[SECC] old qso's

[Daniel Jeswald]

I don't know how many of you were around and on the bands in 61...but....it
was a REAL accomplishment to have a SSB station on the air back then.  Not
only for technical reasons, but for intestinal fortitude
reasons.....remember the AM/SSB wars?  Heck I didn't get on SSB till 1970.

Dan/W4NTI



> [Original Message]
> From: Jay Pryor <jpryor at uga.edu>
> To: David Thompson <thompson at mindspring.com>; SECC <secc at contesting.com>
> Date: 11/11/04 8:17:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [SECC] old qso's
>
> At 06:27 PM 11/10/2004, David  Thompson wrote:
> >Just a quick look at my old QSL file and I find a 1959 75 meter AM QSL
from
> >John, K4BAI and a 1961 SSB QSO where John is collecting counties.
> >
> >I have old QSls from W4YWX (N4PN), W4BFR, W4MCM (W4HR), and K4TEA
> >when he was still living on the South side.
> >
> >Since the ARRL Phone SS is coming up I placed 3rd nationally in the 1958
> >contest and had the top phone score in 1959...and this was all AM.  I
got my
> >SB-10 in late 1959.  Sure is easier to rack them up on SSB!
> >
> >When I first worked K4BAI he had CW and AM only and his transmitter was a
> >floor console (300 watts or so) There is a picture of his station in a
late
> >50's QST. Probably with the ARRL CD Party results (remember those OTers)
> >
> >Most of our Transmit gear was home brew then. The only commercial
transmit
> >gear I had
> >was the SB-10 kit and a D-104 mic.  Adding PTT in 1959 was great as I
had to
> >throw a toggle switch for all of my 820 plus QSOs in 1958.
>
>
> That was a heck of a toggle switch.  The CD parties got me into 
> contesting.  I don't remember the exchange but I understand the NAQP is 
> basically patterned after the CD parties.
>
> 73,
>
> Jay, K4OGG
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