[Johnson] First QSO with Ranger and HQ-110

[w5sum]

I heard you on the air today and you were 20/9 in Shreveport, La. I was 
working on a project for my wife so I could not get on the air, but you 
sounded good here. Heard you mention the 6BTV and Ranger.

ten is not closed as often as you might think. There is just no activity. 
Always call cq for a while, before you condemn 10 as being closed !!!

73's

Ronnie

On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 18:34:20 -0000, Philip Atchley wrote
> Hi All.
> It's been awhile since I posted here.  Well today I finally made a 
> QSO on the Ranger (original model) and the Hammarlund HQ-110 
> receiver.  Up on 10 Meters AM with N0BD who was using a B & W 5100 
> and RCA Military receiver
> (R320?).  Lots of QSB but we chatted for awhile.  I received good 
> reports on my audio so guess that is good news 8^)  Not a LOT of 
> antenna on the roof, it's a Hustler 6BTV vertical over about 1200 
> Sq/Feet of sheetmetal roof.
> 
> I'd gone up on 10M with the rig before but the band always seemed to 
> be closed.  It seemed to be closed today also, but I called a short CQ
> (something I rarely do) and Dave came right back to me.  So maybe 
> 10M isn't closed as often as we think ;-)
> 
> 73 from the "Beaconeers Lair".
> Phil, KO6BB
> 
> DX begins at the noise floor!
> beaconeer@elite.net
> Merced, Central California
> 37.18N  120.29W  CM97sh
> 
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