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Swan 500! That was quite a good first rig.... you lived large right out of the chute, Steve.?

I too had/might-still-have one of those JA keys from R. Shack . As with most things, the first thing I did was take it apart , and promptly lost a bunch of the miniature ball bearings which were in the pivot adjusters. I packed one side with the remaining bearings and used a plastic bushing I made from a piece of ball point pen for the other, and used it for many years that way.?

Your comment about the chestnut prompted a trip to Wiki and I found this interesting tidbit (since we're both in NC) :" In the 1970s, geneticist began back-breeding Asian chestnut into American chestnut populations to confer blight resistance with the minimum difference in genes. In the 1950s, the, and constitutes the majority of blight-free chestnuts produced in the United States annually."

John K5MO

On Sun, Jun 26, 2022 at 9:25 PM Steve Wedge, W1ES/4 via <w1es=[email protected]> wrote:

The use of a paper log was done by me to keep the whole use of the vintage rigs pure with the sort of logging that I used when I had my first Drake sets back in the 80s.? I transcribe the paper as time permits so that I can keep track of QSLing.

I will be logging contacts in October with my paper log, as I use again my first straight key that I still have and made its first QSO on 16 October 1982, for my 40th anniversary as a ham celebration.? I have mounted this Japanese-made key, that I bought at Radio Shack, onto a piece of chestnut (which is now extinct) and will try and make some 40m CW contacts at the same time.? My first QSO was with a ham in PA who I am fairly certain is now SK.

Anyway, I'll likely use my A Line for this, as it's the earliest Drake set that I have -- unless I can find a working Swan 500 (which was my first rig).? I supplemented the Swan a couple months later with a TR switch and an early R-4A that I bought from my Elmer for $15 at the time.? Wish I still had them both...

73.

Steve Wedge, W1ES/4

Time flies like an arrow.? Fruit flies like a banana.

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On Sunday, June 26th, 2022 at 9:16 PM, Stan Gammons via <buttercup11421=[email protected]> wrote:

No paper logs for me. I use N3FJP's ACLog as well as his contest specific programs. ACLog and the Field Day program now have the ability to listen for WSJT-X, so logging is easy with those modes.

Yep, DXLab is a steep learning curve. I've used it for 5 years or more and I still don't use all of it's capabilities. I import everything from N3FJP into DXKeeper. DXKeeper is great if one is chasing awards. Yes, Dave, AA6YQ, and the group offer great support for the DXLab Suite.

I haven't followed all of this thread. Why is QRZ blocking the OP's call from the database?

73

Stan
KM4HQE

On 6/26/22 19:55, Steve Wedge, W1ES/4 via wrote:

FWIW, I log all of my QSO's made with my vintage gear (Drake and Kenwood Hybrids) on paper and every once in a while, I transcribe them into DXLab.

DXLab is a complete package that can do an amazing amount of things but it does have a fairly steep learning curve. It is freeware and is supported very well but you need to read up on it, first.

I used DXBase up until around 2003 but then they started requesting paid subscriptions for each update and I moved on. Ham software is not a business where programmers can make much money but I found the frequent need to pay for updates to be a bit on the steep side.

IMO, what QRZ is doing with respect to blocking a call from the database is totally uncalled for and I will leave it at that.

73,

Steve Wedge, W1ES/4

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

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On Sunday, June 26th, 2022 at 8:38 PM, scott via <scott@...> wrote:

I haven't dealt with QRZ except I think I logged into it once to add something to a JA's logbook. I, like you, took a 30 year hiatus from the radio and am back in the swing of things now. I looked around and will say that I like N3FJP's logging program. It's not perfect, but it beats writing my own which is what I did back in the late 70's. And it's got a lot more functions than my old program (and it doesn't require a Commodore PET computer to run!)

The guys here on the Drake group are great for information, too. I've asked several questions and have always gotten good answers, even when it wasn't about Drakes. My entire station was bought in the late 70's and it is still running good (Drake & Dentron, can't beat 'em). They work the "new" digital modes just fine, too.

Thought I'd add my 2 cents worth.
Cya later & 73.

Scott
AA4HG