Most of my tube gear has been sitting around idle for quite a while. I'm having more fun operating AM, and other modes, with a Flex 5000. I love the mode; the type of equipment is far less important to me.
Pete, wa2cwa On Fri, 9 Jan 2009 09:18:45 -0500 "Bob Carpenter" <bcarpenter_...@bellsouth.net> writes: > Every body that wants to run A.M. go ahead and move down to the extra > band, > then don't ask why A.M. is a dying mode !! A lot of "working stiff" > still > have to work 40 to 60 hrs a week, and for what ever reason don't > have our > "extra" but I really love A.M. > Got to say, I'm beginning to feel like it's a one way relationship , > you > see. I'm not retired yet, and no I don't have a room full of old > tube > xmitters (but would love to have )Do have a old DX 40 that I'm close > to > getting on the air, and a three tube 811 amp, that may allow me to > get into > a short QSO with some of you. It's really sad that in order to be > "in the > group" you've got to run a tube xmitter and a amp, at 300 to 800 > watts, > other wise, your just noise, and something to be tolerated with a > short > reply, and then move on to another "big rig" sounding station. > This will most likely be my last post, sorry about the bitter mood, > just > letting my feeling show I guess. Maybe after the bands get better in > a few > years, I can have a little A.M. fun on 10 & 20 meters. > > > A.M.,,,,,,,the EXTRA mode ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ 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 amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
