THIS PAGE IS ALL ABOUT MY WORK QTH

                         

M1PRV/P

IF YOU WORKED ME AS M1PRV/P IT IS MOST LIKELY THAT I WAS AT MY WORK QTH,

I WORK FOR A RECYCLING COMPANY (SCRAP YARD) WHERE I OPERATE A LARGE SIDE COMPRESSION SHEAR, IT HAS CRUSH PRESSURE OF 150 – 200 BAR/2000 – 3000 PSI AND A BLADE PRESSURE OF 300 BAR/ 4500 PSI, THE MACHINE IS USED TO CHOP STEEL INTO SMALL BITS (15”X 15”) FOR THE MOTOR CAR INDUSTRY, MAINLY FOR FORD UK.

 

AT MY WORK QTH I USE AN ICOM 706 MK2G RUNNING AT A LITTLE OVER 100 WATTS, AND A HOME MADE HEADSET MIC. WITH FOOT SWITCH PTT, FOR 2M I USE A YAESU FT 1500 M…… MY ANTENNAS ARE A DUAL BAND CO LINIER FOR 2M/70CM – AN IMAX 2000 FOR 10M/12M/15 AND 17 THE ANTENNA IS A VERTICAL 5/8 ORIGINALLY FOR 11M, IT IS NOW RESONANT ON 10M AND I USE AN MFJ 949E TO MATCH IT FOR THE OTHER BANDS, FOR 20M AND 40M I USE A SIMPLE DIPOLE FED WITH SLOTTED RIBBON FEEDER, I HAVE ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE DIPOLE TUNES UP ON 6M AND I HAVE HAD A FEW QSO’S ON THAT BAND

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