Very well said Bob. To me, the "numbers" are just to get me in the
neighborhood.
I am still in awe of my Omni VII, and the accuracy it provides. I
started in 1960, with bare-bones equipment..
73,
---
Art Roberts - W5AER
Tariffville, CT
------ Original Message ------
From: "Bob McGraw - K4TAX" <RMcGraw@blomand.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: 3/16/2013 10:07:03 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] TEN-TEC SSB NETS ON SUNDAY
Over the years I enjoyed operating my Collins S Line. Although sounding
quite good and quite stable frequency wise, the dial markings were
every 1 kHz. Anything in between is a pure guess. Your Drake TR4C will
do a fine job
With one of my high tech radios when the band is quite and there's
little activity, very often I'll start a QSO at some odd ball number
say 7.263.255. It is amazing how many stations won't tune to the
oddball number but actually end up on 7.263.000 or 7.263.500 and then
comment that I'm off frequency. The frequency that I'm on is the
frequency I'm on and it is they that are "off frequency".
We need to improve our "tuning skills" by using our ears and quit
tuning by the numbers.
73
Bob, K4TAX
----- Original Message ----- From: "R. Eric Sluder"
<resluder@yahoo.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>; <tvman1954@gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 5:02 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] TEN-TEC SSB NETS ON SUNDAY
I took an eight year hiatus from HF operating. When I started back this
year after Santa brought me an Eagle... I noticed a lot of QSO's are
right on a particular frequency ending with lots of zeros, or 5 Khz in
between even frequencies. Example... 7260.000, 7265.000 & 7270.000
I attribute it to crystal ovens, and TXCO's as standard features now.
However, I'm looking forward to putting my old TR4C on the air to see
what comments I'll get.
I want to get an Omni C soon, and since it only has one digit past the
decimal I'm bound to get comments that I'm "234 Hz" off frequency or
something crazy that.
I'm starting to miss the earlier days of my Amateur career. Strike
that... I don't want to give my Eagle up. hi
73,
Eric
W9WLW
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