Alfred,
I am notorious for running my DX-60 on 40m. I get GREAT results!
On a few VERY rare instances, I run it into a pair of 3-500Zs.
I get beautiful reports!
As has been said, band conditions are ALL.
I worked on mine performing the WC3K (SK), mods. Bill was REALLY
into improving screen modulation. He even came up with a PTT circuit, a
modulation indicator circuit, AND putting the power/modulation control
on the front panel - unobtrusively!
I believe almost all of his mods, save perhaps the PTT, made it into
ER Magazine.
Bob N0DGN
P.S. That is 40m AM in the AM!
Schichler, Alfred wrote:
I was wondering if there are any nets, or just parts of the 75 or 40 meter
bands where I could find anyone on low power AM, preferably
controlled-carrier, screen-grid modulation.
I recently got a DX-40 / HQ-100 AM Station on the air, for nostalgic
purposes, but it seems like the only AM stations I usually hear are ones
with high-power, high-quality plate modulated AM, and I don't want my puny
signal to be just lost in the crowd or ridiculed. (Not that that would
necessarily happen, but it seems like a possibility). I haven't listened at
all hours of the day or anything, but I haven't found what I'm looking for.
I would appreciate any info on this subject.
Al, NE2D
Bob Bethman - N0DGN
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