tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post3657761616092023180..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Dayton Hamvention 2018Roberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-49424165294297202832018-05-20T14:05:34.821-04:002018-05-20T14:05:34.821-04:00I had an old Globe King that I used as a transmitt...I had an old Globe King that I used as a transmitter with a Heathkit receiver that I built way back in the day ( 1983-84). I ended giving most of my equipment to a missionary headed to Togo, Africa. And I also gave him my automatic keyer from Heathkit, built by another Ham. I made a sideswiper key that I used for awhile, as a novice, on cw. I had a 25 watt rig made with a 6L6 tube and a 600 volt, center tap transformer. It used plug in coils and xtals, and was fun to use, built by myself and a friend. I also had a Heathkit HW7, that was also great, and I made a lot of contacts on that rig. <br />I have my General license now, after getting my Tech license, now that there is no code requirement, it seems like it is somehow not the same, but it is still meaningful to me. I am not on HF right now, I just can't afford to get a decent rig at the moment, the prices for the things I used to have are so expensive, it is unreal. pigpen51https://www.blogger.com/profile/01036907880805485560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-72749399472202675632018-05-20T10:14:53.343-04:002018-05-20T10:14:53.343-04:00Went Saturday, picked up a few accessories for the...Went Saturday, picked up a few accessories for the HT I bought at Ft. Wayne last year, but could only put in about 4 hours before the legs and feet said No Mas!<br /><br />The road grindings they laid down in the portion of the flea market in the race track infield helped navigation quite a bit. As a bonus, the loose, uneven asphalt surface gave the place a touch of the old school Hara flea market1 ;-)<br /><br />Mostly I got to see and talk with folks I only see at Hamvention or Ft Wayne and see some folks I usually only talk to on the air. So overall a success.<br /><br />Maybe next year our schedules will mesh for that eye ball QSO (or Ft Wayne this fall)<br /><br />73<br /><br />RandyGChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758726126424011542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-75657938713813762822018-05-19T16:41:59.276-04:002018-05-19T16:41:59.276-04:00Thanks for the report, and maybe next year...Thanks for the report, and maybe next year...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-64582946446050277872018-05-19T09:45:46.763-04:002018-05-19T09:45:46.763-04:00Nice reference to the sour grapes. Nice reference to the sour grapes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com