[MRCA] MRCA Gilbert

[David Olean]

I think you are right!


Dave

On 9/5/2019 9:53 PM, W2HX wrote:
> Tendencies? I was thinking maladies. Hihi
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> *From:* Al Klase <ark at ar88.net>
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 5, 2019 5:52 PM
> *To:* mrca at mailman.qth.net
> *Subject:* Re: [MRCA] MRCA Gilbert
>
> Dave,
>
> Come on down!  You seem to have all the right tendancies.
>
> VY 73,
> Al
>
> On 9/5/2019 4:36 PM, David Olean wrote:
>>
>> I am new to this MRCA and want to make the trip to Gilbert. I have a 
>> few items that I have been restoring, namely WW2 aircraft radios, but 
>> nothing yet that I can use on the air. My main reason for going is to 
>> meet people and see all that is on display. I was in the signal 
>> corps  US Army from 1968 to 1971 and had much fun with RT-524s.  I 
>> had my own in an M-151 jeep.  Our signal battalion had  GRC-26Ds, 
>> lots of GRC-19s, VHF gear included TRC-24s that operated on A and C 
>> band 50-100, and 225-400 MHz.  We started using GRC-106s while I was 
>> there, and I had my own personal "ham rig" called a MRC-95. It was a 
>> pair of Collins 618Ts with antenna tuners 400 Hz supplies and remote 
>> control units.  Anyway, I am going to Gilbert and hope to meet a 
>> bunch of folks. Maybe next year I will have a working transmitter?  I 
>> plan to be there for Friday and Saturday at least.
>>
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Dave K1WHS
>>
>>
>>
>> 9/5/2019 2:06 AM, Ray Fantini wrote:
>>
>>> What are some of the plans for Gilbert? Getting close, just decided 
>>> to splurge and spent $60 on a trailer brake controller for the mutt 
>>> carrier and am having thoughts about what besides the self propelled 
>>> GRC-106 is going to make the trip.
>>>
>>> Figure the MAK has to go, want to try to use that to QSO with the 
>>> local 3885 stuff and just generally show it off. What are the rest 
>>> of you thinking? Hope we can do a large scale Beltsville Lake field 
>>> operation like last year. May try to do a pack radio and stomp off 
>>> into the woods or something if I can con Walt into running the stuff 
>>> in the mutt again.
>>>
>>> We had a dozen different stations operating from all parts of the 
>>> lake last year. With the mutt as NCS it can accommodate any mode on 
>>> HF, six meter FM via the VRC-43 or VHF AM or FM on the URC. The 
>>> issue is not NCS but the limitations of pack sets, I know my PRC 
>>> will only do 5.357 or 3.885 Almost makes you want to go out and get 
>>> something that can QSY 3885 last year had a lot of outside activity 
>>> but 60 meters and the VHF 51.0 or any other VHF channels were clear.
>>>
>>> Anyone have any thoughts?
>>>
>>> Ray F/KA3EKH
>>>
>>>
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