Uniden Washington and a Hex Beam Contact
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De_Wildfire
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- Joined: Jun 14 2009, 19:46
- Handle: De_Wildfire
- Real Name: Greg
- Antenna: Imax 2000. Hex Beam, G5RV dipole, Jpole(UHF/VHF) Austin Suburban Tri Band (UHF/VHF)
- Radio: Washington, Tram D201, Tram D64, Robyn 520D, Cobra 139XLR, Elecraft K3S, Kenwood 590S, Yaesu FTM 400DR, Alinco DR-235, ADI-146
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Uniden Washington and a Hex Beam Contact
Had a fun contact today with my vintage Uniden Washington running 12 watts into a Hex Beam with a MFJ tuner on channel 37 LSB. I just talked to Corpus Christi, Texas from Delaware. The channel was quiet around sunset and I chatted a few rounds. It's amazing, with the "jammers"and everyone stepping on each other on channel 38 and dropping down to channel 37 where it is nice and quiet where you can have decent QSO with someone. It's great to still use a vintage radio to talk skip. Maybe it's the challenge that's appealing with all the modern day high powered radios and amplifiers that makes it worth it.
