[Heath] [Heathkit] 2015 NOVICE RIG ROUNDUP RESULTS!

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 10 Mar 2015 at 7:40, Brian Carling wrote:

> It was a blast.... Reading the results amazed me too. The ingenuity and
> persistence of everyone! I was reminded of just how difficult it was sometimes
> as a novice to actually get on the air and make contacts!

Boy! You can say that again! 

During my Novice year, 1956, I made a total of two contacts, yet my logs are 
full of CQs. The only receiver I had at that time was a Heathkit AR-3 in which 
the BFO didn't work.

After the Novice expired, I worked very hard and got a Conditional 
(remember those) within the next year.

Then I was given an S-41G which a friend found in the basement of the 
house he moved into. I replace the filter caps which had gone bad, and used 
that, with my DX-35, for the next year and more.

The entire 20 meter band was about 3/16" wide on the dial, yet I made 
many, many contacts with that setup.

I've recently bought and restored another S-41G and have tried to use it to 
make contacts now. It is VERY difficult. I am amazed.

vy 73,

Ken W7EKB