cpfinlay
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Back in the mid 1980s I lived in a high-rise in downtown Houston. Being 240' in the air, I wanted to try 2m SSB. I bought a 3 element yagi and mounted it on a tripod. A very short coax led to the back end of a 25w to 100w amplifier which was connected to my Kenwood TR-751a. I have many fond memories of working a guy up in a construction crane in San Antonio every day. In 2014, I was on 2m SSB and talking about those days with someone and they reached out via (via 2m SSB) to a couple of retired crane operators and they both remembered me. One of them was the same guy I chatted with back in the mid 1980s!
I also recall working a huge band opening one day... the entire Gulf of Mexico region was wide open with very strong signals from Florida to my location in Houston. The Kenwood TR-751a was a wonderful radio. It had a hot receiver and a real meter. A big tuning knob in the middle set it further apart from the FM-only radios. Fun times.
Here's an old picture with scanners, Commodore 64 and the Kenwood TR-751a. I wish I still had that radio!!
I also recall working a huge band opening one day... the entire Gulf of Mexico region was wide open with very strong signals from Florida to my location in Houston. The Kenwood TR-751a was a wonderful radio. It had a hot receiver and a real meter. A big tuning knob in the middle set it further apart from the FM-only radios. Fun times.
Here's an old picture with scanners, Commodore 64 and the Kenwood TR-751a. I wish I still had that radio!!