Fast forward a few years: http://lists.contesting.com/_3830/2001-11/msg00025.html
I had the pleasure and unique experience to share a chair with Rich KL7RA, Chip K7JA, and others. Watching, listening, soaking in all I could of their radio techniques and pileup control was a once in a lifetime opportunity. Chip brought his rig of choice at that time for the contest…a Yaesu MK-V Field. Today it’s not at the top of most lists, but I still own, operate, and enjoy one. 73, Gary NL7Y > On 6/19/2014 1:30 PM, Carl wrote: >> ** Perceptions, pressure, freebies all play into the picture. I wont >> disagree the K3 has a good receiver, especially for CW but GOOD >> DXpedition/contest ops have contended with worse for decades and set new >> records > I remember when Chip, K7JA, paid me a visit in the early 80's carrying along > a new Yaesu FT-101EE and broke all records in the ARRL SS by winning for the > first time won both the Phone and the CW in the same year as first place high > scorer. Much of this can be chalked up to a very good operator, second to a > good location and rare multiplier, and lastly to the radio. The purists at > the time teased Chip's use of an inexpensive "rice box" as the FT-101 was > called back then. Few would even list today such a radio as something they > used. > > Herb Schoenbohm., KV4FZ _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
