[TenTec] TEN-TEC SSB NETS ON SUNDAY

[Al Gulseth]

Wade,

You gotta give these folks some slack - they may not be able to move because 
they have special XTAL control rigs just for the net frequency HI HI!! (Or 
maybe their tuning knob is stuck???)

73, Al

On Sat March 16 2013 11:56:38 am Wade Staggs wrote:
> *Having called the Tennessee Section ARRL Phone Net at 3980Khz for about 3
> years and Not Missing as Net Control for over a year and a half on
> Wednesday Nights. I could tell some interesting stories. Such as, one
> evening and about to start the Net, my VFO got bumped up by about 200
> Cycles. It didn't take long for 2 or 3 people to advise me that I was Off
> Frequency. What part of "ON OR ABOUT 3980 KHz." was it that these folks
> could now understand? I agree with Bob/K4TAX. The Net Control is Never off
> frequency. But, did you also know that, to Please some of the Appliance
> Operators, I had to drop back down to the display reading of 3980 KHz.
> Which I assume made the Paragon very close. I doubt that any station was
> Exactly on Frequency. What a Major Sin I committed! Had I not been able to
> fix it quickly, I really fear that a Mob brandishing Clubs and Hay Rakes
> would have shown up at my door. John, you are doing a Great Job. Thank You
> for your service to the Net and to Us ....*
> *
> Wade/KJ4WS*