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

[jerome schatten]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "n4lq" <n4lq at iglou.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 11:34 AM
Subject: RE: [TenTec] RE: slide rule dial- how to use?


> 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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