[ARC5] skn - Working Mark K3MSB

[Tim]

Hi Ken - I am QRV on 7050 Kc if you need yet another Kalifornia contact!
GRC-109
73, Tim
N6CC


On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 11:36 AM, Kenneth G. Gordon <kgordon2006 at frontier.com
> wrote:

> On 1 Jan 2014 at 13:20, Bill Cromwell wrote:
>
> > I'm mostly doing search and pounce from 7025 to about 7050 or so. I
> > have also looked between 7100 and 7125. There is some slower speed
> > activity there.
>
> Yes: the old Novice Band. I like it there.
>
> > On the other hand I mostly use a straight key and I
> > don't send much faster than about 15 wpm - anywhere. We might have
> > better luck after dark when the band is "longer". The only real way to
> > know is to try it.
>
> Well, I am somewhat reluctant to call CQ, Bill, since 90% of the time, I
> get
> answered by another Californian. I prefer your method of search and
> pounce.
>
> I have been staying pretty close to 7050, with short excursions to about
> 7030 or so.
>
> I have extreme difficulty with a straight key, due to my severe RA, but I
> do
> have both bugs slowed down to below 20 WPM. I can also use the dash
> side to send slow CW, but not for long before it starts to hurt.
>
> If we do manage to work, I would appreciate a very accurate signal report
> as far as signal quality is concerned. Chirp, clicks, etc. I'm not
> particularly
> worried about drift, though. The VFO stabliizes after about an hour, and it
> has been on since early this morning.
>
> I do get some chirp on 20 and above with the VF-1, but on 40 and below, it
> sounds very good.
>
> I may refurbish the nice WRL 755 VFO a kind fellow gave me many years
> ago. I had one once and it was my favorite VFO.
>
> vy 73,
>
> Kenneth G. Gordon W7EKB
>
> "Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway."--- John
> Wayne
>
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