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QSO Today Podcast interview with George Allison, K1IG

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  1. KQ6XA

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    KQ6XA, Mar 11, 2019
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  2. K1IG

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    Bonnie,
    Thanks for posting the video... very interesting. The antenna on Guam was an FRD-10, and hardened to withstand typhoons. I left the station in 1997, but went back for a visit in 1998; all the watch standers had been replaced by a single laptop computer that relayed the signals to another facility for analysis. It was shut down shortly after that.

    George, K1IG
     
    K1IG, Mar 11, 2019
    #17
  3. K0UO

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    All the big receiving and transmitting Farms are almost gone now. Most of the big shortwave stations are also history. There's a few commercial shortwave stations with some large antennas and WBCQ is building a brand-new steerable array. I think most hams love large antennas because we know it helps Communications quality.
    See K0UO on the QRZ call search for some large rhombic and Vee Beam antennas. Old technology still works!!!!
     
    K0UO, Mar 11, 2019
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  4. GM4BRB

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    Not elephants.
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    GM4BRB, Mar 11, 2019
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  5. NJ0Q

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    I was born at the Misawa Japan site...my dad did Morse code intercept in the Air Force with the AN/FLR-9.
     
    NJ0Q, Mar 11, 2019
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  6. KK5JY

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    I'm sure it will eventually make it into the DX Engineering catalog. ;)
     
    KK5JY, Mar 11, 2019
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  7. N4TQ

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    Some great pictures. I was in NSGA from 1959 to 1983 when I retired from the U.S. Navy as a CTMC. I was stationed in:
    Karamursel, Turkey
    Edzell, Scotland (twice)
    Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
    Pensacola, Florida
    San Miguael, Philippines
    Northwest, Virgina
    Hanza, Okinawa
     
    Last edited: Mar 12, 2019
    N4TQ, Mar 12, 2019
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  8. W1FDR

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    Great interview George! It was informative, entertaining, and covered a lot of areas of ham radio.

    Bob W1FDR
     
    W1FDR, Mar 12, 2019
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  9. K4SUE

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    Was at Tori Aug 65-Aug66
     
    K4SUE, Mar 12, 2019
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  10. W4MHZ

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    We really should set up some sort of HF scheduled net for the old spooks. It was tried by the old ASA ops but there just weren't enough of them to keep it running. Sundays 0200z 7050 khz A1A (CW)?
     
    Last edited: Mar 12, 2019
    W4MHZ, Mar 12, 2019
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  11. W7UUU

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    A long long long long time ago it looked like this.....



    [​IMG]
     
    W7UUU, Mar 12, 2019
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  12. K6RJO

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    It was there about 7 years ago when I started working in the area. But now it's gone. You can still see the graded circles on google earth, but it lists a private physical fitness business at the location.
     
    K6RJO, Mar 12, 2019
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  13. W7FS

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    I too worked at NAVCOMSTA Finegayan from 68-69 as a CTM1. Small world!
     
    W7FS, Mar 12, 2019
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  14. K4SUE

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    Co D, MSB Tori Station (Hanna) Okinawa Aug ‘65-Aug ‘66 and 2nd Plt, Det A, 1st Radio Bn, I Corp, RVN Aug ‘66-May ‘67. Semper Fi
     
    K4SUE, Mar 12, 2019
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  15. K4SUE

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    Hanza that is
     
    K4SUE, Mar 12, 2019
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