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| W9DYV's
Amateur Radio Symposium
July 19-21 Slidell, Louisiana
New Venue-Expanded
Topics-Boneyard/Tailgating
Interested
in the full spectrum of vintage HF SSB/AM radio rig
restoration, electron tubes, homebrew rig construction
and even SDR? Looking for just a good old-fashioned
summertime hamfest/boneyard? Or an XYL-sanctioned opportunity
to visit New Orleans and the National World War II Museum?
Here's
a can't-miss event, just for you.
Beginning
on July 19th,a full two-days of technical and homebrew
equipment seminars await you, coupled with an exciting
hamfest hosted by the Ozone Amateur Radio Club to trade
and hunt for radio treasures. Do you have a new tube
or solid-state rig in the works? Get it finished and
tell us all about it! Lots of enthusiasts would welcome
hearing your design ideas, construction insight and
past experiences. By sharing ideas, this is how we can
make this wonderful hobby a bit more fulfilling for
old experimenters and newcomers alike.
Worried
about South Louisiana's summer heat? Don't fret - this
indoor hamfest is fully airconditioned as are our symposium's
meeting rooms at the Slidell LaQuinta
host hotel. Like the great outdoors? The fest's John
Slidell Park site has plenty of room for outdoor tailgating,
too! Enjoy good food? Past W9DYV events have routinely
knocked the cover off the ball when it comes to night-time
cuisine and libations -- electronic creativity requires
proper nutrition! Getting here is a snap, too - Slidell
is at the intersection of Interstate Highways 10, 12
and 59. What could be easier?
Save
the dates, send your presentation topics to us now,
and keep those soldering irons hot! Check this web[age
and the Ozone Amateur Radio Club (www.w5sla.net)
websites as event information, presentation schedules
and hotel registration information will be posted soon.
Hamfest
Hotel is LaQuinta Inn & Suites, 126 Holiday
Blvd., Slidell, LA. For reservations call 985-649-2170
and mention 'Hamfest' so we get a tabulation on
room nights. The number of booked room nights
reduces the conference room cost ... down to $0
with sufficient bookings. Thank you! |
Symposium Schedule - FREE to
attend!
July
19th, Friday, LaQuinta
8:30
- 9:00AM |
Welcome
- Introduction |
Nick
Tusa, K5EF |
9:00
- 9:30AM |
The
Ellusive Collins S-2 Line |
David
Beckler, NØSAP |
9:45
- 10:30AM |
The
Drake TR-8 Prototype Saga Continues |
David
Assaf, W5XU |
10:45
- 11:30AM |
Working
630 Meters |
Rob
Sherwood, NCØB |
NOON
- 1:00PM |
Lunch
Break |
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1:00
- 2:00PM |
High
Performance HF Amp Construction |
Ron
Scalise, WA5ZFP |
2:00
- 2:30PM |
The
How's & Whys of Buck-Boost Xfrs |
David
Assaf, W5XU |
2:45-
3:45PM |
Transmitter
Audio Optimization |
Bob
Heil, K9EID |
3:45
-4:45PM |
Low
Noise Antennas for 80/160M Dxing |
Ted
Saba, KN5O |
4:45
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5:30PM |
Vintage
Radio Restoration Hints |
Nick
Tusa, K5EF |
July
20th, Hamfest Flea Market, John Slidell Playground
8:00 - 11:30AM
TBD |
Thoughts
on Audio and Improving Transmitter Speech effectiveness |
Bob
Heil, K9EID |
TBD |
SDR
and the Radio Amateur |
Emile
Diodene, KE5QKR |
Friday
20th, Saturday, LaQuinta
NOON
- 1:00PM |
SDR
Design Ideas |
Carl
Fedrowisch, KG5NXY |
1:15
- 2:30PM |
Receiver
Performance Verfification & Enhancement |
Rob
Sherwood, NCØB |
2:45
- 3:45PM |
Receiver
Audio Enhancement |
Bob
Heil, K9EID |
3:45-
4:15PM |
Restoring
the Cosmophone 35 Bilateral Radio |
Nick
Tusa, K5EF |
4:15
-5:00PM |
DXpedition
Planning |
David
Assaf, W5XU |
There
are plenty of 'non-ham' activities in the area including;
73
Nick K5EF
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| The 6th
(2018) annual CE Boatanchor Event; Wrap-up Report
This
year presentations included the following;
| The
"Mysterious" Batchelor Broadband Coupler - Nick
Tusa, K5EF |
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| The
Drake TR-8 Prototype - David, W5XU |
VIEW |
| The
National Radio Corporation - George, W1LSB |
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| SDR
Techniques and Boatanchors - Bob, W9RAN |
VIEW |
| The
Pine Board AM Transmitter - Bob Heil, K9EID |
VIEW |
| Heil
Parametric Receive System - Bob Heil, K9EID |
VIEW |
| Restoration
Hints and Kinks - K5EF/W1LSB/WØYVA |
VIEW |
| Collins
Radio Corporation - George, W1LSB |
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| The
Drake TR3; Remanufactured - Dave Campbell, K8BYP |
VIEW |
| Spratley
Island DXpedition - David, W5XU |
VIEW |
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| The 5th
(2017) annual CE Boatanchor Event; Wrap-up Report
This
year's event went off without a hitch, thanks to the hard
work of the planning team and the local assistance provided
by Bob Gass, N4FV. By Thursday 3PM, we had the TA-33 Yagi
and the 130ft dipole antenna erected and operational. The
Storybrook Farms site (Wes Schum's former QTH) is an excellent
venue with respect to area to expand the bone yard and for
low-noise operations on the low bands.
This
year, the focus of technical and historical discussions involved
both Collins and Drake in addition to the care and feeding
of vintage gear. Also on deck was the actual 100V broadband
transmitter prototype developed by Joe Batchelor and Wes Schum
in 1956. This was the rig that got the attention of Karl Hassel,
founder of Zenith Radio, and set the stage for exciting products
from Central Electronics.
To
encourage hoss-tradin' at this year's event, there was no
fee for tailgating spaces in the boneyard. This made a positive
difference and the field was filled with neat rigs…Drake,
Collins, Alpha, National, Swan, Johnson, and Heath. Best of
all, the prices were excellent and equipment changed hands!
Growing the boneyard is the event's new priority and we welcome
any suggestions or ideas for doing so. Please, don't be shy.
Your input is very important, not only for the tailgating
aspect but to keep us on track with finding speakers who can
address the topics you see as important to the collector/restorer
community.
This
CE website is now being enhanced to include slides and other
materials that were part of the past W9DYV events. While these
materials are highly informative, they capture just a small
part of the material discussed informally and, unfortunately,
miss out on repair work done to specimen radios. For example,
one of this year's speakers, Jeff Covelli (WA8SAJ), helped
an attendee repair and make fully operational a rare Drake
TR-44 rig. Its owner then had a grand time tuning the bands
and making QSOs into the night!
Plans
are already being made for next year's event. So, circle the
July 21st weekend and plan to be in Jonesborough, Tennessee.
See you next year!
This
year presentations included the following; (PPT =
Powerpoint file)
| Collins
Radio Company and the War Years, KE1ER |
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| Converting
the Collins 20V series to Ham Operations, KE1ER |
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| The
Central Electronics 100V Prototype Development (And the
Prototype, itself!) K5EF |
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| DXpedition
to South Georgia Island, W5XU |
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| How
to Build Transceiver Adapters for the Central 10/20A,
W9RAN/K5LYN |
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| History
of R. L. Drake, WA8SAJ |
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| History
of Swan Electronics, WA8SAJ |
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| Troubleshooting
and Aligning Phasing Rigs, K5EF |
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| Is
it time to ban the 458? (transceive with the CE 20A),
W9RAN |
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| A
Very Special 20A, W9RAN |
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Presentations
from previous years;
| SSB
and the US Navy, Nick England |
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| Restoration
of Boatachors, WØYVA |
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| 2016
CE Event |
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Photos
by Brad. NB9M
Jeff,
WA8SAJ, Drake expert
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Bob,
WØYVA;
Nick, K5EF and the 100V Prototype
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Our
hosts, Diane and John Vogt
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Fleamarket
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Fleamarket
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Fleamarket
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Lynn,
K5LYN
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Bob,
W9RAN
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Marge
and Wes Schum and Nick, K5EF
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Wes,
W9DYV and Nick, K5EF
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View
a video of Wes Schum calling CQ during 2015 Field Day on CE equipment
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4th annual (2016)CE Boatanchor Event was very sucessful
with good attentance; great presentations; and
demonstrations of vintage and homebrew SSB equipment. Photos
from the event can be viewed here.
Videos
of the presentations at the 2016 event:
| Adventure
to VP8ST, South Sandwich Island - David Assif, W5XU |
VIEW |
| Better
Audio - Bob Heil, K9IED |
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| Building
the General Electric SSB, Jr - Mark Mumaw, NU6X |
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| History
of Single Sideband - George Maier, W1LSB |
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| Homebrewing
SSB Equipment - Mike Bohn, KG7TR |
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| The
History of Cosmophone - Brian Harris, WA5UEK |
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| The
Legends of Central Electronics & Wes Schum - Nick
Tusa, K5EF |
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| TMC
Corp History - John Poulton, K4OZY |
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| Tucker-Tin
Two and the Hallicrafters FPM-200 Story - Bob Nichols,
W9RAN |
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| YouTube
Play list of ALL the videos listed above |
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Description
and photos from the 1st CE Boatanchor Event
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Photo of the 5th Annual SSB dinner,
March, 1956. Can you spot Wes Schum?
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