Clarifier is what the contol on my Uniden AM/SSB tranceiver I used to use when we went camping.
I put it up last year to see if there was any local CB activity to see what the conditions for 10M AM might be. The 11M band was just as dead as everyting else. And local acifity is not a function of the solar cycle except that no DX is coming in. If Low Band FM works for local communication, then 10M can be used for local communication. Even our 2M FM repaeters are dead except at comute times and druing the local repeater nets. And that's only a couple times a week. It lools like the old art of "RAG CHEWING" is fading into history. Bob Macklin K5MYJ Seattle, Wa, "Real Radios Glow in the Dark" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kim Elmore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" <amradio@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 3:33 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Do I Remember?? > I wasn't around for that time, though my Dad remembered it and used > to talk about it a bit. Of course, when I got my ticket, I used his > equipment. The rx was a Hammarlund HQ-170A and I learned to tune in > SSB using a BFO. I have always arrogantly sneered at the term > "clarifier," believing it to be uncouth and a term used mainly by the > benighted. :) > > Kim Elmore, N5OP > > But on a lighter note > > At 03:41 PM 10/27/2007, you wrote: > >In this period AM was the predominant phone mode period. SSB was the new kid > >on the block. And most of us were receiving SSB on normal (non-SSB) > >recievers by tweaking the BFO. > > > >Now they make SSB rigs with a "CLARIFER". I guse that is just an adjustble > >BFO! > > > >Bob Macklin > >K5MYJ > >Seattle, Wa, > >"Real Radios Glow in the Dark" > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Peter Markavage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <amradio@mailman.qth.net> > >Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 1:27 PM > >Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Do I Remember?? > > > > > > > That was during the largest recorded sunspot cycle. Guys on 6 meters were > > > working all over the country and even worldwide although there weren't > > > that many countries that had lots of 6 meter privileges. AM was still the > > > predominant mode on 6 although there were a few that were dabbling in > > > DSB. This period, and 6 meters, is what sparked my interest in amateur > > > radio. > > > > > > Pete, wa2cwa > > > > > > On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:02:09 -0700 "Bob Macklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > writes: > > > > Do I remember correctly. > > > > > > > > During the HOT TIME in 1957/58 people in the States were working > > > > Austraila on 10M with low power transmitter. gennerally 25w or > > > > less. > > > > > > > > That was also the period of the first Class D CB service. And even > > > > CBers were working Austrailia on 5W. > > > > > > > > At that time 10M was a common mobile band so lower power transmitter > > > > were also common. > > > > > > > > Do I remember that in that peroiod that high power transmitters were > > > > not common on 15M and 10M. Remember, those were the days before the > > > > high power linears that became popular in the 60's. > > > > > > > > Bob Macklin > > > > K5MYJ > > > > Seattle, Wa, > > > > "Real Radios Glow in the Dark" > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > > > AMRadio mailing list > > > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > > > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > > > Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > > > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > > > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > > > > > >______________________________________________________________ > >Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > >AMRadio mailing list > >List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > >List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > >Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > >To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > >the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > ______________________________________________________________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.