[OKDXA] What's Not To Like

[John Geiger]

So is the 740 equal or better than the 930?

73s John AA5JG

--- On Sun, 2/21/10, Robert Redmon <k5sm.bob at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Robert Redmon <k5sm.bob at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [OKDXA] What's Not To Like
> To: "Discussion of OKDXA" <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 3:06 PM
> Had a 740 back in '82 w250hz
> filters...wonderful radio. Wish I had hung 
> onto it. Sold it to a buddy when I bought my TS930 in 1984.
> Still have 
> the 930...learned my lesson.
> 
> 73, Bob
> 
> John Geiger wrote:
> > Hi Bill,
> >
> > How well does the 740 do in contest conditions? 
> Pretty good, I assume!
> >
> > 73s John AA5JG
> >
> > --- On Sun, 2/21/10, William B. Stacy <wstacy at wildblue.net>
> wrote:
> >
> >   
> >> From: William B. Stacy <wstacy at wildblue.net>
> >> Subject: Re: [OKDXA] What's Not To Like
> >> To: "'Discussion of OKDXA'" <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
> >> Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 1:44 PM
> >> Hi, All:
> >>
> >> I did work DXCC with a couple of metal sticks
> in/on the
> >> ground (R8 and 80M
> >> vertical).  With only sporadic operation, I
> worked 112
> >> entities so far in
> >> the contest.
> >>
> >> Of course, Murphy came to visit.  My K3 is
> back in
> >> Aptos for upgrades, and
> >> the TX on my backup rig quit after a few
> hours.  The
> >> venerable C-Line and
> >> the old IC-740 became the workhorses.
> >>
> >> Enjoy!
> >>
> >> 73, Bill, N5TU
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> >> [mailto:okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> >> On Behalf Of Jerry Chouinard
> >> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 9:48 PM
> >> To: n5ok at arrl.net;
> >> Discussion of OKDXA
> >> Subject: Re: [OKDXA] What's Not To Like
> >>
> >> HV0A - Good one.  I forgot to mention TX4T
> and 5W0OU
> >> during the 40 meter 
> >> stint.  Had the 2 el pointed at the
> pole!  I
> >> think you could work DXCC with 
> >> a metal stick in the ground.  Great
> conditions after a
> >> number of rather 
> >> drab years.
> >>
> >> Jerry
> >>
> >> At 08:59 PM 2/20/2010 -0600, you wrote:
> >>     
> >>> Jerry,
> >>>
> >>> Hey!  Glad to see that you still have a
> >>>       
> >> radio.  ;-)
> >>     
> >>> You are right about 40m.  I worked HV0A
> on there a
> >>>       
> >> bit ago.
> >>     
> >>> Gil was in there because he doesn't want to
> miss any of
> >>>       
> >> the fun.
> >>     
> >>> Take care my friend.
> >>>
> >>> Coy
> >>> --
> >>> Coy Day, N5OK
> >>> 20685 SW 29
> >>> Union City, OK 73090
> >>> 405-483-5632
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Jerry Chouinard wrote:
> >>>       
> >>>> My radio is coming back alive - hope
> others are
> >>>>         
> >> too.
> >>     
> >>>> 40 meters was open worldwide last night.
> >>>>
> >>>> In a 10 minute span on 40 heard or
> worked:
> >>>> ZL, VK, JA, SM, LA, G, GM, UA9, Many
> >>>>         
> >> Europeans,  Caribbean and South
> >>     
> >>>> America
> >>>>
> >>>> Today 15 meters sounded like 40 did last
> night -
> >>>>         
> >> a new band for us to
> >> us?
> >>     
> >>>> Many Europeans.
> >>>>
> >>>> I even heard W5NUT in there running a few
> >>>>         
> >> Europeans.  I thought he had
> >>     
> >>>> already worked everybody.
> >>>>
> >>>> K5YAA
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>         
> >>
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