Re: [IRCA] OT, First ever QSO
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: [IRCA] OT, First ever QSO


Thanks Chris, I'm going to try it right now as a matter of fact,

Bob


>From: "chris and anne" <tantwo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of 
>America<irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of 
>America"<irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: [IRCA] OT, First ever QSO
>Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2007 12:54:31 -0400
>
>
>
>Congratulations, Bob!!  Look also at 7290 plus or minus on 40 meters during
>the day....A lot of the AMers use converted 1kw broadcast Xmtrs.....I used
>to hear W2WLR in Watertown, N.Y. who had great audio....broadcast
>quality....Don't know if he's still alive or not.  Hope you enjoy the
>hobby!!   73, Chris   K4NHL  S.C.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bob Young" <youngbob53@xxxxxxx>
>To: <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 2:26 AM
>Subject: [IRCA] OT, First ever QSO
>
>
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> > Hi Joe and Bert and anyone interested,
> >
> > Well I got my first ever QSO tonight. I found an AM group on 75 M, 3885
> > KHz,
> > didn't do much talking, were a bunch of old friends I guess catching up 
>on
> > things. They said my signal was good, most or all were from upstate NY,
> > probably 300-500 miles from here. The DX-100 puts out about 130 watts on
> > AM.
> > The two big AM frequencies around here seem to be 1885 on 160 and 3885 
>on
> > 75. So that was a big thrill for me, took me two months of fooling with
> > all
> > the stuff to get everything running nice, but the worst part was getting
> > the
> > antenna up in the jungle behind the house. Now I'm going to start 
>working
> > on
> > the HW-101, is supposed to be ready to go, we'll see,
> >
> > Bob
> > KB1OKL
> >
> >
> >>From: "Joe Miller, AB8YP" <ab8yp@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>Reply-To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of
> >>America<irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of
> >>America<irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>Subject: Re: [IRCA] Some real live amateur radio clubs
> >>Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2007 18:20:54 -0700 (PDT)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>To Bob, Bert & the group,
> >>
> >>Just last night night, I got my 15 meter stick antenna
> >>with radials tuned up and running. I still have 40 and
> >>20 meter antenna issues, but hopfully before too long.
> >>
> >>So when you're ready to do this, please count me in.
> >>And I even have a QSL card made up...
> >>
> >>73 Joe; Anchovies, Bacon, and Yello Peppers
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>--- Bob Young <youngbob53@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > > Hi Bert,
> >> >
> >> > You and I must be in the same zone or something, I
> >> > finally got my 160M
> >> > dipole up with antenna tuner etc, and finally got on
> >> > the air last night for
> >> > the first time, no QSO's but I didn't have much time
> >> > (had to work early
> >> > today) and didn't want to break up a net that was in
> >> > process. I heard
> >> > someone calling CQ on 1885 AM and I tried to answer
> >> > him but forgot to switch
> >> > my transmitter from CW to mic until it was too late.
> >> > I'm going to try again
> >> > tonight either on 160 or 75 meters AM.
> >> > I bought a SS transmitter but haven't got that one
> >> > set up yet, it's a
> >> > Heathkit HW-101 80-10 M, maybe we can set up a net
> >> > some night, all the IRCA
> >> > hams,
> >> >
> >> > Bob
> >> > KB1OKL
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > >From: "Ira Elbert New, III" <ien3@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> > >Reply-To: Mailing list for the International Radio
> >> > Club of
> >> > >America<irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> > >To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > >Subject: Re: [IRCA] Some real live amateur radio
> >> > clubs
> >> > >Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:59:42 -0400
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > >Hey Joe!
> >> > >
> >> > >Radio and Power Supply are set to arrive Monday!
> >> > We'll have to schedule a
> >> > >QSO.
> >> > >
> >> > >KI4SYC
> >> > >
> >> > >Bert New
> >> > >Watkinsville, Georgia
> >> > >Proudly Serving You Since 1964!
> >> > >
> >> > >>From: "Joe Miller, AB8YP" <ab8yp@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> > >>Reply-To: Mailing list for the International Radio
> >> > Club of
> >> > >>America<irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> > >>To: IRCA MW List <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> > >>Subject: [IRCA] Some real live amateur radio clubs
> >> > >>Date: Sat, 26 May 2007 19:27:33 -0700 (PDT)
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >>Hi everyone,
> >> > >>
> >> > >>Ok, I'm kinda bored tonight. Here's some real live
> >> > >>amateur radio clubs, some of which actually
> >> > pertain to
> >> > >>the MW band:
> >> > >>
> >> > >>KF6ULI Art Bell Fans ARC
> >> > >>
> >> > >>K3VOA Voice of America (Charles, can we join???)
> >> > >>
> >> > >>K7RAT Boring ARC, in Boring Oregon (How far are
> >> > they
> >> > >>from Seaside???)
> >> > >>
> >> > >>K6DOA Toe Tag RAC, Los Angeles Dept of Coroner
> >> > ('nuff
> >> > >>said)
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >>Happy Memorial Day
> >> > >>
> >> > >>Joe Miller, AB8YP
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> >
> >> 
> >>____________________________________________________________________________________
> >> > >>Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! -
> >> > their life, your story.
> >> > >>Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games.
> >> > >>http://sims.yahoo.com/
> >> > >>_______________________________________________
> >> > >>IRCA mailing list
> >> > >>IRCA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >
> >> >>http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca
> >> > >>
> >> > >>Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing
> >> > list are those of the
> >> > >>original contributors and do not necessarily
> >> > reflect the opinion of the
> >> > >>IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers
> >> > >>
> >> > >>For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org
> >> > >>
> >> > >>To Post a message: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > >>
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >_________________________________________________________________
> >> > >Play games, earn tickets, get cool prizes. Play
> >> > now-it's FREE!
> >> >
> >> >http://club.live.com/home.aspx?icid=CLUB_hotmailtextlink1
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > >_______________________________________________
> >> > >IRCA mailing list
> >> > >IRCA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > >http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca
> >> > >
> >> > >Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list
> >> > are those of the
> >> > >original contributors and do not necessarily
> >> > reflect the opinion of the
> >> > >IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers
> >> > >
> >> > >For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org
> >> > >
> >> > >To Post a message: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > > _______________________________________________
> >> > IRCA mailing list
> >> > IRCA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca
> >> >
> >> > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list
> >> > are those of the original contributors and do not
> >> > necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its
> >> > editors, publishing staff, or officers
> >> >
> >> > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org
> >> >
> >> > To Post a message: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>____________________________________________________________________________________
> >>No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go
> >>with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started.
> >>http://mobile.yahoo.com/mail
> >>_______________________________________________
> >>IRCA mailing list
> >>IRCA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca
> >>
> >>Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the
> >>original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the
> >>IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers
> >>
> >>For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org
> >>
> >>To Post a message: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> > _______________________________________________
> > IRCA mailing list
> > IRCA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca
> >
> > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the
> > original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the
> > IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers
> >
> > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org
> >
> > To Post a message: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
>
>_______________________________________________
>IRCA mailing list
>IRCA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca
>
>Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the 
>original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the 
>IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers
>
>For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org
>
>To Post a message: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>


_______________________________________________
IRCA mailing list
IRCA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca

Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers

For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org

To Post a message: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx