September 5, 2025
I replaced the melted feed spider with one Paul, W2HRO rushed out to me from New Jersey and got back to the business of testing. I kept the pre-amp in the IC-9700 off for this session.
Today's numbers
Solar Flux Index 172
Cold Sky to Ground 4.05 db (an improvement over yesterday)
Cold Sky to Sun 6.32 db
Focus 22.5 inches
SWR 1.8:1
Now it is time to work some folks and see how it plays station to station!
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| This septum feed spider stayed cool as a cucumber. |
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| Let's get cooking as the moon gets higher! |