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KD0QV--JIM,IN IOWA SUMMERS, KD0QV/7--JIM IN ARIZONA WINTERS
HAM RADIO OPERATOR FOR 37 YEARS.

WAC, WAS, WAS 40-M SSB, DXCC 40-M SSB, DXCC--MIXED, DXCC--CW, DXCC--SSB. (ALL WITH ONLY EXCITER OUTPUT.)

HHH-NET WAS# 003. SKCC #357, NAQCC #0169, WCC #161, LCWO #14414.

RETIRED AND SPEND SUMMERS IN IOWA, AND WINTERS IN ARIZONA. I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE THEY PAY ME TO STAY HOME! LIFE IS GREAT, EVEN IF THE BANDS ARE DEAD. BUT THEY WILL RETURN SOON, & THAT WET NOODLE WILL ACT LIKE A FLAME-THROWER AGAIN! GUD DX!

KD0QV--SUMMERS IN CEDAR FALLS, IOWA STATION: 37 YEAR OLD HEATHKIT HW-16 CW-RIG, MATCHING HEATHKIT HG-10 VFO, (MY NOVICE RIG) ! HEATHKIT GALLON DUMMY LOAD. 36 YEAR OLD KENWOOD TS-520, VFO-520, MC-50 MIKE. JOHNSON-VIKING KILLOWATT MATCHBOX WITH METER, ACQUIRED FROM MY ELMER'S ESTATE, WA0IYT--RUSTY, R.I.P. CONDO ASSOC. ALLOWS NO OUTSIDE ANTENNAS! USING WITH GOOD RESULTS: ALPHA-DELTA DX-EE, (10-15-20-40-M ATTIC DIPOLE-20 FT. UP). DIPOLE AT 40 FT. LONG, JUST FITS IN ATTIC N. & S. "SOLID-STATE" HEATHKIT HW-8 QRP, & HB QRP MATCHER. RADIO SHACK HTX-202, 2 MTR HT. AUTEK MEMORY KEYER, BENCHER PADDLES, & NYE-VIKING HAND KEY. DRAKE TV-3300 LPF, SWAN WM-2000 WATT METER. ALL OF MY VINTAGE EQUIPTMENT STILL WORKING LIKE NEW, AND THEY GLOW IN THE DARK, EXCEPT FOR THE TEN-TEC SCOUT, HW-8 QRP, & 2 MTR. RIGS! 70 FT. ROHN-25 TOWER, HAM 4 ROTOR, IN STORAGE. GAVE MY OLD MOSLEY CL-33 YAGI TO HAM FRIEND IN WISCONSIN, & IT'S STILL SNAGGING FB DX! LOVED IT'S CAPATANCE MATCH TROUBLE FREE OPERATION!

KD0QV/7--WINTERS IN APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA STATION: : JUST ACQUIRED A NICE USED TEN-TEC SCOUT, MODEL 555, FROM GOOD HAM FRIEND KC5GWU--JIM LAWRENCE IN PORTALES, NM. IT HAS A NICE MOD SWITCH FOR INSTANT POWER OF QRO 50-W, OR 5-W QRP. THIS IS MY FIRST SOLID-STATE HF RIG IN REGULAR USE, & IT WORKS GREAT QRP OR QRO ON CW & SSB. HAS MATCHING TEN-TEC POWER SUPPLY MODEL 937. 6 BAND MODULES FOR 80-40-20-17-15-10 METERS. SCOUT HAS PORTS FOR HAND KEY, FOR PADDLES, & FOR MIKE ! ONE CAN INSTANTLY USE ANY MODE OR POWER OPTIONS ! IT LOVES THE MFJ-941 MATCHER & BENCHER PADDLES, SPEED-X HAND KEY, DRAKE TV-3300 LPF. 80 THRU 10-M BUTTERNUT VERTICLE 35 FT. UP ON PIPE-SWIVEL MOUNT. OUR RESORT ALLOWS ONLY VERTICLE ANTS. WITH NO RADIALS! HAMS HERE UTILIZE THE METAL CARPORT AWNINGS FOR GROUND PLANE. STATION DOESN'T GLOW IN THE DARK, BUT QRP @5W DOES AMAZING CONTACTS AT "FLEA-POWER" !

OVER 300 DX COUNTRYS WORKED WITH ONLY THESE EXCITERS. NO AMP'S EVER USED. TEACHER FOR OUR HAM CLUB FOR THE TECH+, AND GENERAL CLASS, AND TEACH CLASS ON CW. BOY SCOUT RADIO MERIT BADGE CONSULER. HELPED AS A HF-RELAY STATION FOR BOTH THE MEXICO CITY & SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKES. NET-CONTROL FOR THE TRIPLE-H NET FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WHAT A FUN HOBBY THIS HAS BEEN ALL THESE YEARS! WHAT A BUNCH OF WONDERFUL HAM FRIENDS FOR LIFE I'VE MADE.

NOTES & FACTS ABOUT INTERNATIONAL MORSE CODE !

NO MORSE CODE TESTING ! ANY CLASS OF U.S.A. AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR CAN UTILIZE THE CW HF-BANDS ON THEIR CLASS ISSUED FREQUENCYS ! WONDERFUL WAY TO GET ON HF & USE CW !

P.S. REMEMBER: CW IS AN ART FORM, AND THE ORIGINAL DIGITAL MODE! IT'S UNIVERSAL ALL AROUND THE WORLD ! HOW LUCKY WE ARE THAT CW IS SENT IN ENGLISH! WE DO NOT HAVE TO LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE, SO ALL WE NEED TO LEARN IS THE MORSE CODE. A TOTAL OF 50 OR SO CHARACTERS & NUMBERS TO LEARN. GET BUSY & LEARN THEM, & THEN GET BUSY & USE CW ON YOUR BANDS !

THINK HOW HARD THE FOREIGN AMATEURS HAVE IT, TRYING TO LEARN MORSE CODE & ENGLISH LANGUAGE. THEY ARE SOME OF THE BEST CW OPERATORS YOU'LL HEAR ON THE BANDS, & MY CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM ALL & THANKS FOR YOUR DX-QSO'S!

NOW THE TECH'S IN THE U.S.A. CAN GET ON THEIR HF-BANDS ON CW! MAKE USE OF YOUR TICKET & HAVE SOME CW HF-FUN ! ALL YOU NEED FOR AN HONEST QSO ON CW IS BOTH CALL SIGNS & BOTH RST REPORTS ! SLOW DOWN & SEND YOUR INFO CORRECTLY, & IF NOT COPIED BY YOUR CONTACT, SEND IT AGAIN UNTIL HE DOES ! GET THAT INFO PASSED FIRST, THEN HAVE A RAG CHEW. YOU'LL FIND LOTS OF FREE & OPEN FREQ. SPACE ON YOUR CW BANDS. THE OTHER HAMS WILL DO THEIR BEST TO HELP YOU MAKE THAT QSO. IF YOU CAN'T COPY HIS SPEED, SIMPLY SEND: BK QRS PSE BK, (BREAK, SEND SLOWER PLEASE, BREAK). JUMP RIGHT IN THERE AND GET YOUR FEET WET ON JUST HOW A QSO GOES. WE ALL HAD TO LEARN THE ROPES WHEN WE STARTED OUR FIRST QSO'S. AGAIN, I'LL SAY IT: NOW, ANY HAM & ANY CLASS IN THE U.S.A. CAN UTILIZE THE HF-BANDS ON CW. LOTS OF GOOD USED HF-RIGS OUT THERE FOR REASONABLE COST & MOST WILL LAST YEARS ! BACK IN 77 WHEN I BOUGHT MY TS-520 USED, IT COST ME $650.00. THATS LESS THAN $20.00 PER YEAR COST FOR ME & IT'S STILL TICKING LIKE A TIMEX ! TECH'S, GET A RIG, MAKE A DIPOLE, & GET ON THE AIR ON HF ! LOTS OF OPEN HF FREQ'S ON CW ON 80-M, 40-M, 15-M, & 10-M. PLUS SSB ON 10-M ! WHAT A GREAT COUNTRY FOR HAMS !

WHO CARES HOW FAST YOU SEND, THERE IS NO SPEED LIMIT ON CW ! JUST SEND IT CORRECTLY PLEASE!

73 & GUD DX ! CU ON FREQ. DE, KD0QV--JIM

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