Yea but that was back in 1964 before the VE's took over the CW bands.
N4LQ
-----Original Message-----
From: "Paul - W8KC" <w8kc@comcast.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 21:15:40 -0500
Subject: RE: [TenTec] RE: slide rule dial- how to use?
>
>
> On Behalf Of Steve N4LQ
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 6:48 PM
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] RE: slide rule dial- how to use?
>
> I remember the complex procedure when I was a novice and used an old
> NC-100
> receiver.
> 1. Turn tuning until you hear hams.
> 2. Call CQ there.
>
> Sounds good in theory Steve, I tried that one early Sunday morning.
> Heard a
> VE3 calling CQ on SSB. After a couple of tries and nobody answered, I
> thought I'd say "Hello."
>
> "VE3 bla bla bla, this is W8KC calling..."
>
> "Uh... W8KC... check your frequency."
>
> 7.161 on the Corsair's digital display.
>
> Opps.
>
> So even the digital displays can lead to trouble if the brain is
> disengaged,
> as mine is more and more.
>
> 73 =paul= W8KC
>
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