Okay, not the low band that is usually meant. I mean 80 meter CW, because that is as low as I can go. Last night while I was working on the antenna, I found that the wire going to the center pin of the SO-239 was coming off, so I re-soldered it. Tonight I worked Dan, W3DF, in Westminster, MD., on 80 CW, and afterwards found that the center conductor had come loose again. A cold joint, I am guessing, held together by the flux.
So I am going to dig out my nuclear soldering iron and fuse that sucker for good and all.
In other news, those who follow my PHP Hamlog may have noticed a dearth of QSLs lately. I upload all my contacts to LOTW and have picked up several QSLS there, but I really need to take a work day and get a few cards out. There is some nice DX among the ones I haven't sent yet that would be great wallpaper for the page if I can convince them to reply.
Posted in Operating by WA5ICA at August 26, 2008 09:02 PM