[JMS] AM QSO Party

[john]

Great report Jim

Do you have pix of your setup ?  Thanks for spreading the AM gospel :-)

John K5MO


At 05:13 PM 2/21/2011, you wrote:
>All y'all,
>
>Attached is a copy of my log for W1HRX's operation in last weekend's AWA 
>AM QSO Party.  As you will see, I operated on 20, 75 and 40, all with my 
>National NTX-30 transmitter and its companion NSM modulator into a SB-200 
>linear amplifier, with between 100 and 200 watts into the antenna 
>depending upon the band.  The NTX-30 has a bit of history connected to 
>it.  It first belonged to Gene Sims who was James Millen's personal 
>assistant both at National and at the James Millen Company.  It passed 
>from Gene to John Nagle, then to Bill Fizette, and finally to me.  My 
>receiver was my original Novice receiver, an HRO-50.
>
>On 20 meters I was using a vertical half wave doublet, center fed with 
>open wire line.  I had just gotten it back up after winter storm damage 
>only about an hour and a half before the Party.  It got me QSO's in CA, 
>TX, Iowa, OH, Pittsburg, Caribou Crossing, Yukon, Calgary, Alberta, TN, 
>Vancouver Island, BC,  NV, MI, GA, FL, and Maine.  I think it was doing 
>pretty well, and it was well worth the effort to get it going again.
>
>In all I made 16 QSOs on 20, 7 on 75, and 4 on 40.  Many were non-AWA 
>members, but they were at least exposed to the Party and may become more 
>interested in it in the future.
>
>73,
>
>Jim, W8KGI
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: w1gig at att.net<mailto:w1gig at att.net>
>   To: Jim Hanlon<mailto:knjhanlon at msn.com> ; Jerry Reine 
> W1ZB<mailto:w1zb at comcast.net> ; Joe Fell<mailto:josephfell at verizon.net> ; 
> Dave KA2J<mailto:BFlatTrmpt at aol.com> ; Robert 
> Raide<mailto:rlraide at roadrunner.com> ; WB2G at arrl.net<mailto:WB2G at arrl.net>
>   Cc: Lynn Bisha<mailto:lbisha at rochester.rr.com>
>   Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 4:03 PM
>   Subject: AM QSO Party
>
>
>               Gents:
>
>               Thank you all for volunteering to be a Flagship Station in 
> the coming AWA AM QSO Party.  You help is much appreciated!!
>
>               Here is what we need from each of you for your log:
>                 A list of the stations that contacted you.
>                 It would help Lynn to have the date, time, band and 
> anything else you feel is appropriate.
>                 Also: The date, time, and  band for the time that you 
> were on the air as W2AN or W1HRX.
>
>               I hope that is not too much to ask for.  If you miss a few 
> calls, don't sweat it, the object is to have a good time.
>
>               Thanks and have fun!
>               See you on AM
>
>               Tim
>
>
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