[MRCA] Todays MRCA 40 net

Sat Apr 11 17:02:43 EDT 2026

Nick,

Did you happen to notice or remember whose table that was on?

I saw it but do not remember.

73,
Rhett KB4HG

On Sat, Apr 11, 2026 at 4:34 PM Mike Christie via MRCA <mrca at mailman.qth.net>
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> It was great hearing everyone today on the 40 meter net. I listen in on
> the M&S net but signals were really down so I didn’t try checking in.
> Someone mentioned the Raleigh ham fest and I was looking at the pictures
> and saw a lower sideband kit for the PRC 47. Does anyone know who had that
> kit? I have a 2nd PRC 47 that I got running and would like to use it on it.
> Mike
> W1ZFB
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>   1. Today's 40 meter Net (Ray Fantini)
>   2. Re: [MMRCG] Today's 40 meter Net (Rhett Isley)
>   3. WS-19 connector (Ray Fantini)
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> Good forty-meter net today, had about ten stations with N2MS kicking
> things off with his Harris 5000 Falcon that he just put on the air, K4NYW
> and the mighty URC-32, WF2U and K3TZJ running Harris hardware along with
> KB4HG on a Sunair. W1ZFB and N2RJB checking in along with W1NZR on his
> Collins ARC-102 set up. KE8ULR finished the list on another Sunair
> transceiver.
> I was running the usual Harris Falcon, RF-5020 with 125-watt amplifier and
> 382 autotune.
> Not a bad group for forty in the morning, propagation was good considering
> it sucked the first half of the RTTY net just before.
> I listened to the M&S Net at noon and did hear N2MS well was having
> difficulty copying NCS so did not try.
> Remember, a bad day on the air is better than a good day on the computer.
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> Ray F/KA3EKH
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> From: Rhett Isley <kr4rdu at gmail.com>
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> Ray,
>
> Thank you for calling the net this morning.
>
> Was great hearing everyone!
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> 73,
> Rhett, KB4HG
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> On Sat, Apr 11, 2026 at 2:11?PM Ray Fantini via groups.io <RAFANTINI=
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> > Good forty-meter net today, had about ten stations with N2MS kicking
> > things off with his Harris 5000 Falcon that he just put on the air, K4NYW
> > and the mighty URC-32, WF2U and K3TZJ running Harris hardware along with
> > KB4HG on a Sunair. W1ZFB and N2RJB checking in along with W1NZR on his
> > Collins ARC-102 set up. KE8ULR finished the list on another Sunair
> > transceiver.
> > I was running the usual Harris Falcon, RF-5020 with 125-watt amplifier
> and
> > 382 autotune.
> > Not a bad group for forty in the morning, propagation was good
> considering
> > it sucked the first half of the RTTY net just before.
> > I listened to the M&S Net at noon and did hear N2MS well was having
> > difficulty copying NCS so did not try.
> > Remember, a bad day on the air is better than a good day on the computer.
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> > Ray F/KA3EKH
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> Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:25:58 +0000
> From: Ray Fantini <RAFANTINI at salisbury.edu>
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> Some of you may know, because I have been talking about it a lot on the
> air. I have a ws-19 Mk.2 that was a real basket case that I picked up at
> Hamvention last year.
> Been putting a lot of time into it and intend to use it as a base for NCS
> this year on the WW2 3885 Net.
> Because it was trashed and because I always thought the WS-19 family had a
> couple of shortcomings, I striped it down and did a rebuild. Ditched the
> UHF set, changed the way the transmitter is excited, yes now have a WS-19
> that's crystal controlled on transmit! And changed from screen modulation
> to high level plate modulation using the modulation transformer from the
> UHF side and last but not least installed an output tank in the PA and a
> T/R relay. And if that was not enough used the old intercom subsystem to
> build an audio power amplifier for driving a big speaker.
> Originally intended to use a couple solid state inverters inside the radio
> to obtain the two high voltages but now see that I will still have to have
> an external power supply for use in the field, so the new problem is that I
> need the big connector that plugs into the bottom  front of the radio.
> Think originally there was a Dog Bone cable that connected the radio and
> power supply, but I will more than likely use an old GE Master solid state
> power supply that will be located by the battery.
> Hamvention is only four weeks away, is there anyone who can help with this
> request???
>
> Ray F/KA3EKH
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