[TenTec] RE: slide rule dial- how to use?

[n4lq]

Yea but that was back in 1964 before the VE's took over the CW bands.
N4LQ

-----Original Message-----
From: "Paul - W8KC" <w8kc at comcast.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 21:15:40 -0500
Subject: RE: [TenTec] RE: slide rule dial- how to use?

> 
> 
> On Behalf Of Steve N4LQ
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 6:48 PM
> To: tentec at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] RE: slide rule dial- how to use?
> 
> I remember the complex procedure when I was a novice and used an old
> NC-100 
> receiver.
> 1. Turn tuning until you hear hams.
> 2. Call CQ there.
> 
> Sounds good in theory Steve, I tried that one early Sunday morning. 
> Heard a
> VE3 calling CQ on SSB.  After a couple of tries and nobody answered, I
> thought I'd say "Hello."
> 
> "VE3 bla bla bla, this is W8KC calling..."
> 
> "Uh... W8KC... check your frequency."
> 
> 7.161 on the Corsair's digital display.
> 
> Opps.
> 
> So even the digital displays can lead to trouble if the brain is
> disengaged,
> as mine is more and more.
> 
> 73 =paul= W8KC
> 
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