[ADXA] China on 6m?

Sat Jun 29 19:16:47 EDT 2019

Amen on comments, Rick.
  My Elmer in Stuttgart W5FUW gave me 2-3 UHF connectors that I made work. I have early photos of me with an old Hammarlund HQ129X and a DX20, then a DX40 I think it was. The photos were in the Stuttgart Daily Leader in 1958/59. Finally built a DX100 and my first SSB rig was a Single band Swan for 14mc that I took to Georgia Tech with me in a Corvair Monza with motor in the back. Forgot what I used on 6m but was an “off brand” 6m item with CW or AM. 
  Those days are full of memories including the night my mom called me my Junior year summer when several of us met downtown for coffee and yaking,  and I’d get home about 10PM when the place closed. My 33 foot Rohn 25G had blown over at the 20 foot level with a TA33 JR on top (no guys). High 70 mph winds abruptly hit Stuttgart that night. Devastated me. Off air for 2-3 weeks, working on farm all day and worked on tower/beam fixing at 8-9PM when I got home. Went to work at 5AM in Clarendon 6 days a week. Never knew about internet. Had our morning SSB net on 3918 during school year before I went to school. W5HJA, W5TIZ were always there. 
San    73 ole timers ….

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From: Rick Roderick
Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2019 5:32 PM
To: Jay Bromley
Cc: rutl7340 at bellsouth.net; k5yy1 at cox.net; adxa at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [ADXA] China on 6m?

Jay, my parents rarely took pictures when I was growing up. I’d give anything to have pictures of my first station, built with no money, jimmy rigged everything. I didn’t even own a PL-259 until I was a General and a year after I’d been a Ham. I hard wired everything. I was on the Razorback net one day and said I had no place to buy a PL-259 and a guy named George, a WA5, I can see his face but can’t recall the call, sent me a PL-259 in a small sack with the mailing address label hanging off the side to me. That was my first PL-259. Oh, those were wonderful days looking  back.

On FT8, I go to a lot of hamfests 
 as you know, on almost every weekend somewhere. I often hear folks say how they go to bed running FT8 and wake up to see what they’ve worked. I hear folks say they go watch a movie, they go mow the lawn, then come back in to see what they’ve worked. That, plus he DXer cluster, makes it so easy nowadays, and people still whine about working DX? Give me a break. Weenies....

73
Rick - K5UR 

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On Jun 28, 2019, at 1:12 PM, Jay Bromley <jayw5jay at cox.net> wrote:
Rick what would be cool is to show off some pictures of that early station, if you have any of them??

That would make a great ADXA article for sure.  You may have already done this before?

73 de jay/w5jay..

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Subject: Re: [ADXA] China on 6m?

What happened to the setup?  

Not too long ago ran into a Michigan AM group on 6m AM.  I think they hung out around 50.400?

73 de jay.. 

From: k5ur at aol.com <k5ur at aol.com> 
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Subject: Re: [ADXA] China on 6m?

Steve, ole Ted, K8NA (SK) was a buddy of mine back in the day. 

I started on 6 meters AM (yes, on AM) back in the late 60's. My first home made amp was a pair of 4-400's laid out on the floor in my bedroom. Didn't even have it in a cabinet. My parents got calls from miles away that I was causing TVI, and I was because we were on the fringe of LR TV reception in Russellville. Man, I made those tubes glow, but I sure had a solid power supply. :) Think about that a KW of AM on 6 meters. I subsequently had to get off the air on Sunday and Wednesday because I got into churches' PA systems. 

73
K5UR
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From: Steven Rutledge <rutl7340 at bellsouth.net>
To: HamOP <k5yy1 at cox.net>
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Subject: Re: [ADXA] China on 6m?
Stories.  Got my first beam up in MI, TH5.  Worked DXCC plus more on CC R5 vertical.  I am a CW op, prop was good, 10 F2 starting to happen.

My pals left and I started tuning on 10 with TS-830, I miss that receiver.  Anyway, at about .650 I hear station calling CQ.  I called him, QTH “Bird Island.”  Not sure where that was but VP8 call.  I got on DX repeater and told K8NA.  He exclaimed “that’s South Georgia!” 

When I went back to the freq, it was a giant hetrodyne.

Another time in R7 there was T33 op.  I tried for days on CW, no amp.  I got up in middle of night last day, worked him.  Cats came with note, “last QSO.”

Finally, arrived in Memphis, 96, no antennas.  Heard Island on.  Tossed up 30 meter dipole about ten ‘ off ground.  Almost wore out TS850.  Last day, Sunday, wife said let’s go for walk.  I said I’m going to call one last time and forget it.  Bang!  Good Q.

There is something to be said for perseverance.

Steve, QQ

On Jun 28, 2019, at 10:53 AM, HamOP <k5yy1 at cox.net> wrote:
Hey, when prop is down and nothing of note to work, get on OUR ADXA chat page! HI  Great fun forum full of ideas, etc.
Gotta run errands.. 73 all, 
san

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From: Jay Bromley
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Subject: Re: [ADXA] China on 6m?

I bet there are a ton of them we haven’t heard B4  😊

73 de jay..

From: w5zn at w5zn.org <w5zn at w5zn.org> 
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Subject: Re: [ADXA] China on 6m?

Is it time now to “unzip” and start telling DX stories?????  :-)))
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On Jun 28, 2019, at 9:50 AM, Rick Roderick - K5UR - aol address via ADXA <adxa at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
I worked China, BA4SI, and BV also, on 6 meters a few years ago, human to human, none of that digital stuff where you can't hear the station. (hi). 

73
Rick - K5UR
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Subject: Re: [ADXA] China on 6m?
Good one.  I saw some west coast guys posted him last night and a VK was copying KA9CFD.  Have to listen this evening to see if they are in there again.  I got in a little later and didn’t hear anything good

EJ K5EJ

From: adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jay Bromley
Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2019 8:07 PM
To: adxa at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [ADXA] China on 6m?

Guys this seems to be real.  I am pointed in the right direction and printing out BA4SI on 6m FT8.  Even on that mode it is hard for me to believe.  Sadly I don’t have enough power for the BA4 to see me!  ☹

I was telling Bill K5FUV that I was seeing some countries all over the UK and now in the far east.  

That does it, the manual on the 7 element M2 is on the bench and been looking at 6m amps, hi.

BTW, he is a -17 on me right now.  Has been as high as -12

73 de jay/w5jay..

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