K3MSB Straight Key Night 2014
I had a GREAT time running my SCR-274N command sets! My antenna is an HV-2V on the ground with 32 radials.
Power output was between 30 and 40 W and I was using a J-38 straight key.
Number of contacts: 23
States worked:
W1: CT, MA, ME
W2: NY, NJ
W3: MD
W4 TN, VA
W7 ID
W8 MI, OH
W9 IL, IN, WI
Band |
Station |
Comments |
40 |
K8ZBN |
Steve in “ |
40 |
W2NI |
John in John was running 32V3 SN 53 and a 75A4. Key was a Bunnell Land Line Key. |
40 |
W3IZ |
“chirp drift yuk”. So much for a contact with an ARRL QSO Party HQ Contest Station that called me….. |
40 |
KA2PVT |
Eric in |
40 |
W9ESX |
Bob in |
80 |
N4ZI |
Bill in |
80 |
W2QF |
Henry in |
80 |
WB4UHC |
John in “using hand key I learned how to
send cw on abt 1969. it is a cheap ball
bearing one made in |
80 |
W3KC |
Chas in |
80 |
K9KEU |
John in “boy mark I don’t think ive wrked a command set rig in 40 yrs or so” |
80 |
AA2XB |
Frank in NY – SKCC 1681T |
80 |
W8WTS |
Jim in “key is a vibroplex super deluxe with the self adjusting main spring: |
80 |
W9ZSJ |
George in “some chirp…rigs bring back memories…. Earlier I used my one tube xmtr in a coffee can es drake r4 rcvr. When I was a novice I had a BC457 converted to 80 mtr BT rcvr was s40a. hr licensed in 1953” |
80 |
WA1HFF |
Steve in “wow hve not heard a arc5 on in a while” |
80 |
W100AW |
ARRL |
80 |
W8TY |
John in “fb on command sets been yrs since I used one. Remember using one on fd in 63” |
80 |
W7HJ/4 |
Harley in “was using the arc5 gear vy much back in the 50s when new ham. My vintage gear hr nw a arc5 tx from 7 to 9 mc I hpe to get it on the air this yr” |
80 |
W7EKB |
Ken – rare DX from ID! Using an HW-16 and VF-1 |
40 |
NI9Y |
Dan in |
40 |
W8IDJ |
Rudi in |
40 |
WD8PHL |
Ken in New Holland OH using an HW-101 and J-38 |
40 |
W9DAN |
Dan in |
40 |
N9HAL |
Bob in Watertown W using a Viking Challenger HQ-150 and SpeedX SR key. |