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Re: [TenTec] TEN-TEC SSB NETS ON SUNDAY

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] TEN-TEC SSB NETS ON SUNDAY
From: "Bob McGraw - K4TAX" <RMcGraw@Blomand.net>
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:07:03 -0500
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Over the years I enjoyed operating my Collins S Line. Although sounding quite good and quite stable frequency wise, the dial markings were every 1 kHz. Anything in between is a pure guess. Your Drake TR4C will do a fine job

With one of my high tech radios when the band is quite and there's little activity, very often I'll start a QSO at some odd ball number say 7.263.255. It is amazing how many stations won't tune to the oddball number but actually end up on 7.263.000 or 7.263.500 and then comment that I'm off frequency. The frequency that I'm on is the frequency I'm on and it is they that are "off frequency".

We need to improve our "tuning skills" by using our ears and quit tuning by the numbers.

73
Bob, K4TAX






----- Original Message ----- From: "R. Eric Sluder" <resluder@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 5:02 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] TEN-TEC SSB NETS ON SUNDAY


I took an eight year hiatus from HF operating. When I started back this year after Santa brought me an Eagle... I noticed a lot of QSO's are right on a particular frequency ending with lots of zeros, or 5 Khz in between even frequencies. Example... 7260.000, 7265.000 & 7270.000

I attribute it to crystal ovens, and TXCO's as standard features now. However, I'm looking forward to putting my old TR4C on the air to see what comments I'll get.

I want to get an Omni C soon, and since it only has one digit past the decimal I'm bound to get comments that I'm "234 Hz" off frequency or something crazy that.

I'm starting to miss the earlier days of my Amateur career. Strike that... I don't want to give my Eagle up. hi

73,
Eric
W9WLW

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