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From jim.gm4dhj@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 24 06:52:00 2022

https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Amateur-SW/Archive-Short-Wave-Magazine-UK-IDX/IDX/70s/SWM-1971-08-OCR-Page-0048.pdf

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From brian@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sat Dec 24 08:17:18 2022

In message <to67ig$21mm7$[email protected]>, jim.gm4dhj <[email protected]> writes >https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Amateur-SW/Archive-Short-Wave-M >agazine-UK-IDX/IDX/70s/SWM-1971-08-OCR-Page-0048.pdf

The golden years of 2m.

Brian
--
Brian Howie

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From Jim GM4DHJ ...@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 24 11:34:51 2022

On 12/24/2022 11:25 AM, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:

On 12/24/2022 8:17 AM, brian wrote:

In message <to67ig$21mm7$[email protected]>, jim.gm4dhj
<[email protected]> writes

https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Amateur-SW/Archive-Short-Wave-M >>> agazine-UK-IDX/IDX/70s/SWM-1971-08-OCR-Page-0048.pdf

The golden years of 2m.

Brian

ha ha 100w am

from that era

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-m5e0WQt3w

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From Jim GM4DHJ ...@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 24 11:37:16 2022

On 12/24/2022 11:34 AM, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:

On 12/24/2022 11:25 AM, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:

On 12/24/2022 8:17 AM, brian wrote:

In message <to67ig$21mm7$[email protected]>, jim.gm4dhj
<[email protected]> writes

https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Amateur-SW/Archive-Short-Wave-M >>>>
agazine-UK-IDX/IDX/70s/SWM-1971-08-OCR-Page-0048.pdf

The golden years of 2m.

Brian

ha ha 100w am

from that era

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-m5e0WQt3w

bit later

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4In6RgchyBI

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From brian@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sat Dec 24 11:44:27 2022

In message <to6njn$28qrt$[email protected]>, Jim GM4DHJ ... <[email protected]> writes

On 12/24/2022 8:17 AM, brian wrote:

In message <to67ig$21mm7$[email protected]>, jim.gm4dhj >><[email protected]> writes

https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Amateur-SW/Archive-Short-Wave-M >>> agazine-UK-IDX/IDX/70s/SWM-1971-08-OCR-Page-0048.pdf

The golden years of 2m.
Brian

ha ha 100w am

You could work a long way on 100W plate/screen mod. FM and slim jimerry
killed long distance 2m contacts for decades in the UK.

GM3LTW ran a garage in Maybole.

Brian
--
Brian Howie

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From Jim GM4DHJ ...@21:1/5 to brian on Sat Dec 24 11:56:03 2022

On 12/24/2022 11:44 AM, brian wrote:

In message <to6njn$28qrt$[email protected]>, Jim GM4DHJ ... <[email protected]> writes

On 12/24/2022 8:17 AM, brian wrote:

In message <to67ig$21mm7$[email protected]>, jim.gm4dhj
<[email protected]> writes

https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Amateur-SW/Archive-Short-Wave-M >>>>
agazine-UK-IDX/IDX/70s/SWM-1971-08-OCR-Page-0048.pdf

The golden years of 2m.
Brian

ha ha 100w am

You could work a long way on 100W plate/screen mod. FM and slim jimerry killed long distance 2m contacts for decades in the UK.

GM3LTW ran a garage in Maybole.

Brian

know the one

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From brian@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sat Dec 24 11:49:32 2022

In message <to6o9d$28rgf$[email protected]>, Jim GM4DHJ ... <[email protected]> writes

On 12/24/2022 11:34 AM, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:

On 12/24/2022 11:25 AM, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:

On 12/24/2022 8:17 AM, brian wrote:

In message <to67ig$21mm7$[email protected]>, jim.gm4dhj >>>><[email protected]> writes

https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Amateur-SW/Archive-Short-Wa>>>>>ve-M

agazine-UK-IDX/IDX/70s/SWM-1971-08-OCR-Page-0048.pdf

The golden years of 2m.

Brian

ha ha 100w am

from that era
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-m5e0WQt3w

bit later

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4In6RgchyBI

I built an ssb phasing exciter in 1972 and used it on 2m . It could run
AM, Phase Modulation and USB/LSB. It worked well .

Brian
--
Brian Howie

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From Jim GM4DHJ ...@21:1/5 to brian on Sat Dec 24 11:25:41 2022

On 12/24/2022 8:17 AM, brian wrote:

In message <to67ig$21mm7$[email protected]>, jim.gm4dhj <[email protected]> writes

https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Amateur-SW/Archive-Short-Wave-M
agazine-UK-IDX/IDX/70s/SWM-1971-08-OCR-Page-0048.pdf

The golden years of 2m.

Brian

ha ha 100w am

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From Brian Morrison@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sat Dec 24 15:52:36 2022

On Sat, 24 Dec 2022 11:37:16 +0000
"Jim GM4DHJ ..." <[email protected]> wrote:

On 12/24/2022 11:34 AM, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:

On 12/24/2022 11:25 AM, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:

On 12/24/2022 8:17 AM, brian wrote:

[...]
[...]
[...]

ha ha 100w am

from that era

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-m5e0WQt3w

bit later

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4In6RgchyBI

That was about where I came in during 1977 or 1978.

--

Brian Morrison

"I am not young enough to know everything"
Oscar Wilde

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From Brian Morrison@21:1/5 to brian on Sat Dec 24 15:55:45 2022

On Sat, 24 Dec 2022 11:44:27 +0000
brian <[email protected]> wrote:

You could work a long way on 100W plate/screen mod. FM and slim
jimerry killed long distance 2m contacts for decades in the UK.

Plenty of 2m SSB about in the 70s and 80s, only stopped for me when I
moved into a river valley.

--

Brian Morrison

"I am not young enough to know everything"
Oscar Wilde

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From Julian Macassey@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sat Dec 24 17:52:14 2022

On Sat, 24 Dec 2022 11:37:16 +0000, Jim GM4DHJ ...
<[email protected]> wrote:

bit later

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4In6RgchyBI

The Belcom Liner 2 2m ssb. I used to have one of those,
lots of fun. Worked a ton of DX with it as OZ9IY.

--
"Any Tom, Dick or Harry can be in Oasis, you know what I mean, if
you've got the right haircut" - Noel Gallagher

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From jim.gm4dhj@21:1/5 to Julian Macassey on Sat Dec 24 20:42:27 2022

On 24/12/2022 17:52, Julian Macassey wrote:

On Sat, 24 Dec 2022 11:37:16 +0000, Jim GM4DHJ ... <[email protected]> wrote:

bit later

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4In6RgchyBI

The Belcom Liner 2 2m ssb. I used to have one of those,
lots of fun. Worked a ton of DX with it as OZ9IY.

qwality

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