Even under the best of conditions (which we don't have right now), those of us on the West Coast probably won't be able to hear the W3R Collins 300-G on 160M. I recently acquired a 300-G and will have it on the air for the Heavy Metal Rally from my QTH in Lacey, WA, just south of Seattle. I will be on either 1945 or 1925KC starting around 7:00-7:30PM PST this evening, depending on conditions. I plan on taking a late afternoon nap and will stay up as long as there are people to talk with. I hope to meet a lot of you there.
73, Clay W7CE ----- Original Message ----- From: "P Cour" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <amradio@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 7:46 AM Subject: [AMRadio] Antique Transmitting Station Event Jan. 8th > > > > > Subject: Antique Transmitting Station Event Jan. 8th > > Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 10:30:54 -0500 > > From: "Courson, Paul" > > > > Antique Transmitting Station Event Jan. 8th > > > > Please join us the evening of Saturday, Jan. 8 for a > > marathon, on-the-air showcase operating event from > > the Radio History Society's Radio-Television Museum > > near Washington, D.C., where we will be > > demonstrating our restored 1940s AM Broadcast > > transmitter and an antique companion receiver seen > > at: > > > > High resolution: > > http://www.netohio.com/wa3vjb/DSC00933.JPG > > > > Low resolution: http://www.qrz.com/W3R/ > > > > Our station's transmitter is a somewhat rare, art > > deco model highly sought by hobbyist radio > > collectors who retune them for the shortwave ham > > bands. Plans call for a record-setting gathering of > > this model among stations in North America, as heard > > in this discussion transmitted by one such > > transmitter as monitored in Chicago. The signals > > come a private home in Annapolis operating a 1947 > > example of the particular transmitter, a Collins > > 300-G rescued from an old Washington, D.C. movie > > house that was used as a radio station. > > > > http://www.netohio.com/wa3vjb/Five-300G.MP3 > > > > The warm and inviting sound of nostalgic "AM" is a > > powerful lure for people who've become ho-hum about > > plastic home entertainment centers and want to enjoy > > the storytelling nature of vintage radio. > > > > Frequencies of operation for shortwave reception or > > for licensed hobbyist stations to transmit: > > 1885 Kc (just above Standard Broadcast) > > 3880 Kc > > 7290 Kc > > > > Handsome certificates will be sent to confirm > > reception reports and/or two-way contacts. The > > "Heavy Metal Rally" gets its name from the weight > > and power of these old "hollow state" vacuum tube > > transmitters, many of which are being released into > > private hands by radio stations that have gone > > "solid state." Participation is open to all, but to > > win top honors in this event, such a radio must > > weigh at least 250 pounds and make at least 250 > > watts of power. > > > > More about the collection of these magnificent old > > transmitters can be seen at: > > > > > http://www.rwonline.com/reference-room/special-report/rwf-chromeJune20.shtml > > > > http://amfone.net/ECSound/WB2SYQ.htm > > > > ----- > > > > The following announcement on the Associated Press > > wire service coverage calendars will generate > > coverage among local broadcast outlets. > > > > FOR AP DAYBOOK > > > > > > Saturday, Jan. 8 > > > > > > 4-9 p.m., BOWIE -- Open house and on-air > > demonstration of "W3R," antique vacuum-tube AM > > broadcast station participating in a marathon "Heavy > > Metal Rally" nationwide among vintage radio > > hobbyists. Radio-Television Museum, 2608 > > Mitchellville Rd. Contact: Brian Belanger (301) > > 390-1020. > > > > -------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! > http://my.yahoo.com > > > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net
