[1000mp] Speaker Choice

[J. Mc Laughlin]

Dear George:
    I am thirty or so from Honor Roll.  Being off of the air for 15-20
years did not help.  I hope that both of our P5 contacts pan out.
    Thanks for your observations.  Clearly, you are also one of those
### radio amateurs I spoke of in another message.

    Thanks again for the help.   73   Mac
P.S.  Perhaps by the end of the year, I will get the shunt connection to
my 0.25 wave, 160m vertical replaced and you will hear me on 160.  160
sure is different compared to years ago!
J. Mc Laughlin  -  Michigan USA
Home:  JCM@Power-Net.Net
Office:  JCM@McLMcL.Com
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Bethea" <geo@datasync.com>
To: <1000mp@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 7:40 AM
Subject: Re: [1000mp] Speaker Choice


> I have been an avid DX'er now for over 30 years! I had been #1 Honor
Roll
> until P5. I only need P5 on phone, P5, VU4, and VU7 on CW (worked two
> operations from there (VU4-VU7) but never any cards for CW), and less
than a
> handful on RTTY to be #1 on all of those modes (have 4L4FN/P5 in the
log but
> no docs yet). I also have several bogus P5's :-). I think I know
something
> about working weak stations in less than optimal conditions. I love
low band
> dxing, and have many esp level q's to my credit, on 160.
>
> I ALWAYS use headphones for serious brain filtering. I use hi-fi
speakers
> when I am working on equipment at the bench, and want to casually
listen to
> an interesting QSO, or monitor a frequency while roaming around the
house
> (successfully use Sony hi-fi wireless phones for this too). I use an
SP5 as
> I stated, for times when phones are not required, and I am in front of
the
> console. On occasion, I do use the Bose system for split operation,
but
> never when trying to copy marginal signals. Too many assumptions are
being
> made about what those of us that use non-communication speakers in our
> systems do with them. BTW, Moonbounce ops regularly use hi-fi style
speakers
> and high volume settings, and leave the immediate area of the rig so
their
> "ears" can filter the cw. It works well!!!! Bill Kennemar (ex DXCC
Chairman,
> and ex ARRL Membership Services Committee Chairman) taught me about
this. He
> and Kan JA1BK, used this "trick" when operating Moonbounce from
Ogasawara
> Island (JD1). It was the only way that they could make any q's on that
mode,
> from that remote location with the position of the moon relative to
their
> forced operating position.
>
> Consider yourself taught as requested. :-) No flames, just responding
to a
> direct question.
>
>                         Happy Easter all!
>                         George K5JZ
>
>
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