[NCC] [RDXA] FW: CQ160 CW W2FU Multi-Op LP

[Joe Wilkowski]

"Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear, when from out of
the past come the thundering hoofbeats of the great horse Silver! The Lone
Ranger rides again!"  Since I was a Detroit born and raised kid, I will
never forget those words echoing through my ears in my living room laying by
the big console radio taking in all the  adventure.
Kinda tells you how old I am.... :-)

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From: RDXA [mailto:rdxa-bounces at rdxa.com] On Behalf Of Gene Fuller via RDXA
Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2016 9:58 AM
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Subject: Re: [RDXA] FW: CQ160 CW W2FU Multi-Op LP







 Which one of the old "western " programs always started out with "out of 
the golden days of yesteryear".     LU

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From: "Jeffrey Ach via RDXA" <rdxa at rdxa.com>
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Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2016 8:35 AM
Subject: [RDXA] FW: CQ160 CW W2FU Multi-Op LP


>                    CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW
>
> Call: W2FU
> Operator(s): K2TJ W2FU
> Station: W2FU
>
> Class: Multi-Op LP
> QTH: WNY
> Operating Time (hrs): 6
>
> Summary:
> Total:  QSOs = 103  State/Prov = 32  Countries = 0  Total Score = 7,068
>
> Club: Rochester (NY) DX Association
>
> Comments:
>
> This was REAL FUN!
>
> K2TJ and I dusted off a couple of boat anchors from the late 50s to see 
> what
> it would be like to operate in todays crowded contest band 
> conditions......
>
> Transmitter - Johnson Navigator - 25W
> Receiver - HRO-60 - 'E' coil set General Coverage 900-2050 kc
>
> We tried, but couldn't re-master a bug, so we cheated a bit and used an 
> MFJ
> keyer that had a grid block key output.  This was for the benefit of those
> that were trying to copy our somewhat chirpy and off frequency signal.  We
> did log and control antennas using a computer.
>
> I originally wanted to use my Ranger, but it didn't cooperate and emitted
> funny clicking noises from within. When W6TR stopped by to help us giggle
> like kids, we dug into the Ranger while TJ was 'running' up somewhere
> between 1860 and
> 1880 kc.  Found the HV filter cap completely without capacitance anymore
> causing the 5R4 to flash-over.  In true 50s style, we clip-leaded in a 16 
> MF
> oil filled cap from an old Henry amplifier, and 'swapped' in the Ranger 
> for
> the Navigator.
>
> TJ says he felt louder (50W now) and the Ranger did look a lot sexier and
> the meter didn't slam around like the Navigator.  It also didn't chirp, 
> but
> listening to it on a k3, it sounded pretty clicky to me, so we yanked it
> after a few QSO to return to the Navigator.  I will need to soften the
> keying up a bit before we try it again.
>
> No product detector
> No AGC
> Single pole xtal filter with ~ 8 KHz (errr 8 kc) 60 dB bandwidth About 1/2
> inch of scale for 1 Mc of the 160m band No computer CW No transceive, with
> the wide RX, it was a real challenge to call on-frequency No reaching 
> around
> the open Ranger chassis...one hand in your pocket
>
> We never really copied any Europe, but we sorta heard a few.  With the 
> wide
> RX bandwidth, it was really hard to hear any weak ones.  I did copy a KP4,
> and CW5W was quite loud.
>
> Next time we may move up to the 60s where we can get some narrower 
> bandwidth
> and use radios from the SSB era!  We also need to practice with the
> Vibroplex bug.
>
> Jeff
>
>
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