[NJARC] KC2UAK makes contact!

[John Ruccolo]

Hi Bob,

Thanks for the reception report! I wish I had heard you, maybe we could have hooked up.

It was about 3 AM when I shut down -- I think the band was shutting down, and W1IA was having trouble copying me at that point.

The noise level was very low, and at one point W1IA was an informal net control for stations in NJ (me), Wyoming (WD0ZS of Electric Radio fame, who couldn't hear me) OK, AL, OH, and other places. It was quite a night.

My only gripe was that earlier in the evening, there was WAY too much clowning around going on -- it sounded like CB. I couldn't break in, or get a word in edgewise. At about 1 AM, some of the clowns went off the air,
and I finally had a chance. Plus, there was some wingnut babbling along with an extended "old buzzard" transmission that made no sense. I hope Uncle Charlie nails that guy. ;-)

CU Later,

JR


--- On Sat, 2/14/09, Robert Bennett <dino66 at optonline.net> wrote:

> From: Robert Bennett <dino66 at optonline.net>
> Subject: RE: [NJARC] KC2UAK makes contact!
> To: jr6v6gt at yahoo.com, "'New Jersey Antique Radio Club'" <njarc at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Saturday, February 14, 2009, 1:48 PM
> Good deal John! I heard you while I had my HQ-150 fired up
> on 3885! I rolled
> out of bed and ran downstairs, but you were gone and Brent
> started a QSO
> with a 5-lander in Arkansas! I knew you could do it! BTW -
> with the HQ-150
> on a random piece of wire (a poor excuse for an antenna)
> you were a S7 with
> S3 noise.
>                            Bob Bennett KC2RDU
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: njarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:njarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of John Ruccolo
> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 11:21 AM
> To: New Jersey Antique Radio Club
> Subject: [NJARC] KC2UAK makes contact!
> 
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> _______________________________________________
> Hi Folks,
> 
> Late last night -- about 2 AM -- I worked W1IA in Derry,
> NH. Brent has a
> *tremendous* signal, using an HB solid-state Class E rig
> (whatever class E
> is) using power MOSFETS.
> 
> This was my first AM contact -- and my first HF *voice*
> contact.
> 
> I was using the early 70's Novice Dream Station: DX-60B
> xmitter, HG-10B VFO,
> HR-10B receiver. So under ideal conditions, I *can* be
> heard outside of the
> confines of my back yard!
> 
> A better antenna next Spring will help a lot.
> 
> 73,
> 
> John
> 
> 
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