[NJARC] Hail to the GENERAL!

[John Ruccolo]

Hi Joe/Folks,

For me, 90% of the incentive for FINALLY getting a ham license with meaningful priviledges was to get on on AM!

AM, AM, AM, AM.....;-)

But I'm already thinking about a modern solid-state rice-burner SSB rig (there's no shortage of them at hamfests). Yesterday, I picked up a like-new-in-the-box 12V/25A Astron power supply at a yard sale. Is this an omen?

Plus an HT....something like what Scott got yesterday at OMARC. 

Speaking of 866's and the Johnson Valiant, my Valiant has homebrew solid-state rectumfires replacing the 866's. Who knows, they may be more dangerous than the mercury-vapor tubes. ;-) We'll see....I can see that Valiant paired up with the NC-303 on the operating table. Nice....Wait, *what* operating table? Where's this station gonna go? And what about the antenna, ground(s), feedline, etc., etc.? Uh-Oh. I can see another 17 years slipping away....


73, (that's ham talk for seeya later)

JR


--- On Sun, 10/5/08, JOE CRO <n3ibx at verizon.net> wrote:

> From: JOE CRO <n3ibx at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [NJARC] Hail to the GENERAL!
> To: jr6v6gt at yahoo.com, "New Jersey Antique Radio Club" <njarc at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Sunday, October 5, 2008, 3:45 AM
> John - A very hearty CONGRADULATIONS for getting your
> ticket! Let us all 
> know when you'd like to get on the air after your
> callsign arrives. If you'd 
> like to setup a "sked", let me know.
> 
> I hope you're going to get on AM at least once in a
> while!
> 
> Good going OM!
>                           Joe Cro N3IBX
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Ruccolo" <jr6v6gt at yahoo.com>
> To: "New Jersey Antique Radio Club"
> <njarc at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 6:24 PM
> Subject: [NJARC] Hail to the GENERAL!
> 
> 
> > Visit our web site - See http://www.njarc.org
> > _______________________________________________
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > Yours truly passed the Technician and General exams
> today at the OMARC VE 
> > session at InfoAge. My thanks to Scott Roberts for
> recommending the 
> > practice tests on qrz.com, and to Scott and John
> Dilks, Joe Cro, Bob 
> > Bennett and others for encouraging and nudging me.
> >
> > I was first licensed as WN2TPP (Novice class) in 1974.
> Then came KB2NYY 
> > (another Novice) in 1991. Do you notice a pattern
> here? Like a faraway 
> > comet or some kind of sunspot cycle, every 17 years I
> get a ham license.
> > ;-)
> >
> > I also joined the OMARC club today, while I was on a
> roll.
> >
> > Now it's time to get an antenna up and get ON THE
> AIR! I wonder how long 
> > THAT will take?
> >
> > I'm also going to start studying for my upgrade to
> Extra -- in 2025.
> >
> > 73 (now I can use that term!)
> >
> > JR
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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