[NCC] W8CDX FD at NO3M

[Eric NO3M]

On Saturday we operated a 1930s style FD setup at my QTH using the club 
call W8CDX.  The exciter and amplifier were straight out of the 
July/August 1931 QST, possibly the same transmitter setup used by 
stations in the first FD in 1933.  Receiver was an HRO-5TA1 (post WW2 
model).  About 100W output through a homebrew link coupled, balanced 
tuner to a open wire fed 80M doublet up 45-50 ft.  I finished the 
amplifier at 1AM on Saturday morning, never powered it up until that 
afternoon, was glad there were no surprises or smoke! We operated on 40M 
only, had a total of 153 QSOs.

Everyone that stopped had a good time.  We worked a few NCC/MRRC buddies:

KW8N
W8CAR
K1LT

Links to a couple videos taken by Mike, WA3TTS, who came up from 
Pittsburgh for the afternoon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i2Sf9s69TE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHRGvv-Lp6Q

The second video captured a couple QSOs on 40M with N8BC and W8EDU 
clipping along.  Next year, we'll use a footswitch to make T/R easier.

73 Eric NO3M