FROM N2ASD HQ
NEW YORK,
N2ASD message as follows,
N2ASD message as follows,
Hello, sorry for the random opening, but I have forgot to post about field day and how it went, but now seeing how it is nearly November and that means it is time for the November SWEEPSTAKES! the CW edition this year is on November 7-8 and SSB (Phone) is on the 21-22.
I am happy to say that I am not officially a holder of a bachelor's degree! Even though i did a haphazard job on my senior project and report, I did manage to pass (barely) to earn my degree from SUNY Polytechnic!
This Sunday, I had the honor of stepping into the station of K3KYR, and it felt like a time capsule seeing very era specific radio pieces. A lot of classic tube radios were on display at his location and it was quite an honor to be able to see all of these radios and each radio room set at different time pieces, with my favorite being this one below from the mid 1950s.... I only wish I was alive around the to see the glow of the tubes, the tuning of these classic radios and the smell of warm dust.
(A picture of a Hammerlund station set for CW, picture courtesy of K3KYR)
As for new equipment, I am proud to see that I am now an owner of an HF Beam! I did pick up a 3 element tribander as well as a 5- element beam for 6m, which I may be planning on retrofitting to 7 elements so I have some ummph for the magic band. I also got some other equipment which would make good use to my station!
The first thing I got was a straight key so I can finally learn the code! I need to pick up a continuity tester in order to use it as a code oscillator so I can learn the sounds and feels of pounding the brass. The second picture is a CDE Tail-Twister II rotor, which is going to come in handy with my beam antennas!!! The last thing may look like a paint can, but it is a dummy load used to test your signals to verify output power to your radios to ensure everything is in order before you sell it! I will be ready for the November sweepstakes, but I wont be breaking in my new key until later as I need to learn the code and be ready to be a good fist with it, as well as having an ear for the code! Until then, this is N2ASD signing you clear and have a good time out on the bands!
