[SADXA] VU4 History

[Douglas Todd]

Dick, Who is Romeo? There must be a story here...

Doug

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Solomon" <dickw1ksz at gmail.com>
To: <sadxa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 4:09 PM
Subject: [SADXA] VU4 History


>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
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