[MRCA] Mid Atlantic Air Museum (non) Airshow Reenactment AAR

[Mark K3MSB]

Hi Everyone

As mentioned before, the airshow was cancelled about a week before we were
to attend the event, but the group went anyway and had a great time!   The
museum was glad we were there and they treated us wonderfully.

Here's a photo of my setup:

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The DF setup is the same as before, but I brought the SCR-287 instead of
the SCR-274N.

The BC-348Q is restored and sports a restored dynamotor, and it runs nicely
off a pair of batteries in series.   Very little dynamotor whine.   The
antenna was a 50 foot wire run from the radio tent to another tent, and
performed well.   I tuned the receiver to CHU Canada on 7850 Kc and quite a
few people were said they were "amazed that radio can hear that far"!

The BC-375 was for display only.   The DF setup worked well with the
Broadcast Band receiver, but alas, no NDB's could be heard this time.

Even if there weren't issues with the museum's aircraft, there was a
temporary flight restriction issued for the Norfolk / Virginia Beach area
on Saturday due to President Trump being in the area.  The TFR would have
significantly impacted the airshow.

Still, the museum's Grumman Avenger was flying the circuit  all day
qualifying new pilots.   Here's a few videos....

https://www.k3msb.com/temp/Avenger1.MOV
https://www.k3msb.com/temp/Avenger2.MOV
https://www.k3msb.com/temp/Avenger3.MOV

As far as what worked well etc, nothing different that what I reported for
the events I participated in earlier this summer.

73 Mark K3MSB
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