[MRCA] Classic Exchange Report

[Jason WA6BBQ]

Where do I sign up to adopt a stray TCK?
:D

Jason WA6BBQ

On Wed, Apr 2, 2025 at 19:09 Rob Flory <farmer.rob.flory at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Paul,
>
> I recognize your call sign, and I am pretty sure we worked in CX years ago
> when we were signing K2TOP here.
>
> If I had had the energy to tune the TCK to 80 and stay up a few hours
> later I'm sure we could have made it there.
>
> Hope to work you some time.
>
> Rob
>
> On Wed, Apr 2, 2025, 8:56 PM beckrep at citlink.net <beckrep at citlink.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello from K2LMQ in Arizona,
>>
>> Too bad I'm not close enough to you guys to work in the Classic Exchange.
>> I was on 80m CW for a few hours and operated my ART-13 / BC-348 Q coombe
>> along with the GRC9 and TCS-12. Lots of fun!
>>
>> 73's de Paul K2LMQ
>>
>> On Monday, March 31, 2025 at 01:59:58 PM MST, Mark K3MSB <
>> mark.k3msb at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi Rob
>>
>> Nice working you on your TRC-77!  I will be in the CX tomorrow -- do you
>> plan to have your TCK on the air?
>>
>> Mark K3MSB
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 31, 2025 at 6:34 AM Rob Flory <farmer.rob.flory at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> Follows my report from the Sunday session of the Classic Exchange, and
>> OMRN/CW from that night.  There is another session of CX on Tuesday.
>>
>> I started at 1445 on 40m with NVIS propagation in full. swing.  The 3
>> QSOs I made in that hour were all in PA, including Mark K3MSB with his
>> SCR-274N.  Mark ended up being the only one of my 9 QSOs using mil gear.  I
>> was running my TRC-77a and a dipole.
>>
>> In the late afternoon(40m again) I made one QSO with the TRC-77a and then
>> switched to my TCK/RAL combo.  I had told W1GF earlier while running the
>> TRC-77a to look for me with another combo and I told him he would be able
>> to tell the difference.  An hour later I answered his CQ with the TCK and
>> he said, "U were right"  ;<)
>>
>> The late afternoon/early evening session ended with CM3JRH at 2323, who
>> was not in the CX.  I had planned to take a break from CX to check in on
>> the OMRN, whose QSOs would all count in CX because we usually share what
>> rig we are running.  After CM3JRH I went upstairs to greet my wife who was
>> home after a week.  I ate a little ice cream and sat down with some Netfiix
>> to pass the time until OMRN.
>>
>> Cozy in my chair, I took an unintended break from consciousness until 9
>> minutes into OMRN.  Sigh, I'm too young to be too old for this stuff.  I
>> tuned in and heard KK4RF turn it over to W2ILA.  I decided to skip trying
>> to check in during the second callup.  I realized that I should have
>> reprogrammed one of my 80m channels on the ProgRock to the vicinity of the
>> CX frequency of 3545 instead of the 3524 I use for random ragchews.
>>
>> Although the evening into night tends to be the most productive time for
>> me in CX, it was also past my bedtime on a work night, so I took a break
>> from the night session.  It was too much trouble to retune the TCK to 80m.
>> Call me lazy.
>>
>> All in all it was way more breaks than operating.  Included in the breaks
>> were dog time outside combined with firewood and antenna work,  and
>> delicious homemade tamales with some friends at lunch.
>>
>> 73
>> ZUT DE K2WI
>>
>>
>>
>>
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