I received my Novice license in 1953 at the age of 11. I had a NC101X receiver that my dad bought for me at Henry Radio on Century Blvd in LA for $60. While waiting for what seemed like decades for my license to arrive, I built a 6AG7 crystal oscillator for my transmitter. I had one crystal at 7085. My license finally arrived and I was officially KN6HMO. I called CQ endlessly and no one answered. I set up schedules with a few locals a few miles away and they heard me, but no one else. A few weeks later someone gave me a 815 dual tetrode. I went through my junk box and found enough parts to build an amplifier. I tested it by listening on my receiver to make sure that the output was tuned to 40 and not some harmonic. The sun went down and I started sending CQ. A station in Texas returned my call. It was a thrill that hasn't been repeated in the following 65 years.
Bob, N6CM On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 6:29 PM Alan James [email protected] [KX3] < [email protected]> wrote: > > > I think it was Winston Churchill. > > Alan KZ6B > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* "Charles Powell [email protected] [KX3]" < > [email protected]> > *To:* Wayne Burdick <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Elecraft <[email protected]>; KX3 <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, September 14, 2018 3:37 PM > *Subject:* Re: [KX3] Great QSOs, 21st century > > > Well, S0 noise can be frightening because it makes one think the front end > has gone out on the radio. But then I’m always duped when the first CW > signal comes in and blasts my ears out. > > Today: SFI=69 and SN=0 (yes ZERO), but NEVER let that keep you off the > air. I had some time this afternoon and managed to work Germany and France > with 5 watts. Had it not been for QRM, I would have had a nice rag chew > with France. Unfortunately the QRM kept stepping on my signal (I could > hear him as well.) > > Other stations heard today include OJ0DX (Market Reef) and Kuwait. Had > the other stations been a little more patient, I’m sure I could have worked > both. I guess they thought they weren’t making enough contacts and moved > on to other bands/modes. > > Never give up! Never say die! (Who knows the movie quote?) > > 72, > > Charles - NK8O > > On Sep 14, 2018, at 2:46 PM, Wayne Burdick [email protected] [KX3] < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Wow! Thanks for the nostalgic RF trip, everyone. Seriously...great stories. > > > Moving forward in time a bit, I wanted to note that RF miracles continue > to happen every day. (Well, most weekends in my case.) Last Saturday’s > physics-be-damned results: several solid SSB QSOs on 20 and 17 meters all > over the country, including KH6, with a prototype AX1 dual-band whip and a > KX2 used HT style. > > What I need is an alarm app for my iPhone that tells me that HF conditions > are hot and it’s time to get out of the shack. Ring tone of choice: first > four bars of “Born to be Wild”. > > Is it just me, or is there something life-changing about a noise level of > S0? It’s just a short drive away, even in Silicon Valley. > > Wayne > N6KR > > > > > __._,_.___ > ------------------------------ > Posted by: Alan James <[email protected]> > ------------------------------ > Reply via web post > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/KX3/conversations/messages/64573;_ylc=X3oDMTJyazNpdGZhBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzc0NTIwOTQ3BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARtc2dJZAM2NDU3MwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNycGx5BHN0aW1lAzE1MzY5NjQ0MTc-?act=reply&messageNum=64573> > • Reply to sender > <[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20%5BKX3%5D%20Great%20QSOs%2C%2021st%20century> > • Reply to group > <[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20%5BKX3%5D%20Great%20QSOs%2C%2021st%20century> > • Start a New Topic > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/KX3/conversations/newtopic;_ylc=X3oDMTJmYm9sOXZwBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzc0NTIwOTQ3BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNudHBjBHN0aW1lAzE1MzY5NjQ0MTc-> > • Messages in this topic > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/KX3/conversations/topics/64571;_ylc=X3oDMTM3aDhpcjB1BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzc0NTIwOTQ3BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARtc2dJZAM2NDU3MwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawN2dHBjBHN0aW1lAzE1MzY5NjQ0MTcEdHBjSWQDNjQ1NzE-> > (3) > ------------------------------ > Have you tried the highest rated email app? <https://yho.com/1wwmgg> > With 4.5 stars in iTunes, the Yahoo Mail app is the highest rated email > app on the market. What are you waiting for? Now you can access all your > inboxes (Gmail, Outlook, AOL and more) in one place. Never delete an email > again with 1000GB of free cloud storage. > ------------------------------ > Visit Your Group > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/KX3/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmcnQyNDR1BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzc0NTIwOTQ3BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE1MzY5NjQ0MTc-> > > > [image: Yahoo! Groups] > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJlZ20yZGttBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzc0NTIwOTQ3BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTUzNjk2NDQxNw--> > • Privacy <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> • > Unsubscribe <[email protected]?subject=Unsubscribe> • Terms > of Use <https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> > > SPONSORED LINKS > . > > __,_._,___ > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
