[SCCC] Kalifornia Kilowatts...

[Tree]

A couple of things to add.

Heard stories about a strategy to defeat the FCC field strength measurement
which was to have a vertical handy that you could switch to and give a
stronger FS reading with legal power.

Back in the day of the 2M SCDXC repeater (1976?) - I once heard W6RW
talking to someone who was asking him why his signal was so "effective".
His answer was "DXers secret".

Tree N6TR

On Wed, Jul 3, 2024 at 9:27 AM Michael S. Mitchell W6RW <w6rw at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> This is a quote from an article written by Harvey Laidman W8DX in 1997
> entitled "Riders of the Purple Ionosphere" which was an article about the
> history of the Southern California DX Club:
>
> Powerful transmitting tubes were readily available surplus and no
> self-respecting California ham shack was without a huge cabinet adorned
> with meters, a big Variac, and a pair of welding cables connecting a pole
> pig transformer. "I had a coupl'a those big, beautiful jugs," muses Art
> Enockson, W6EA (then W6MUB). During the 1952 World-Wide CW DX Contest, some
> Owlahoot blew the whistle. The Federal Communications Commission parked a
> panel truck a short distance from the unsuspecting operator. After taking a
> field strength reading, an agent knocked on the door. If the reading in the
> truck changed, they knew the operator had been cheating. "I was ready for
> `em," said the late Roger Mace, W6RW, "it was just that I was so rattled
> when they came to the door, I couldn't do anything!" Mace never got over
> the intrusion.
>
> DE Mike W6RW
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dino Darling <dino at kx6d.com>
> Sent: Jul 2, 2024 6:52 PM
> To: Glenn Rattmann <k6na at rattmann.digitalspacemail17.net>, reflector SCCC
> <sccc at contesting.com>
> Subject: [SCCC] Kalifornia Kilowatts...
>
> I'd love to hear the Goo stories from the 60's, 70's and 80's!
>
> I heard rumor there was a prominent radio operator around the corner from
> Knott's Berry Farm that has some suds on reserve. If memory serves, a
> single 4-1000 was mentioned. I would think it would take at least two to
> make legend status. It was before my time but my curiosity still reigns.
>
> Some people look down on QRO amplifiers. I see it more as another way to
> make gain...if you lack the room for a 100'+ boom or a rotating stack.
>
> If anyone has stories they want to share, you have a captive audience.
> Just change the names to protect the innocent. 😁
>
> Dino - KX6D
>
> ________________________________
> From: Glenn Rattmann
>
> ...Phil was known for using some serious Goo in those days; meaning "more"
> than Bud. ;-)
>
> 73,
> Glenn K6NA
>
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