[MRCA] SCR-284 SSB/CW Receive - was BC-342 and end of displays

[Tim]

"Again, if you're not going to communicate, what's the point?"

Hi - Well, for me, a functioning radio is more interesting than an inert
box in the back of a truck which is what one usually sees at these meets.
.  Since tactical sets like the SCR-284 "receive" 95% of the time anyway,
it gives the visitors something real/realistic to interact with.  Or for
background "ambience"...

Also, the big coast maritime station KPH transmits continuous CW "maritime
news" on 4247 kc on Saturdays.  That is also good to monitor as a live
circuit, generates lots of visitor interest..  "What's that?"
Fast CW is something one would hear in a WW2 TOC or Radio Central anyway...

On transmit, we routinely worked into Los Angeles and San Diego on the MRCG
AM nets, 300-400 miles away at night (3985 kc) with an inverted L or low
horizontal wire, even with just average propagation conditions..  A
vertical whip won't work at those intermediate ranges very well.

I guess a lot depends upon what we would like participants or visitors to
experience...
Tim
N6CC

On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 5:03 PM, <mkdorney at aol.com> wrote:

> Again, if you're not going to communicate, what's the point?
>
> Mark
> WW2RDO
>
> In a message dated 10/11/2017 1:06:21 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> timsamm at gmail.com writes:
>
> Hi Guys -
> My SCR-284 receives SSB just fine in the CW mode as Robert described.  It
> can also receive/monitor CW and SSB all day without the PE-103 running -
> just set the R/T Standby Switch to "OFF" while doing this.
>
> I've worked cross-mode with it many times, clumsy but certainly workable...
> Tim
> N6CC
>
>
>
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