[ARC5] skn - Working Mark K3MSB

[Mark K3MSB]

Hi Guys –



I had a blast last night on SKN with my SCR-274N radios.    Made 18 QSOs
during the night in the following states:  OH, NY, NJ, CT, IL, TN, ME, VA,
MD, WI and ID.



Ken, you were also the highlight for me last night!  It was just like the
Novice days when I heard a “far off” western station on 80M !!



I was just about to pull the switch around 2 AM local and decided to make
one more pass on 80M and heard your CQ.  You were in amongst a huge gaggle
of SKN stations thus the 359 RST.



Note to self:  review threads on improving ARC-5 selectivity and DO
something about it…..



Ronnie – do let us know when you’ll be on with your 274 so we can work you
today.



I’ll be on and off the air today as well.



73 Mark K3MSB


On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 11:54 AM, Kenneth G. Gordon <kgordon2006 at frontier.com
> wrote:

> On 1 Jan 2014 at 6:38, Ronnie Hull wrote:
>
> > I had a wonderful time last night on skn. It runs through today, so I
> > will most likely get out there and try to make a few more.
>
> I'll probably be doing the same, Ronnie, and I had a blast! The feeling was
> very much like making contacts as a Novice or new Conditional.
>
> The absolute HIGHLIGHT of the evening was having my CQ on 80 meters
> answered by Mark K3MSB. I was astounded and felt like a little kid in a
> candy shop.
>
> I listened a bit on 40, but there seemed to be another contest going on,
> and
> I lost interest pretty fast, so I switched to 80 and I was glad I did.
>
> The band was really hopping and signals were coming in from all over the
> U.S. and Canada.
>
> I worked Utah, Tennessee, Pennsylvania (thanks again, Mark), Oregon (a
> YL) and several from California, for a total of 7 in about 2.5 hours.
>
> Rig here is one of my HW-16s coupled with my modified for grid-block
> keying, Heathkit VF-1 VFOs.
>
> 50 watts output and my vertical acted like a KW and a beam. :-)
>
> I was using one of two bugs, 1) my usual 1936 MacElroy "MacKey", and 2) a
> "gifted" Vibroplex Blue Racer. Using a "hand-pump" really gets to my
> arthritic wrists.
>
> > I was not on long, being crystal controlled with a knight T60 and
> > every frequency I had for 40 meters was crowded. I did make 9 contacts
> > and it was GREAT FUN.
>
> I sure would have enjoyed working you, Ronnie. Maybe we can catch each
> other later today. Your T-60 will work just fine on 20. ;-)
>
> > I had recently moved my complete scr274n across the shack and had not
> > had time to properly ground it, and as brave dave stinson has pointed
> > out, without that, your not gonna operate well.
>
> Ha! Without a GOOD ground, that ain't gonna work at all!
>
> > Maybe I will try to
> > attend to that this morning so I can make a few contacts with it this
> > evening.
>
> Pick a frequency up around 7050 somewhere, and let us know when you're
> on. I'll work you, if I can get away from domestic duties long enough.
>
> > Sounds like everyone had a ball!
>
> Boy! I sure did! :-)
>
> Ken W7EKB
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