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Last update: 1850z, 24-Feb-99
- Little about me
- Description of the equipment at this QTH
- Where I hang out on the bands
- Climate
- Sweet sound of music
- This must be Hyper!
- Some good wire.
- All fun with some small stuff.
- Your lucky number is.
- Throughts on the future for hams.
- W4RNL - Good Reading on Antenna Information.
ICOM-751A, Kenwood TS-520, Ameritron AL-811 Amplifier, Small Wonder Lab 80 meter 4 watt SSB Transceiver,
Small Wonder Lab 30 meter 3 watt CW Transceiver,
A&A Engineering CW Transceiver 5 watt,
Heathkit HW-8 3 watt,
Alinco VHF FM handheld Transceiver DJ-120.
Straight keys; J-38, Viking, Speed-X. Two bugs Vibroplex. One BENCHER paddle.
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Here of late, I have been operating CW on 10, 12,15,17,40,80 meters.
Operate the phone portion of 75, 40, and some 12, and 17 meters.I enjoy talking to the old buzzards on 3.905Mhz 1430Z & 1830z it is a very friendly net of
nice people.Another Fine business net is the Roosters, that met every day
on 3.990Mhz from 1100z-1300z and have check-ins from Maine to Florida.
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Morse code is sound I am referring to when I said sweet; because this type of communication was the only way a ship
or plane could pass their position back to headquarters in the 50's.This a picture of the Maryland Sun, my home away from home in 1953.
The only way to stay in touch was via Morse code(CW).
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This is very exciting using html coding.
I did find out- when in doubt- don't shout- use the help button.
And if you are a beginner like me just click on the image
for some free help in understanding how to apply this new type of code.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.
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Some good wire always helps in the construction of antennas. The price is low for wire compared to manufactured Yagis.. etc. I had good results with; a horizontal loop made for 80 meter band, a sterba curtain for 10 meters, a invertedVee for 40 meters.
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Fine business; You will be surprised how much fun you will have with
low power operating on the bands. I enjoy operating with CW using QRP rigs- but let me tell you, if you really want some
fun- build a QRPer for SSB. I did just that. After experimenting with Homebrew DDB( double side band). I can across information about a kit. If you
are interested about aSSB QRPerclick here for the specks and photo to see what it looks like.
The one I put together is for 75 meters. What a joy it is to operate when the band condition is good. With the help of a full wave loop, it will hold its own with the best of them.
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Thoughts on the future of hams(amateur radio).The Hobby is always in a state of flux. To me that indicates the people are very interested with this great past time.
I wish the requirement for the copying the Morse code to be held to the agreement of International regulations. An operator will realize as time goes on- one will increase ones speed of sending and copying the code, only if one uses this type of operation. The people who prefer to communicate via voice can contribute in different ways with this ever changing field. Placing a restriction on people by requiring them to pass a high speed code test is just limiting the qualtiy of good technical people from coming into the fraternity.
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since 01/05/99