[QCWA] What was your first station?

[Robert Rich]

Bob Rich,  WA4PWA
I was licensed as a novice in 1965
Call sign was WN4ALH
My transmitter was a DX 40, my receiver was (I think) a knight, selectivity was horrible!
My T/R switch was homebrew with a built in off the air CW monitor, (transistor components) worked perfect! My antenna was an
80 meter dipole built from copper clad open telephone wire, I still
Have that , but was upgraded to an
80/40 meter dipole with traps.
My straight key is a treasured "Western Union" Bunnel recovered
From a rail road depot in Califon, NJ. Still have that also.
When I became a general class I upgraded to an Elmac 67 Tranciter with a National NC 125 receiver, truly a gem in receivers!
Truly a fun time in my delightful Ham life,
73 de Bob, WA4PWA
Also ex WB4ALH- WA7JEU- WA6PWA - EP2RI -HI8/WA6PWA now WA4PWA.





> On Sep 2, 2016, at 4:39 PM, Vernon Jackson <vernonj at softhome.net> wrote:
> 
> Jan. 1954, Novice, WN5DAX.  Got on the air with a 6V6 tri-tet oscillator on 3725 KHz, Hallicrafter's S-38C, and 80 meter dipole fed with 72 ohm twin lead.  No side-tone and no way to spot my frequency.  It put out enough power to barely light up a small neon bulb which I used for tuning, but I made enough QSO's to get my code speed up and pass the General 3 months later.
> 
> Vern Jackson, WN5DAX, W5DAX, W0LGE, KH6HCC, WB0KXV, KH6IRY, KH5AE, AH6L, KF5P.
> 
> 
>> On 9/1/2016 10:29 AM, Jeffrey D Angus wrote:
>> As a Novice, Hammarlund HQ-110, Heathkit DX-20 and a 4BTV trapped
>> vertical.
>> 1968 Torrance, CA. WN6FWI.
> 
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