[Boatanchors] Vintage Surprise Given Away On HCI Sunday Net!

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

All flavors and scents of vintage gear are always welcome - 	
	
Listen up oh ye of Hallicrafters boatanchor lineage. On the Sunday when 35
different states check into the HCI 20 meter Net, one person will be randomly
selected to receive a vintage gear suprise. No, not a well rusted and probably
half detoothed ring gear from the 1956 Chevy 265 power pack convertible that is
buried out in my woods. (Actually the truth! I rolled it in June 1964!). I will
keep track of the states as check ins occur. When the thirty-fifth different
state is reached, a computer driven random generator will select the winning
state. If that state occurs more than once, it will eliminate by random
selection until only one name is left. The winner will be announced at the end
of that Sunday's Net. 	
	
So as not to slight Canadian hallicrafters devotees, when seven different
provinces have checked in, the same procedure will be used. Yes you must be
present to win. If you leave, your name is called, you do not answer, adios!    

	
The Sunday January 12th HCI 20 meter Net will kick off with the colder than a
well digger's butt cakes pre-Net at 12:45 PM EST, (1745 UTC). "How cold is it?"
It is so cold here in Michigan that the birds are using their ear muffs as bun
warmers! The Net proper will begin at 1:15 PM EST, (1815 UTC). That chattering
noise in my background will not be the amplifier relays, those will be my teeth!
   	
	
The frequency will be 14.293 Mhz usb +/- for key clicks, mike splatter and the
sound of my new wide mode AM broadcast station over modulated wider than a
Stegosaurus's buttocks mike that can splatter any station within 250 Khz either
side of where I am parked. Santa Claus brought me this so I could be guilty of
wiping out half the 20 meter band voice frequency allocation as some operator
with no call sign accused me of several months ago. It sounds great, even on the
neighbor's cable TV and satellite receivers! 	
	
Hopefully the rather energetic north wind will not spin my 5 element six meter
and TA-33 tri-bander beams around like a whirly gig held out an open car window
at eighty mph and twist the feed line up tighter than panty hose on a ballerina
with sweaty legs! Gives the old Beatles tune 'Twist And Shout' a new meaning!   

	
I am looking forward to hearing many of you tomorrow. So be there and keep the
QSL cards and cash coming. Here's listing for ya kid -   	
	
Duane Fischer, W8DBF           	
NCS: Hallicrafters Collectors International     	
netcontrol@w9wze.org	
	
P.S. The winner pays the packing/shipping!