He cooked us a very nice roast chicken as I remember. Had my two meter ant down last winter so missed the AE QSOs I used to have with him. Last time I worked him was the December contest and he asked will I come on for the AE....

and someone may say listen up up up

Refrigeration part suppliers have them,but could be more costly.

73 Ross

Great Shane, if you have the time I am sure we will work you.

73 Ross

Yes keen to work you there Shane.
Must be 15 years since Peter Taylor returned there.

Good luck. Ross

If we are heading for a Maunder minimum period, does this mean 40m and below will be RS as well, unlike the good years ?

73 Ross

Tim

I have been very suprised since analog switch off how few the numbers of hams who have taken up 6m in the South Island.
With such short seasons on 6m I can understand why people dont give a rats.

Must be over 20 years since I have worked AU on 6m or 2m.

And I listen a lot.

73 Ross

Yes a sad loss.

I first worked David during the 1980s on 52MHz and on 144 Es .

Did meet him and his wife at Wyon 5 years ago.

Was great to work him and we did it a lot until he moved and had health problems.

Ross

Hi Tony

There was a nice little 3 stage high pass filter on the UKSMG web which I built which works well with little attenuation.

Ross

I have a better chance of working 100 0n 6m than expecting ARRL to change, I think. I dont expect to get DXCC on 6m in my life time. Have been on 6m for 34 years and have worked a lot of SSB DX. So I have worked over 100 countries on 10m in last year.I think I can add the 6m credits to 10m DXCC Ross

Maybe if you strike a -4 degree frost the boss will get his way

Ross

No not summer clothes for Christchurch and you cant see 20 fire engines either !!

Wheres the grey hair team photo by sign ?

Geoff was my first XE QSO 12.4.81, he had been worked during earlyier cycles buy ZL3QK SK as told to me by Bill.
I also have Geoffs hand coloured in QSL card , Dx was easy to work then.
I worked him around 1990, for the last time.

Great times

Ross