Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Great QSOs, 21st century

2018-09-14 Thread Carl Jón Denbow 
I once got a QSL card when my car had a QSO with another car via APRS.  I’ll 
try to dig out the card and quote from it, pretty funny stuff!  73 de Carl, not 
his car!  ;-)

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> On Sep 15, 2018, at 12:43 AM, Bob Nielsen, N7XY  wrote:
> 
> It's been quite a while, but Henry Radio was on Olympic Boulevard at that 
> time, not Century.  I  visited there many times.
> 
> Bob, N7XY
> 
> 
>> On 9/14/18 8:38 PM, Robert Friess wrote:
>> 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 alanmja...@yahoo.com [KX3] <
>> kx3-nore...@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> I think it was Winston Churchill.
>>> 
>>> Alan KZ6B
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> *From:* "Charles Powell doctor...@yahoo.com [KX3]" <
>>> kx3-nore...@yahoogroups.com>
>>> *To:* Wayne Burdick 
>>> *Cc:* Elecraft ; KX3 
>>> *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 n...@elecraft.com [KX3] <
>>> kx3-nore...@yahoogroups.com> 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
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Great QSOs, 21st century

2018-09-14 Thread Bob Nielsen, N7XY 
It's been quite a while, but Henry Radio was on Olympic Boulevard at 
that time, not Century.  I  visited there many times.


Bob, N7XY


On 9/14/18 8:38 PM, Robert Friess wrote:

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 alanmja...@yahoo.com [KX3] <
kx3-nore...@yahoogroups.com> wrote:



I think it was Winston Churchill.

Alan KZ6B


--
*From:* "Charles Powell doctor...@yahoo.com [KX3]" <
kx3-nore...@yahoogroups.com>
*To:* Wayne Burdick 
*Cc:* Elecraft ; KX3 
*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 n...@elecraft.com [KX3] <
kx3-nore...@yahoogroups.com> 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




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Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Great QSOs, 21st century

2018-09-14 Thread Robert Friess 
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 alanmja...@yahoo.com [KX3] <
kx3-nore...@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

>
>
> I think it was Winston Churchill.
>
> Alan KZ6B
>
>
> --
> *From:* "Charles Powell doctor...@yahoo.com [KX3]" <
> kx3-nore...@yahoogroups.com>
> *To:* Wayne Burdick 
> *Cc:* Elecraft ; KX3 
> *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 n...@elecraft.com [KX3] <
> kx3-nore...@yahoogroups.com> 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
>
>
>
>
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