APRIL 1999 – DECEMBER 2000
December 9, 2000 – New Century and Millennium just around a corner
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! |
(ve3mrm)
November 20, 2000 – New membersThe MEMBERS‘ table was updated with inclusion of new members: Andrzej (va3ara), Bolek (va3bol), Grzegorz (ve3hbz), Jerry (ve3hdh), Jack (va3koz), Lynn (va3lch), Leszek (va3mea), Tony (ve3ndo) and Sigmont (ve3zig). Welcome to the group!
(ve3mrm)
September 19, 1999 – 10-metre beacon has cracked the top 100 most…It seems that Alex’s 10-metre beacon (VE3GOP/B) has cracked the “top 100 most reliable beacons in the world” list in 1998. Click here to see the complete breakdown but pay particular attention to spot no. 77. The beacon will be going QRT on Friday, September 24, 1999 as a result of Alex’s move to a new QTH. This is just a temporary shutdown and the operation will resume as soon as the equipment is settled in place. At this time it is not known how long this will take. It will also be an opportunity to switch the beacon from a beam antenna to a 15-foot whip giving it a more desirable omni coverage.
(ve3gop)
September 19, 1999 – IOTA expedition to Mt. Desert IslandIt’s been a while since this section has seen any updates. Hopefully this trend doesn’t continue. We have learned that Andrzej VA3PL has just returned from an IOTA expedition to Mt. Desert Island. Click here to read about his adventures. Unfortunately, it has been written in Polish only, but for those of you who can’t understand a word of it, take a look at some of the pictures he brought back.
(ve3gop)
April 18, 1999 – ATV experimentsAlex VE3GOP and Slawek VE3ASB have resumed their ATV experiments. Both sides are plagued with equipment needing some TLC but despite that Slawek was able to receive Alex’s transmissions with fair to good results. This is a one way setup at the moment but will become half duplex very soon. Anyone in the Greater Toronto area wishing to participate or offer technical expertise is welcome to join in. Coordination takes place on 144.340 MHz and audio/video can be found on 439.250 MHz.
(ve3gop)
