[TenTec] TEN-TEC SSB NETS ON SUNDAY

[Art Roberts - W5AER]

Very well said Bob. To me, the "numbers" are just to get me in the 
neighborhood.
I am still in awe of my Omni VII, and the accuracy it provides. I 
started in 1960, with bare-bones equipment..

73,

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Art Roberts - W5AER
Tariffville, CT



------ Original Message ------
From: "Bob McGraw - K4TAX" <RMcGraw at blomand.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: 3/16/2013 10:07:03 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] TEN-TEC SSB NETS ON SUNDAY
>Over the years I enjoyed operating my Collins S Line. Although sounding 
>quite good and quite stable frequency wise, the dial markings were 
>every 1 kHz. Anything in between is a pure guess. Your Drake TR4C will 
>do a fine job
>
>With one of my high tech radios when the band is quite and there's 
>little activity, very often I'll start a QSO at some odd ball number 
>say 7.263.255. It is amazing how many stations won't tune to the 
>oddball number but actually end up on 7.263.000 or 7.263.500 and then 
>comment that I'm off frequency. The frequency that I'm on is the 
>frequency I'm on and it is they that are "off frequency".
>
>We need to improve our "tuning skills" by using our ears and quit 
>tuning by the numbers.
>
>73
>Bob, K4TAX
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>----- Original Message ----- From: "R. Eric Sluder" 
><resluder at yahoo.com>
>To: <tentec at contesting.com>; <tvman1954 at gmail.com>
>Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 5:02 PM
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] TEN-TEC SSB NETS ON SUNDAY
>
>
>I took an eight year hiatus from HF operating. When I started back this 
>year after Santa brought me an Eagle... I noticed a lot of QSO's are 
>right on a particular frequency ending with lots of zeros, or 5 Khz in 
>between even frequencies. Example... 7260.000, 7265.000 & 7270.000
>
>I attribute it to crystal ovens, and TXCO's as standard features now. 
>However, I'm looking forward to putting my old TR4C on the air to see 
>what comments I'll get.
>
>I want to get an Omni C soon, and since it only has one digit past the 
>decimal I'm bound to get comments that I'm "234 Hz" off frequency or 
>something crazy that.
>
>I'm starting to miss the earlier days of my Amateur career. Strike 
>that... I don't want to give my Eagle up. hi
>
>73,
>Eric
>W9WLW
>
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