Marconi Station

I cant believe that during the 2013 ARRL CW Contest I worked this station with 3 watts from a home made attic DX-EE on my KX-3!   

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Mark Hogan

CQ DX Contest

Worked HI with 3 watts from my attic dipole on 40m tonight!  COOL

http://qrz.com/db/KH7M

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Mark Hogan

Straight Keys

A boxed J38, followed by a J44, a Bunnell Leg Key, my obligatory Bunnell Navy, a Speed-X to match the bug below and a mini. There's a couple of Christmas keys around somewhere and a Lafayette downstairs. I think these are all.  

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Mark Hogan

BUG's BUG's and more

Here are all my bugs. The Mac's on the left followed by a Bunnell given to me by the op that used it originally. Then my presentations, one should go... A few regulars the J36 and a 5 dollar parts special. 

My Speed-X is next to my Schurr Mini, (favorite straight key) as I try to use it most. 

The VizKey Vertical is up high I will work on using it. 

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Mark Hogan

TECHNIQUE OF HAND SENDING

http://archive.org/details/gov.dod.dimoc.23735

A great little film from history.

IMPORTANT PARTS OF THE TRANSMITTER, TENSION SPRING, ADJUSTING CONTACTS, AND ADJUSTING SPRINGS. ELEMENTS OF MORSE CODE, TIMING, AND PARTS OF BODY THAT FUNCTION WHEN TRANSMITTING CODE. IMPORTANCE OF CORRECT POSITION AND OPERATION

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Mark Hogan

K3Y with a Bug

Well I swept it twice now once at 3 watts and one at 2 watts.  Tonight gave me LA and MO at .5 watts each from my Johnson Speed-X 114-500 bug, happy days here. This drops my QRP sweep to 17 watts overall. 

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Mark Hogan

SKCC Sweep!

Well after many long years I finally decided to stick with CW and have seen the fruits of my work.  He is my sweep ticket, with the QRP tic in the corner.  I will now have to spend the next few weeks trying to make my attic antenna understand it can work DX...I'd like a WAC qrp out of this SKCC event...hey I can dream can't I?

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Mark Hogan