[OKDXA] What's Not To Like
John Geiger
aa5jg at yahoo.com
Sun Feb 21 17:09:43 EST 2010
Wasn't the 740 one of the first radios to have a built in keyer? I know the 930 didn't which was too bad.
--- 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, 4:07 PM
> Different. The 930 has more "bells
> and whistles" and is some what more
> flexible, but both were great radios in their time. In
> retrospect, I
> guess I prefer the 930 as its range of controls make it
> somewhat more
> versatile. The 740 was really a pretty basic radio,
> but was rock solid
> in contest conditions (I was very active back then). I
> remember that the
> built in (switching) power supply seemed almost like magic
> back then.
> Made for a really compact, lightweight package.
>
> 73, Bob K5SM
>
> John Geiger wrote:
> > 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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