That was the South Pole, I believe. The frozen pack ice was only 6.8 ft thick and wouldn't support the weight with all the shifting.
Phil Philip LaMarche LaMarche Enterprises, Inc. www.instantgourmetspices.com www.W9DVM.com 727-944-3226 800-395-7795 pin 02 FAX 727-937-8834 NASFT # 30210 W9DVM -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brett gazdzinski Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 3:35 PM To: 'Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service' Subject: RE: [AMRadio] KWS-1 on AM That's quite a story! In a similar vein, I remember reading about an ice station powered by a nuclear reactor in qst or CQ. I don't remember if it was the north or south pole, but they showed pictures of the reactor. I wonder whatever happened to it! Brett N2DTS > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Phil Lamarche > Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 2:57 PM > To: 'Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service' > Subject: RE: [AMRadio] KWS-1 on AM > > > I had a pair of KWS-1's, 75A4's while on Drift Station Alpha at the > North Pole in 1958. Operated 24/7 for 11 months until the ice broke > up and the two pairs are now 8000 ft below on the ocean floor. I have > warm thoughts about them as one pair saved our lives on the > expedition. > When the ice pack > broke up, I pulled the equipment to a safe piece of ice with a > gasoline generator and two ski's to run wire between. We only had > 2600 ft of ice runway left and needed to find the right plane to come > in and then get off. > Found a C-123J in Mass that flew to Greenland and then it got stripped > down. > Landed OK following my signal and then 17 of us without parka's or any > other items of weight, huddled in the back as the 123 revved the > engines to minimum and popped the Jato's and off we went. That what I > meant about nice thoughts about Collins. > > Phil > > > > Philip LaMarche > LaMarche Enterprises, Inc. > www.instantgourmetspices.com > www.W9DVM.com > 727-944-3226 > 800-395-7795 pin 02 > FAX 727-937-8834 > NASFT # 30210 > W9DVM > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brett gazdzinski > Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 2:30 PM > To: 'Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service' > Subject: RE: [AMRadio] KWS-1 on AM > > Doesn't sound half bad? > Mine sounded 9/10 bad! > > Just plain nasty! > > You get 1 sideband and something like 250 Hz to 2800 Hz, I would think > a cheap telephone sounds better.... > > The thing I remember about the KWS-1 was frustration. > Tune the 75A4 and find a qso or cq, zero the kws-1, tune it up, tune > the antenna swr, and someone was already working the CQ or the QSO > signed off.... > > The rig was built really cool though. > > Brett > N2DTS > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Elmore > > Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 2:20 PM > > To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service > > Subject: [AMRadio] KWS-1 on AM > > > > Speaking of AM..................Is anyone using a Collins > > KWS-1 on AM? I just recently brought one back to life that has been > > sitting idle for almost 20 years. I have to say listening > to the local > > monitor the audio in the AM mode doesn't sound half bad > even with one > > sideband missing. > > > > > > > > > > Thank You > > Tom Elmore KA1NVZ > > Anchorage, Alaska > > > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body. ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
