[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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