I got the rig ready for operation for the first time after wiring up
a power supply with the 2 amp fuse in-line.
At the scheduled hour, the elecraft net began. I let the control
station do his thing. I could not hear anyone but N0SS.
After a little while, still nervous about making the net for the
first time (will he hear me?? will I get the exchange right?? is
there life on Mars??).
I heard QNI? Wait, did I really?? blast it I'm "going in" ...
sending my call once, twice then holding my breath, I waited for
like an hour (heh heh).
WB1HGA de N0SS ur 549 K He heard me! Wow! Unh, lets see, yes give
him report. He returns "ur name?" I give him my name. He returns "ur
state" I give him my state. I'm thinking now, shouldn't I have done
this in one transmission?? Duh! He returns "ur serial number??"
SERIAL NUMBER ??? Now I'm really shaking all over like Elvis Presley.
"That's right dummy" I said to myself, "serial numbers are exchanged
heah" ... Duh!
I quickly send AS, he returns AS, reaching up to find the darn
serial number, reading it upside down, then wrote it down. I sent
the number then K, unh? where is he?? I caught the display reading
2 k's down from where I'm supposed to be. Rats! It moved when I
looked for the serial number!
Quickly, I moved the dial and just caught him sending my call. Whew!
zero beat then sent my serial number again. He returns QSL and
proceeds to QNI again.
I left the station, settled into my easy chair and dwelled on that
first K1 QSO.
Ron wb1hga
"CW, an esoteric experience"
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