[ARC5] ARC5 Digest, Vol 113, Issue 139

Mon Jun 24 13:03:54 EDT 2013

Ken, did you tell them they could have earned an additional 100 points for 
just 5 QSOs with your GRC, because it is "alternate power"?

We did just that back in the late 90s at N2SE. I don't remember which unit 
it was, but it had 2E22 finals. Someone cranked while I made 5 QSOs on 80M 
CW. If I had one of those I'd certainly put it to use on FD.

And for the last several years I've run a Heath SB-102 for FD, CW of course. 
It's bullet-proof front end and nice CW filter runs rings around most of the 
rice boxes. Not to mention that our CW operations constitute the majority of 
the local club scores, both here in NV and back in NJ. Last two years CW 
made about 80% of the score at W7TA, with just two guys operating CW.

Find another club (or come down to Reno next year!)

Howie WB2AWQ

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   1. Re: Field Day musings... (J. Forster)
   2. Re: Field Day musings... (Michael St. Angelo)
   3. Vintage & Military Radio Field Day? (J. Forster)

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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 09:14:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: "J. Forster" <jfor at quikus.com>
To: kgordon2006 at frontier.com
Cc: Arc-5 Radios <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Field Day musings...
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I don't operate, but as I remember there was a 'vintage radio' or 'mil
radio' field day. No rice boxes allowed.

That might be a more appropriate venue.

Best,

-John

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> So, I went out to the local fairgrounds Saturday to see what the local ham
> club was doing for FD.
>
> I took along my AN/GRC-109, a large box of crystals, my bug and my
> phones since it had been hinted at to me personally that I might be able
> to
> operate the stuff for a bit.
>
> I laid the '109 out on a table when offered the opportunity. Several
> commented on it: "Gee, what a neat antique." etc, including the fellow
> with
> whom I had been discussing this gear, and who had used one like it in Laos
> "back then".
>
> I then asked if I could operate a little CW....receiving a blank stare in
> return.
>
> I finally left in disgust, went home, fired up the generator, and operated
> as a
> 1E station for a bit: 89 minutes to be exact, and made 54 contacts,
> finally
> having to turn the genny off since we had guests coming for dinner that
> night.
>
> Listening on the bands for the local group's signals proved to me that
> they
> weren't particularly active, apparently making one contact about every 15
> minutes or so.
>
> I am more than a little ticked off.
>
> I may work towards finding some like-minded folks here in the area (so
> far, I
> know only one) who would join me in an effort to operate together next
> year
> using our "antique" gear.
>
> Kenneth G. Gordon W7EKB
>
> "Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway."--- John   Wayne
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 12:30:00 -0400
From: "Michael St. Angelo" <mstangelo at comcast.net>
To: <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>, "'Arc-5 Radios'"
<arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Field Day musings...
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Ken,

Do any other members of the club or other local Hams have an interest in
Boatanchor gear?  If so. You may want to arrange a BA or Military radio
field day event for next year.

Mike N2MS

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Behalf Of Kenneth G. Gordon
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 12:15 PM
To: Arc-5 Radios
Subject: [ARC5] Field Day musings...

So, I went out to the local fairgrounds Saturday to see what the local ham
club was doing for FD.

I took along my AN/GRC-109, a large box of crystals, my bug and my phones
since it had been hinted at to me personally that I might be able to operate
the stuff for a bit.

I laid the '109 out on a table when offered the opportunity. Several
commented on it: "Gee, what a neat antique." etc, including the fellow with
whom I had been discussing this gear, and who had used one like it in Laos
"back then".

I then asked if I could operate a little CW....receiving a blank stare in
return.

I finally left in disgust, went home, fired up the generator, and operated
as a 1E station for a bit: 89 minutes to be exact, and made 54 contacts,
finally having to turn the genny off since we had guests coming for dinner
that night.

Listening on the bands for the local group's signals proved to me that they
weren't particularly active, apparently making one contact about every 15
minutes or so.

I am more than a little ticked off.

I may work towards finding some like-minded folks here in the area (so far,
I know only one) who would join me in an effort to operate together next
year using our "antique" gear.

Kenneth G. Gordon W7EKB

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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 09:29:00 -0700 (PDT)
From: "J. Forster" <jfor at quikus.com>
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Milsurplus at mailman.QTH.net
Cc: VMARS at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [ARC5] Vintage & Military Radio Field Day?
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Hi,

At one time there was a military and possibly vintage radio Field Day.

Does anyone know if this co9ntinues, and, if so, have the schedule
information?

Thanks,

-John

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