Hi Larry, It was nice to work you last weekend---you had a real FB signal.
I've been making changes in my 1929 station during the week here, in anticipation of "Part Deux" this Saturday night...probably the biggest improvement will be the incorporation of a beefier plate transformer in the power supply of my 3x227 MOPA. Hopefully the higher power will compensate for noisey conditions like we had last weekend. I heard some good stuff, but just couldn't raise the "DX"...ex., AC5AM (Louisiana) had a real kick-ass signal here, but I couldn't even get a "QRZ?" out of him! Oh well, maybe this weekend will tell a different tale! Good luck, & my very ~73~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Szendrei" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 11:02 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] AWA Bruce Kelley 1929 Memorial QSO Party > Don et. al., > > I participate in this contest, was on last weekend, and will be on again > this coming weekend with my push-pull 45 TNT. Worked as far west as Ohio > and as far south as Florida. Great fun - I don't work much CW, but when > I do, it's with this kind or stuff. The AWA contests and Classic > Exchange are the only contesting I do. The rest of the time I'm on AM... > > -Larry/NE1S > > Donald Chester wrote: > > > > Last weekend and again this weekend December 7-8, 2300 GMT start and finish > > times, 3550-3580 kc. Transmitters are > > limited to 1929 or earlier types of self-excited oscillators and MOPA's, 10 > > to 20 watts maximum, straight keys encouraged. > > > > This makes fascinating listening. Last Saturday evening, that portion of the > > band was filled with signals from those rigs. > > Unlike the sterile machine-perfect ultra-stable CW signals heard from the > > plastic radios of today, the band segment was alive with signals with > > various degrees of chirp, buzz, hum, drift, and operator fists. It gives you > > a good idea of what 99% of the ham frequencies must have sounded like in > > 1929, when the vast majority of hams were limited to low power CW. Some of > > the rigs were amazingly stable to be simple self-oscillators. I didn't > > participate (don't have an appropriate rig) but I monitored for hours. Part > > of the exchange consists of a description of the station. Very enlightening > > for anyone interested in the heritage of amateur radio. I encourage everyone > > to take a short break from AM this weekend and spend a few minutes enjoying > > the rare opportunity to hear the sounds of those signals. > > > > Don K4KYV > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > > _______________________________________________ > > AMRadio mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > --------------------------------------------- > Introducing NetZero Long Distance > 1st month Free! > Sign up today at: www.netzerolongdistance.com > _______________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio
