another tape loop story

Tue Aug 16 03:02:04 EDT 1994

  If we are talking about the olden times and voice loops, I
remember the big disaster of 78. We were also using tape recorders
for CQ's, but were having problems with RF getting into them. They
would work for awhile then we would start getting complains of
busted audio, that kind of thing. 
  One of the ops that contested with us worked for the local phone
company. Thursday night before the contest he brought over a real
phone company voice annunciator. This thing weighed in at 50
pounds. It had a spinning disc and could record for about 10
seconds. Completely RFI proof. Probably cost about 10 thousand
bucks. 
  I build six little boxes with an audio switch and volume control.
The idea was to record a "great CQ" then run the machine for the
weekend and pick up the CQ wherever it was in the message. That
night we finally got everything set up and tried the new secret
weapon "CQ" machine. And one by one the DC voltage on the audio
line blew out the microphone circuit in each TS820. 
  About 30 minutes before the contest the radios were repaired and
the secret weapon was out in the truck never to be seen again in
the contest station. 
KL7RA            

>From James White <0006492564 at mcimail.com>  Tue Aug 16 03:18:00 1994
From: James White <0006492564 at mcimail.com> (James White)
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 94 21:18 EST
Subject: Melbourne Hamfest Meeting - FCCG
Message-ID: <85940816021858/0006492564PK3EM at mcimail.com>

QST QST QST QST QST QST QST QST QST QST QST QST QST QST QST QST QST QST QST 

----------- FLORIDA CW CONTEST GROUP - FLORIDA CW CONTEST GROUP -----------

        There will be a meeting of the Florida CW Contest Group on Noon
September 10th at the Melbourne Hamfest....

        We will all meet at the ticket stub bin by the entry to the hamfest
and then proceed to an eatery close by to proceed. Please try and make it
there by 12:minimum so we can promptly eat, or uh, start the meeting.

        Congratulations to the Club in their first club NAQP entry-beating
the previous record team submission....congrats also to the Sultans and the
Texans on producing some killer scores.

        Please cross post this message to the Florida Packett Clusters...I
hope to be QRV on Packett from my new QTH soon.

        See you at Melbourne, noon Saturday........if you have a 15 meter
Yagi for sale please lemme know!

                        73,

                        Jim, K1ZX
                        President
                        Florida CW Contest Group

>From Mr. Brett Graham" <bagraham at HK.Super.NET  Tue Aug 16 06:25:40 1994
From: Mr. Brett Graham" <bagraham at HK.Super.NET (Mr. Brett Graham)
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 13:25:40 +0800
Subject: VS6BG WAE CW result
Message-ID: <199408160525.AA24720 at hk.super.net>

Band     QSOs  QTCs   Ms
 80       9     8      5
 40      56    53     18
 20      51    51     19
 15      88    88     24

Total:   204   200     66 for 64K

Direct lightning hit at VS6WV fried our 6m backbone rig - so wasn't able to
clean up with the local cluster.  Miserable conditions Sunday.  Nothing heard
on 10.  Goal was two-digit Qs on all bands... time for a new hobby when you
can't even make that!

73, VS6BrettGraham aka VR2BG bagraham at hk.super.net