[NCC] W8CDX FD at NO3M

Jamie WW3S ww3s at zoominternet.net
Mon Jun 27 18:24:44 EDT 2016


Love it !!!!!!! What were you using for vfo?

On Jun 27, 2016 1:47 PM, Eric NO3M <no3m at no3m.net> wrote:
>
> 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 
>
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