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Radio squads were deployed to the summit of Big Pocono Mountain for this year's field exercise. Communications were established with net-control station, W3PWW, at the meet HQ in Gilbert, a distance of ten miles. Taking the high ground allowed contact on 51MHz FM as well as 3885KHz AM. |
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Here's
Al, N3FRQ, adjusting the GRC-9 while Rob, K2WI, stands by on the
G-43. The MP-3's in this section were recorded by the camcorder
behind Al's right elbow. The following recording is ambient
audio. The rest are off the air via the GRC-9 receiver.
N3FRQ MP-3 (356KB) |
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Dave
Kormanicki, KB3ELD, and Mark Weidmayer operated Dave's SCR-284
powered by a PE-103 dynamoter.
KB3ELD MP-3 (272KB) |
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Pete, WB2JWU, ran his GRC-9 from a
DY-88 dynamoter power supply.
WB2JWU MP-3 (563KB) |
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Dale, KW1I adjusts his BC-474
KW1I MP-3 (197KB) |
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Zorro, K4CHE, had the newest rig
of the bunch, a solid-state PRC-70. This set is intended
primarily
for SSB operation, but does have an AM-equivalent (carrier plus one
sideband) mode.
K4CHE MP-3 (282KB) No one expected 75 meters to be
open at three in the afternoon, but we found ourselves sandwiched
between an SSB QSO and high-powered AM stations in New England.
Here's KW1I's on-the-air acessment:
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