Re: [DX-CHAT] Real DX

2007-10-05 Thread Win
I guess we all have our rememberances of real DX and below is mine. http://www.deltadx.net/ISS/na1ss.mp3 73, Randy WX5L _ Randy, did you get the QSL? If so, why don't you scan it and post it somewhere? I would love to see it. Win, W0LZ

Re: [DX-CHAT] Real DX

2007-10-05 Thread RUSSELL KELLAM JR
Did the same thing with an S-38 and a piece of wire thrown up on the roof. It was real kick to hear that beep...beep. 73 Russ W4UBC - Original Message - From: J Dyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: dx-chat@njdxa.org Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 1:33 PM Subject: [DX-CHAT] Real DX Fifty years

[DX-CHAT] Real DX

2007-10-04 Thread J Dyer
Fifty years ago this week, a fourteen year old shortwave listener tuned his ancient Hallicrafters S40B to 20.005 Megacycles and was able to hear a weak, scratchy beeb-beeb-bee from Sputnik I. What is Dx? To a 14 year old kid that was REAL DX. To those of you that have been around

Re: [DX-CHAT] Real DX

2007-10-04 Thread Mike(W5UC) Kathy(K5MWH)
Indeed it has John, and I too listened to Sputnik on my S40, but can't remember if it was an A or B. I was 18 then, and am still enjoying it. 73, Mike, W5UC At 12:33 PM 10/4/2007, J Dyer wrote: Fifty years ago this week, a fourteen year old shortwave listener tuned his ancient

Re: [DX-CHAT] Real DX

2007-10-04 Thread Zack Widup
Yes indeed! Stephen King wrote a book called Danse Macabre in which he revealed his philosophy about writing horror stories. He outlined the launching of Sputnik and the impact it had on him. The method in which he found out about it was rather dramatic. 73, Zack W9SZ On Thu, 4 Oct

Re: [DX-CHAT] Real DX

2007-10-04 Thread Kurt Zimmerman
I'm was only 5 months old... my memory isn't that sharp!!! lol 73; Kurt - W2MW --- J Dyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fifty years ago this week, a fourteen year old shortwave listener tuned his ancient Hallicrafters S40B to 20.005 Megacycles and was able to hear a weak, scratchy

Re: [DX-CHAT] Real DX

2007-10-04 Thread Bill
PM Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Real DX Indeed it has John, and I too listened to Sputnik on my S40, but can't remember if it was an A or B. I was 18 then, and am still enjoying it. 73, Mike, W5UC At 12:33 PM 10/4/2007, J Dyer wrote: Fifty years ago this week, a fourteen year old shortwave

Re: [DX-CHAT] Real DX

2007-10-04 Thread Bill Hawkins
Fifty years ago the S40B was not ancient. Now I am ancient but I remember as a teenager carefully tuning the SX-25 and finally hearing the weak beeps. It was thrilling then and I still get nervous when I finally hear a NEW ONE. What fun! Bill W5EC Fifty years ago this week, a fourteen year old