《电波依旧 美梦重温》
Translated by Yu, Lan
一九四七年，正值第二次世界大战结束不久，许多乘余物资使无线电爱好者们享受了极大的乐趣，伴随他们度过了美好的日子。
In 1947 shortly after the WWII, many materials left from the war provided amateur radio fans great pleasure and accompanied them in their nice days.
当时１０米波段刚刚开放，显的异常活跃。我也制作了一台小功率ＱＲＰ发射机，输出功率１０Ｗ，我的接收机也是自制的，一根电线联接到晒衣铁丝上权当天线。
At that time, the 10 meter band had just opened and radio traffic was active there. I made a QRP radio with an output power of 10 W. I also made my own receiver. I used an electrical wire that was connected to the iron cloth wire as antenna.
一天晚上，我正在调试我的那“土造”电台，突然听到一个电台在用流利的英语欢呼ＣＱ，再仔细一听，竟是Ｃ１ＣＨ，来自遥远的中国，这时我也听到许多温哥华的电台在呼叫他，可是均如石沉大海。我想为何不试一试呢？我抓起话筒，呼叫了数次，然后急忙将天线移到接收机上，过了片刻，天啊！我听到了他的声音，Ｃ１ＣＨ在呼叫ＶＥ７ＫＨ，我兴奋地忘乎所以，从椅子上翻落下来，话筒也跌到地上。我几乎不敢相信这是真的，遥远的中国电台居然收到我从晒衣绳上发出的信号。随后我们通了半小时的话，安排交换了ＱＳＬ卡片。
One evening when I was tuning my home-made radio, I suddenly heard a radio calling CQ in fluent English. I listened again carefully. It was C1CH, from distant China. Then I heard many radios in Vancouvre calling this station but their calls were like stones thrown into the ocean. I thought:" why not give it a try?". I grasped my mic and called several times and then attached the antenna to the receiver. After a while, good heavens! I hear his voice. C1CH was calling VE7KH. I was so excited that I tumbled from my chair and my mic also fell to the ground. I could hardly believe this was true. A radio in far away China got my signal sent from a cloth wire! We talked for half an hour and exchanged QSL cards.
那一天晚上，我一直在回答着温哥华“火腿”们的呼叫，当他们知道我的设备情况时，那不可思议的语调真是令我得意极了。
That night I was responding to the calls from the hams in Vancouvre. When they learned about my equipment, they sounded so unbelieveable that I was very happy about myself.
四十多年来，我一直珍藏着那张ＱＳＬ卡片，尽管现在的设备已非昔日可比，可那“土产品”仍时时使我感到骄傲。
I have kept that QSL card for more than 40 years. Although today's equipments are far more advanced than in old days, my home made stuff still makes me feel proud of myself.
资料来源：江苏ham 尤勤 译
(the original was in English and was translated and published in a Chinese ham website. I translated it back for my students who are learning Chinese as reading material)