[MRCA] Sunday OMRN CW net

[B. Smith]

        Well my attempt at checking into the net was a real drill. I was 
on  at exactly  net time on 3.570  but could not make out any signals 
with my modified QRP transceiver using the simple "Pixie" circuit which 
is  crystal controlled on 3.570 Kcs. All I could hear was clicks and I 
listened carefully  and realized it was CW keying and that it was Ted's 
very strong GRC-19 signal  and the clicks in my audio was being produced 
by my "transceivers"   circuit oscillator that was exactly on frequency 
thus no audio would be produced by the simple mixer circuit.

          I search my work area for a  a small screw driver  and then 
adjusted the crystal frequency slightly and could then pick up Ted and 
his transmission now produced a  200 cycle note  in my audio and just in 
time to hear the list and that I followed KK1K. I apologize for not 
copying the next station K3XXX that I was supposed to hand the net over 
to. But Ted picked up on my omission.  KK1K was very strong and  was 
slightly off frequency by 100 cycles or so and I easily copied his hand 
over to me.

Attached photos (2 ea) , I stuffed an old FM handheld  case and the PTT 
on the side was modified to be a CW key. Anyway a check in  to the OMRN 
CW net was accomplished running all of 450 mW. Receiver sensitivity is 
around 3-5 uV to detect a signal.       :-)

Z





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