A PA Tuning Setting a frequency on a WS no 19

[Robert Bergeron]

Thank you Bruce and Mike . I have a licence restricted to aviation so no i will not transmit . I am just trying to familiarise myself with the set . Certainly nothing wrong listening ! So in simple terms i find the frequency on the right dial first and then «* adjust «* the left ( PA ) one to amplify the signal and best legibility and then «*tune «* the antennae with the variometer . Correct ? I am using a 100 ‘ plastic covered copper wire hung between a few lamp posts and got a news station in Romania transmitting in English . I am in Canada . That’s pretty far and neat as hell !

[Bruce MacMillan]

You will find that that different stations on different frequencies will vary through out the day. This is due to the effect called propagation. Besides commercial broadcast stations there are several other things to listen to. Aviation volmet, military HFGCS, ham operators, etc. It makes a display more interesting when visitors can actually hear wireless coming from a wireless vehicle.

Next step is to get your ham licence. It's very easy these days and allows you to put your set to full use. You and David could chat when his WS52 is on the air. Years back a group of 19 set users organized an event called Atlantic Hop. It was to communicate across the Atlantic using 19 sets. It was successful although operating from Vancouver I only made it as far as Brampton, about 3300 Km.