Yea, back in 1959 as a novice, I worked all over EU with a DX-20 and a single wire antenna. Yes, I could also hear the TV two doors down and the little old lady screaming at the screen. I don't think she really understood the source (her unshielded TV tuner) and maybe a little harmonic RF from me.
On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 7:21 PM Rich Lim via Elecraft < [email protected]> wrote: > Supportive parents are great but tolerant XYLs are better. Back in the > heyday running a linear on 40m, I would flash lights, open the garage, > screw up the stereo and Tv in the house. Wife would smile and say to back > off a bit! Now that’s awesome🥰 Now if I can’t get it done QRP, 100w is > the max for me! > RichDE KQ9L > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > > On Sunday, December 19, 2021, 6:01 PM, Dave Sublette <[email protected]> > wrote: > > One of these messages talked about 20+ years ago at the peak of cycle 25. > I remember 64 years ago with a DX100B, 4 el yagi at 70 feet and BC348 with > a Gonset 10M converter for receive. I was king of the bands, working the > world and every TV set in the county. I'm not sure my parents even > mentioned it to me. Only many years later did they tell me. Obviously, > they were very supportive of their budding engineer. I am grateful. > > 73, > > Dave K4TO > > On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 4:42 PM Bayard Coolidge, N1HO via Elecraft < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Have made 8 QSOs on 10m FT8 today with my K4D, running into an > inverted-L > > (20ft up, 40ft over)from a 1/5 acre houselot in south Florida. 6 of those > > contacts were with badly needed entities tofill out my DXCC dancecard for > > 10m (and 5BDXCC and 8BDXCC) and help me get closer toDXCC Challenge. Yep, > > chompin' at the bit :-) > > On Sunday, December 19, 2021, 03:51:34 PM EST, Wayne Burdick < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > I suggest checking 17 through 10 meters today. Quite a nice opening. > Lots > > of SSB activity around 28.400 right now. > > > > 73, > > Wayne > > N6KR > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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] > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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] ______________________________________________________________ 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]
