Hi Todd, Sounds to me like you may well be an active PARTICIPANT this same time next year!
I sure hope so. The 1929 QSO Party IS a lot of fun, & it's certainly got me hooked! Since I first heard about it I've built a 245 Hartley, a 2x245 RF amplifier, a 4-tube regenerative receiver, & now a 3x227 MOPA transmitter! These time machines really CAN get into one's blood...write a letter to the A.W.A. & ask for a sample copy of their quarterly magazine. At twenty bucks per annum dues, it's a great organization to belong to. ~73~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ > > I'd really like to thank Don for the tip on the AWA sponsored pre-1929 > CW rigs on the air over the weekend. I was able to listen a bit both > days and it was amazing. Some of the signals were amusing as all hell, > from whooping to yelping. Others like W2ZM(?) sounded quite novel, I > wondered if it was a spark station by the raspy, melodic tone it made. > Some were quite stable, others drifted up and down a bit. Some would > start off with a steady tone, then suddenly rise in pitch. One even > sounded like it was underwater. > > It's really great to hear these fine old rigs on the air. Other than a > few station that were very loud with that commercially-made CW sound, > it was absolutely wonderful. It must have been quite a challenge to > copy some of that stuff back then! > > Quite an experience. Thanks again Don, for bringing this to the list. I > loved every minute of it. Sure adds another dimension to CW for me. > > 73 de Todd/'Boomer' KA1KAQ > > > _______________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio
