[SADXA] VU4 History

[Richard Solomon]

I am reminded of my first SSB Q with VU4 back in 1987. If you think
todays operation
is fun, it's mild compared to the shenanigans back then. The QRM'ers
were out in force.
There was one operator, an XYL, Barati (sp?), every time she called
for NA only the EU's
would stomp on the frequency, for a while she forgot there was a SA,
so they were on the
freq constantly.
She would announce they were turning the beam stateside and the signal
promptly went
from S7-S9 to S1 !! They were turning it the wrong direction. Finally
one of the "big guns"
got them and gave them the right beam headings.

Ah, the "good" old days ... Where is Romeo when you need him ?? Oh,
yes, he's still in
jail !!

73, Dick, W1KSZ