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 Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 6:36 pm Post subject: Papa Juliette Update #3 ? |
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Oooops!!
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On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 9:28 PM, Larry Bowen <larry(at)bowenaero.com (larry(at)bowenaero.com)> wrote:
| Quote: | PS - Your email to the SERV list was addressed to rvsoutheast-list(at)roxy.matronics.com (rvsoutheast-list(at)roxy.matronics.com). What is the "roxy" in there? I don't think it went through. I got my copy via TeamRV...
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On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 8:40 PM, James Clark <jclarkmail(at)gmail.com (jclarkmail(at)gmail.com)> wrote:
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Engine hung
Prop mounted
Cowl "adjusted" (paint later)
All parts made it into the air a couple of days ago but had to fix a couple of squawks.
Second flight a few minutes ago. Temps all over the place but as expected for now (also it is HOT outside!!)
A bit of improvement in the acceleration, climb and deceleration. 
And oh, by he way, passed the Technician exam today for Ham license so soon she will be "TRACKING!"
James
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:35 am Post subject: Papa Juliette Update #3 ? |
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Congratulations, James. I'll about guarantee that once you immerse yourself in ham culture, you'll be doing a lot more than just APRS tracking.
Last night I was feeding the mosquitoes after dark, adjusting a homemade HF portable vertical antenna cobbled from PVC water pipe, an old fishing rod and bits of wire. Day before that, I was doing the same, getting myself soaked in an afternoon shower. Sometimes you'll catch me on some tiny island somewhere putting it on the air for the island hunters with a battery powered 10 watt sideband rig or a one watt CW transceiver I scratch-built myself. This stuff gets in the blood much like flying.
Your FCC amateur call sign will become a moniker you wear with as much pride as your formation/RV group call sign. Well, okay, that's a bit over the top, but it will be close
"Stormy" (aka "N4DLN" since 1980)
On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 10:27 PM, James Clark <jclarkmail(at)gmail.com (jclarkmail(at)gmail.com)> wrote:
[quote] Oooops!!
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On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 9:28 PM, Larry Bowen <larry(at)bowenaero.com (larry(at)bowenaero.com)> wrote:
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On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 8:40 PM, James Clark <jclarkmail(at)gmail.com (jclarkmail(at)gmail.com)> wrote:
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Engine hung
Prop mounted
Cowl "adjusted" (paint later)
All parts made it into the air a couple of days ago but had to fix a couple of squawks.
Second flight a few minutes ago. Temps all over the place but as expected for now (also it is HOT outside!!)
A bit of improvement in the acceleration, climb and deceleration.
And oh, by he way, passed the Technician exam today for Ham license so soon she will be "TRACKING!"
James
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:57 pm Post subject: Papa Juliette Update #3 ? |
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I'm still building (and building, and building) my RV-7, but started to
play with tracking too. I stuck a homebrew 300ohm twinlead 2M antenna in
the baggage compartment of my Citabria. With the hockey-puck GPS up in
the greenhouse of the Citabria, I'm able to get tracking signals out once
I'm above 1000ft or so.
Bear in mind that this antenna is a hack, and I have it installed in the
baggage compartment by using a baggie twist-tie to hang it from a shoulder
strap fitting. This puts it in a metal cage (admittedly a sparse one) which
is also not ideal. I'm using a plain jane Micro-Trak so am (currently) only
pushing 300mw. BUT IT WORKS!
I'd use a better antenna, but don't want to file a FAA 337 form just to
be able to install one on the Citabria. So I'll wait until I've got the
RV finished to worry too much about it. You can hit :
http://aprs.fi/?call=KJ4ECK
... if you want to see my tracks.
Stormy is right. It is contageous. I'm a brand-new ham and confess that I'm
already studying for the General exam. I'm trying to learn aobut Winlink and
other data/messaging techniques so I can send more lengty messages than APRS
permits. I can just see getting an e-mail from the wife, while I'm at 9,500ft,
asking me to pick up some milk and a loaf of bread on the way home.
Fun stuff.
-- Dwight
On Tue Jul 15 09:32:44 2008, Bill Boyd wrote :
| Quote: | Congratulations, James. I'll about guarantee that once you immerse yourself
in ham culture, you'll be doing a lot more than just APRS tracking.
Last night I was feeding the mosquitoes after dark, adjusting a homemade HF
portable vertical antenna cobbled from PVC water pipe, an old fishing rod
and bits of wire. Day before that, I was doing the same, getting myself
soaked in an afternoon shower. Sometimes you'll catch me on some tiny
island somewhere putting it on the air for the island hunters with a battery
powered 10 watt sideband rig or a one watt CW transceiver I scratch-built
myself. This stuff gets in the blood much like flying.
Your FCC amateur call sign will become a moniker you wear with as much pride
as your formation/RV group call sign. Well, okay, that's a bit over the
top, but it will be close
"Stormy" (aka "N4DLN" since 1980)
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:16 pm Post subject: Papa Juliette Update #3 ? |
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I might give that a try after while as well (General exam) even though I am not sure if there is any advantage for me. Seems like now is the time to do it if ever.
James
On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 10:01 PM, Dwight Frye <dwight(at)openweave.org (dwight(at)openweave.org)> wrote:
| Quote: | --> RVSouthEast-List message posted by: Dwight Frye <dwight(at)openweave.org (dwight(at)openweave.org)>
I'm still building (and building, and building) my RV-7, but started to
play with tracking too. I stuck a homebrew 300ohm twinlead 2M antenna in
the baggage compartment of my Citabria. With the hockey-puck GPS up in
the greenhouse of the Citabria, I'm able to get tracking signals out once
I'm above 1000ft or so.
Bear in mind that this antenna is a hack, and I have it installed in the
baggage compartment by using a baggie twist-tie to hang it from a shoulder
strap fitting. This puts it in a metal cage (admittedly a sparse one) which
is also not ideal. I'm using a plain jane Micro-Trak so am (currently) only
pushing 300mw. BUT IT WORKS!
I'd use a better antenna, but don't want to file a FAA 337 form just to
be able to install one on the Citabria. So I'll wait until I've got the
RV finished to worry too much about it. You can hit :
http://aprs.fi/?call=KJ4ECK
... if you want to see my tracks.
Stormy is right. It is contageous. I'm a brand-new ham and confess that I'm
already studying for the General exam. I'm trying to learn aobut Winlink and
other data/messaging techniques so I can send more lengty messages than APRS
permits. I can just see getting an e-mail from the wife, while I'm at 9,500ft,
asking me to pick up some milk and a loaf of bread on the way home.
Fun stuff.
-- Dwight
On Tue Jul 15 09:32:44 2008, Bill Boyd wrote :
>Congratulations, James. I'll about guarantee that once you immerse yourself
>in ham culture, you'll be doing a lot more than just APRS tracking.
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>Last night I was feeding the mosquitoes after dark, adjusting a homemade HF
>portable vertical antenna cobbled from PVC water pipe, an old fishing rod
>and bits of wire. Day before that, I was doing the same, getting myself
>soaked in an afternoon shower. Sometimes you'll catch me on some tiny
>island somewhere putting it on the air for the island hunters with a battery
>powered 10 watt sideband rig or a one watt CW transceiver I scratch-built
>myself. This stuff gets in the blood much like flying.
>
>Your FCC amateur call sign will become a moniker you wear with as much pride
>as your formation/RV group call sign. Well, okay, that's a bit over the
>top, but it will be close
>
>"Stormy" (aka "N4DLN" since 1980)
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 3:37 am Post subject: Papa Juliette Update #3 ? |
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Depends on your ultimate interests. Miriam has been a Tech=-plus for 28 years, and hasn't been on the radio at all in over ten, thanks to the advent of cell phones, while I could not even consider a ham ticket to be of value without HF privileges - the more the better. I'm going to pursue that final step to Extra very soon. Already studying, in fact.
-Stormy
On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 11:13 PM, James Clark <jclarkmail(at)gmail.com (jclarkmail(at)gmail.com)> wrote:
[quote] I might give that a try after while as well (General exam) even though I am not sure if there is any advantage for me. Seems like now is the time to do it if ever.
James
On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 10:01 PM, Dwight Frye <dwight(at)openweave.org (dwight(at)openweave.org)> wrote:
| Quote: | --> RVSouthEast-List message posted by: Dwight Frye <dwight(at)openweave.org (dwight(at)openweave.org)>
I'm still building (and building, and building) my RV-7, but started to
play with tracking too. I stuck a homebrew 300ohm twinlead 2M antenna in
the baggage compartment of my Citabria. With the hockey-puck GPS up in
the greenhouse of the Citabria, I'm able to get tracking signals out once
I'm above 1000ft or so.
Bear in mind that this antenna is a hack, and I have it installed in the
baggage compartment by using a baggie twist-tie to hang it from a shoulder
strap fitting. This puts it in a metal cage (admittedly a sparse one) which
is also not ideal. I'm using a plain jane Micro-Trak so am (currently) only
pushing 300mw. BUT IT WORKS!
I'd use a better antenna, but don't want to file a FAA 337 form just to
be able to install one on the Citabria. So I'll wait until I've got the
RV finished to worry too much about it. You can hit :
http://aprs.fi/?call=KJ4ECK
... if you want to see my tracks.
Stormy is right. It is contageous. I'm a brand-new ham and confess that I'm
already studying for the General exam. I'm trying to learn aobut Winlink and
other data/messaging techniques so I can send more lengty messages than APRS
permits. I can just see getting an e-mail from the wife, while I'm at 9,500ft,
asking me to pick up some milk and a loaf of bread on the way home.
Fun stuff.
-- Dwight
On Tue Jul 15 09:32:44 2008, Bill Boyd wrote :
>Congratulations, James. I'll about guarantee that once you immerse yourself
>in ham culture, you'll be doing a lot more than just APRS tracking.
>
>Last night I was feeding the mosquitoes after dark, adjusting a homemade HF
>portable vertical antenna cobbled from PVC water pipe, an old fishing rod
>and bits of wire. Day before that, I was doing the same, getting myself
>soaked in an afternoon shower. Sometimes you'll catch me on some tiny
>island somewhere putting it on the air for the island hunters with a battery
>powered 10 watt sideband rig or a one watt CW transceiver I scratch-built
>myself. This stuff gets in the blood much like flying.
>
>Your FCC amateur call sign will become a moniker you wear with as much pride
>as your formation/RV group call sign. Well, okay, that's a bit over the
>top, but it will be close
>
>"Stormy" (aka "N4DLN" since 1980)
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