One of my QRP rigs is a pre WW2 Meissner Signal Shifter coupled with a 1934
National FB-XA.
Carl
KM1H
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Stewart" <cwopr@embarqmail.com>
To: <topband@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2011 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: Topband: Nice QRPP QSO
>
> Congrats, Gary, on the QRPp QSO. QRP on top band is quite an
> accomplishment and is a real thrill when it happens. I recently built a 4
> coil Meissner osc, from a 1924 QST. It uses a C-301A ('24 vintage) tube at
> about 4 watts input...and probably about 1.5 out. I strung up a 160m
> Windom at 30-35 feet...thot it would be a dummy load...but so far I've
> worked about 5 states...and Eddy, VE3CUI and getting pretty good reports.
> If you hear me down at the low end of 160, pse give me a call.
> Have fun...73, Bill K4JYS (NC)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
> To: topband@contesting.com
> Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2011 2:44:28 AM
> Subject: Topband: Nice QRPP QSO
>
> By no means any shadow of a record but I just had a CW QSO on TB with
> N3LCW/QRP in Md & me in CT; about 300 miles apart. The band was
> absent of signals till down at the bottom, there he was calling CQ as
> a QRP so I switched the amp off, turned the K3 down to 5W and got A
> 599. a bit later I dropped it to 100mW and got a 559 from his K2.
>
> Kind of amazing there aren't more people on 160, it's definitely
> alive. 100mW... nice!
>
> Gary
> KA1J/QRPp
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