[Milsurplus] Timonium Debrief

[Mark K3MSB]

Hmmm...   maybe I shouldn't admit to being there since I'm not sure
what "E and E'ing" around means....

I was there with my RBH-2 and HT-32 MK1 in the van plus one or two
other things.  Sold my Johnson Matchbox (the 275W version) so at least
I paid for pieces and parts I picked up.

Saw Rob but didn't know who he was (Sorry Rob....).    I had my
official hammy name badge on but of course my jacket was zipped up
because of the rain.....

I wished it would've just plain rained and got it out of it's system;
that blasted continual misting on Saturday was ugly.   Still,  lots
and lots of goodies in the Cow Palace to be had!!

73 Mark K3MSB


On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 11:34 AM, B. Smith <smithab11 at comcast.net> wrote:
> I  thought it was a great hamfest. I was somewhat disappointed in our "VHF"
> 144.250 Mc activity but we have to start somewhere. It was worth the trip
> just to see Rob and his Jr. Operator Martin  sitting on the tailgate in the
> rain with an ARC-4 perched precariously on other stuff and wires running
> everywhere. I did not see Rob's TCS so I guess he ran out of room. Rob
> brought me some 5 pin bases to use for coils for my HBR-14 project. BTW Rob
> needs a connector for the ARC-4.    Ray KA3EKH spotting a military discone
> antenna  that was cut for 200-400 Mcs - the antenna and base can be
> completely collapsed, the antenna was
> over painted  desert tan  and came with RG-58 type feedline with TNC to BNC
> adapter on it. I picked it up for ten bucks and may use it this year to
> break the PRC-41 distance record at Gilbert. . .but the rods on the discone
> portion were assembled with lock nuts and bolts so the project may lend
> itself to being modified for  145.250 and our new VHF activity.
>    Tom Bryan brought me a  Russian rod antenna for the R-104M  that
> disassembles and is towed  under the "secret" door in the power supply. Tom
> was there with a URC-101 on the air.
>    Lt. Col William Perry was there and brought me a connector I can use for
> my TRC-77 and in addition he filled half of my connector requests  on the
> spot.  Col Perry he had everything from BC-454's to terminal strips at this
> multiple table site.
>       Jeep, K3HVG and Ted W3PWW had a nice  table set up inside  the "drive
> in" tail gate area which was all most full. Jeep and Ted run the  East Coast
> Military Radio net on Saturday morning and Sunday evening.  It was rumored
> that Mark, K3MSB was there E and E'ing around but that was  unconfirmed.
> AWOL was Al Klase and Ed Zeranski.
>
> 73 breck k4che
>
>
>
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