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wayne burdick

Great QSOs, 21st century

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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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Robert Friess

Re: [KX3] Great QSOs, 21st century

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 [hidden email] [KX3] <
[hidden email]> wrote:

>
>
> I think it was Winston Churchill.
>
> Alan KZ6B
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* "Charles Powell [hidden email] [KX3]" <
> [hidden email]>
> *To:* Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]>
> *Cc:* Elecraft <[hidden email]>; KX3 <[hidden email]>
> *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 [hidden email] [KX3] <
> [hidden email]> 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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Bob Nielsen-4

Re: [KX3] Great QSOs, 21st century

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 [hidden email] [KX3] <
> [hidden email]> wrote:
>
>>
>> I think it was Winston Churchill.
>>
>> Alan KZ6B
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* "Charles Powell [hidden email] [KX3]" <
>> [hidden email]>
>> *To:* Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]>
>> *Cc:* Elecraft <[hidden email]>; KX3 <[hidden email]>
>> *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 [hidden email] [KX3] <
>> [hidden email]> 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 <[hidden email]>
>> ------------------------------
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Carl-N8VZ

Re: [KX3] Great QSOs, 21st century

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 <[hidden email]> 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 [hidden email] [KX3] <
>> [hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I think it was Winston Churchill.
>>>
>>> Alan KZ6B
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* "Charles Powell [hidden email] [KX3]" <
>>> [hidden email]>
>>> *To:* Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]>
>>> *Cc:* Elecraft <[hidden email]>; KX3 <[hidden email]>
>>> *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 [hidden email] [KX3] <
>>> [hidden email]> 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 <[hidden email]>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> Reply via web post
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