Ray KA3EKH takes a break from operating his GRC-106. Ray used his GRC-106 as NCS for the Saturday Moose and Squirrel net.
Standard
Field Equipment
Ray
uses one of the two hooks for an antenna mount. Neat Idea.
KA3EKH home brew VHF antenna.
Improvise
- Adapt - Overcome
Transmitter hunt winners. Justin KA3TIN, Dean KK1K and Al N3FRQ.
N3FRQ
home brew DF antenna for 80 meters.
DF links for BC-611 equipment etc.
K4CHE Fox Box on 3885. Using OTS boards from ePay and a home brew 555 Timer. Cover has an access hole to view the flashing LED.
Spare batteries and documentation can be stored in the left side.
The PVC loading coils were adjusted using 8 feet of wire and a ME-61 FS meter.
Plenty of radio gear in the Red Ball Flea Market.
Early Sat Comm antenna for the EKAF system.
I've logged some time in one of these off the coast of Okinawa.
Bernie
W3OWE's flea market spot in the Red Ball Vehicle section.
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Red Ball Flea market bargain, VHF broadband antenna. I got one for $15.
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I all most purchased the 5 but resisted the temptation. Was going to also buy the box of aircraft radio cables but got distracted and some one got them - you snooze - you lose.
Would look good on my M151A1 but way too expensive.
KW1I with his LED current monitor for coax.
KW1I Current Monitor for Tuning low power sets. Tune for max on the LED. Hook it up to the radio first.
Breakfast chow line is always popular on Saturday. Steve Gajkowski -KD3HT aka "Grasshopper" set up this meal.
The Discone antenna quiz was administered to approximate 40 people. Over half could not figure out the polarization.
The K4CHE table set up for GRA-39 testing.
K4CHE GRA-39 Testing using a GRC-106 owned by KA3EKH
The subject of using a GRA-39 on a GRC-106 occupied a lot of bandwidth on the MRCA reflector. Everyone said it would not work. But just use pin J on the GRC-106. Works great. The famous Military Radio Collector Mr. Tom Bryan N3AJA made the suggestion about using pin J on the audio jack of the GRC-106.
IMPROVISE- ADAPT- OVERCOME
KA3EKH
wire mobile with the GRA-39.
Command set mobile.
Joe
WA2EJT answers a question. Joe is a "Regular Contributor" to
"Electric Radio".
Pete WB2JWU tabulates and double checks the FMT contest entries. Guess who got #1 on the first FMT session?
Dale
KW1I provides the MRCA name tags each year. Thanks Dale.
The BC-611 on the left was repainted with AutoZone black wrinkle and over sprayed with " Signal Corps Green, Type one". Available from the dealer TM9 Ordnance . The new PTT rubber cover came from Mr. Robert Downs WA5CAB..
Pat
Lombardi KC2RNN credentials.
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This is the same MRCA group photo as shown at the beginning but just a reminder as to what the MRCA meet at Gilbert is all about and that is your radio buddies. It doesn't get any better than that.
73 Breck K4CHE