Re: [AMRadio] Jim's tvi problems

[CHRIS PAPAIOANNOU]

it's respectable Jim,
tnx,73,
Chris SV1DAF.
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> Chris, the phrase, "married with children" has
> something to do with the choices made over the years.
> Thanks for asking.
> Regards,
> Jim
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> > 73 to Jim and all,
> > Jim why don't you try to rent a home out in the
> > country and divide the rent with other hams in order
> > to save all these TVI problems and not only?
> > Just a thought that could help..
> > Chris SV1DAF.
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[AMRadio] Ah..The Good Ole AM Daze !!

[Rivpapa1]

Does anyone remember the Surplus AM Aircraft transmitter  AVT-112 ?..I ran 
one mobile in 52 Merc with a Gonset Steering column mounted converter and a 
Hygain center loaded whip.PE103 dyamotor T17 mic with a telephone F 1 button 
replacing the carbon mic element...Had a blast on 75 mtr phone,3.850Khz..those 
were 
fun times..73's Ron W6MAU...Now on AM with a restored Johnson Viking 2 and a 
Hammarlund HQ129X Rcvr...Radio's That Glow in the Dark ..

Re: [AMRadio] VIRGIN ARC 5's

[Bob Macklin]

Hi Larry,

I am originally from San Mateo, Ca. about 25 mi south of San Francico. In
the 60s there were 2 surplus stores in SF that had stacks of ARC-5 equipment
and the 28MC tank radios. And the stuff was cheap.

I joined the USAF in 1952 and the ARC-5s were still used in some aircraft
like the T-6 and C-45. I got sucked into ham radio in 1957 while stationed
in Austin, Tx. Through AF MARS we could get all the ARC-5s we wanted.

With the apperent renewed interest in tupe gear and AM operation I am
thinking seriously about acquiring some ARC-5s for portable operation.

I just wish they were as easy to get as they were in 1960. On eBay you
really don't know what you will get until it arrives.

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ/7
Seattle, Wa.

"REAL RADIOS GLOW IN THE DARK"

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> Hi Bob:
>
> Thought I would reply off list.
>
> When I read your post  my first thought was that this is indeed a Small
> World.  I grew up in Junction City, Oregon, graduating from High School in
> 1962.  In 61 and 62,  I also ran an Arc 5/T-17/Webster band spanner on
75M,
> in my Blue,  two door,  51 Ford with two,  two Barrel Carbs.  As I recall
I
> had some difficulty in occasionally snapping one of the rear axle shafts.
> The radio gear came from an Army Surplus store in Albany, Or.  A J-38 was
a
> nickel from a big barrel. Still have it, but the ARC 5 and the Ford are
long
> gone.   Hope you don't mind my sending you my memory.
>
> 73, Larry
> WB5OFD
> (ex-K7QCC)
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> From: "Bob Peters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: 
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> Subject: [AMRadio] VIRGIN ARC 5's
>
>
> > Brings back old memories...In 1960 we had a ARMY SURPLUS store in
Bangor,
> Maine
> > that stocked these with all the accessories  ...Paid $5.00 a unit...
This
> > was new in the box.  If you wanted a used one they were $2.50 each...
Had
> > the dynamotor and the T-17 mikes as well. I ran one mobile in 61 and 62
in
> > my 51 Ford  with a Webster band spanner on 75..Took a long time for the
> > dynamotor to come up to speed  Hi !!!  Man those were the days
> >
> > Very Best 73's
> > Bob Peters-W1PE
> > ARRL ASM, President
> > QCWA Chapter 41
> >
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Re: [AMRadio] VIRGIN ARC 5's

[Larry Baker]

Hi Bob:

Thought I would reply off list.

When I read your post  my first thought was that this is indeed a Small
World.  I grew up in Junction City, Oregon, graduating from High School in
1962.  In 61 and 62,  I also ran an Arc 5/T-17/Webster band spanner on 75M,
in my Blue,  two door,  51 Ford with two,  two Barrel Carbs.  As I recall I
had some difficulty in occasionally snapping one of the rear axle shafts.
The radio gear came from an Army Surplus store in Albany, Or.  A J-38 was a
nickel from a big barrel. Still have it, but the ARC 5 and the Ford are long
gone.   Hope you don't mind my sending you my memory.

73, Larry
WB5OFD
(ex-K7QCC)
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Subject: [AMRadio] VIRGIN ARC 5's


> Brings back old memories...In 1960 we had a ARMY SURPLUS store in Bangor,
Maine
> that stocked these with all the accessories  ...Paid $5.00 a unit... This
> was new in the box.  If you wanted a used one they were $2.50 each... Had
> the dynamotor and the T-17 mikes as well. I ran one mobile in 61 and 62 in
> my 51 Ford  with a Webster band spanner on 75..Took a long time for the
> dynamotor to come up to speed  Hi !!!  Man those were the days
>
> Very Best 73's
> Bob Peters-W1PE
> ARRL ASM, President
> QCWA Chapter 41
>
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Re: [AMRadio] ARRL's Threatened Bandwidth Petition - action taken?

[peter markavage]

Looks like the ARRL will not file this amended proposal until later this
year at the earliest.
>From the ARRL web site: 

Draft Petition to Establish Subbands by Bandwidth Modified
Following recommendations of the ARRL Executive Committee, the Board
adopted changes to the League's pending petition that would propose
segmenting bands principally by maximum bandwidth rather than by emission
type. The petition remains in the draft stage, although the Board has
reviewed the document and membership input. 

Board members okayed three amendments to the draft. These would call on
the FCC to permit non-telephony emissions not exceeding 3 kHz at 10.135
to 10.150 MHz, to prohibit "continuous" test transmissions on most
frequencies above 51 MHz, and to clarify §97.309 of the rules to specify
that amateur stations may use any published digital code, as long as
other rules are observed. 

Additionally, the Executive Committee will evaluate whether to recommend
retaining, deleting or amending §97.221(b) and/or §97.221(c) of the rules
regarding automatic control of digital emissions. "This evaluation shall
include, but not be limited to, the effect of these rules, and the effect
of proposed changes in these rules, on APRS and other current and planned
digital communications in the HF bands," the resolution noted. 

The Board will consider the amended bandwidth petition and the Executive
Committee's further report at its July meeting. The League is not
expected to file the petition with the FCC until later this year at the
earliest. 

The full ARRL Board Meeting Story is here:
http://www.remote.arrl.org/news/stories/2005/01/27/1/?nc=1


Pete, wa2cwa
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Hi Don,

I am interested if you have any left.

73,

John,  W4AWM

[AMRadio] Hello!!

[Rich Fuller]

Hello everyone, Rich (N0MN/5) here, I've been bitten by the AM and nostalgia 
bugs and will need help (NOT a cure, though, hi).  My dad got his Tech license 
back in '59 or '60 (I was in junior high) and he put together a 6M AM station 
using a Hammarlund HQ-129X (although I just can't remember how he received on 
6M) and a home brew transmitter.  He passed away in '92 but some of the fondest 
memories I have are he and I out in his converted chicken coop hamshack tuning 
around on the old HQ.  Even with a 4el 6M beam we could pick up foreign 
broadcast stations and hams on the lower bands.  Oh, the audio that the 
Hammarlund had!!  I had been looking for an HQ-129X for years at hamfests and 
in ads and even in last few years on ebay but was never successful until 
recently.  I picked up one on ebay from a very nice gentleman up in Washington 
state that gave me the history behind the radio.  It will require a few parts 
replaced which I have already started on but I think it will work just fine.  I 
also found a near mint Gonset GSB-100 transmitter that I don't think I will 
have to do anything to.  I say all that to ask a question:  It will be a while 
before I get the AM station all set up and I've been listening to some of the 
AMers on 75M and I have picked up that there is a wealth of experience and 
knowledge out there and I have AM capability on a more 'modern' rig (IC-756), 
is there any unwritten rule about jumping in on a radio that doesn't 'glow'??  
As I get more into the restoration project I would like to ask for advice but 
certainly want to comply with protocol.
Thanks guys,
Rich Fuller NØMN
Pineville, LA
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Rich,

While AM ativity seems to be mainly a BA segment of the hobby iot really is
not. Many of the AMers run both tube stuff and solid state stuff. Class E AM
Txes are solid state.

If you can hear them give them a call. Where are you located?

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ/7
Seattle, Wa.

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Hello everyone, Rich (N0MN/5) here, I've been bitten by the AM and nostalgia
bugs and will need help (NOT a cure, though, hi).  My dad got his Tech
license back in '59 or '60 (I was in junior high) and he put together a 6M
AM station using a Hammarlund HQ-129X (although I just can't remember how he
received on 6M) and a home brew transmitter.  He passed away in '92 but some
of the fondest memories I have are he and I out in his converted chicken
coop hamshack tuning around on the old HQ.  Even with a 4el 6M beam we could
pick up foreign broadcast stations and hams on the lower bands.  Oh, the
audio that the Hammarlund had!!  I had been looking for an HQ-129X for years
at hamfests and in ads and even in last few years on ebay but was never
successful until recently.  I picked up one on ebay from a very nice
gentleman up in Washington state that gave me the history behind the radio.
It will require a few parts replaced which I have already started on but I
think it will work just fine.  I also found a near mint Gonset GSB-100
transmitter that I don't think I will have to do anything to.  I say all
that to ask a quest

Re: [AMRadio] Jim's tvi problems

[Jim Candela]

Chris, the phrase, "married with children" has
something to do with the choices made over the years.
Thanks for asking.
Regards,
Jim
--- CHRIS  PAPAIOANNOU <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 73 to Jim and all,
> Jim why don't you try to rent a home out in the
> country and divide the rent with other hams in order
> to save all these TVI problems and not only?
> Just a thought that could help..
> Chris SV1DAF.
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[AMRadio] FS: Spectrum Analyzer Tek 492P

[Merz Donald S]

I am going to sell my Spectrum Analyzer. It's a Tek 492P. DC to some number of 
gigahertz that is incomprehensible to me. It has all 3 options installed, one 
of which is the digital store and hold feature. It also comes with all the 
original manuals and user guides--a stack maybe 12 inches high and weighing 15 
pounds. One of the guides is "How To Use The Spectrum Analyzer In Your AM Radio 
Station". The lid is full of some accessories that were probably quite 
expensive that I have never used--attenuators, splitters and what not. This is 
a reasonably modern, solid-state instrument in excellent looking and working 
condition. It has been used very little. 

I can get $2500 for this on eBay with no problem. But if someone here can use 
it, I'd let it go for $2100 plus shipping. I'm not looking for any trades. I 
want the money for a project.

Thanks for looking.
73, Don Merz, N3RHT
 
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[AMRadio] Display Tubes Anyone?

[Merz Donald S]

I've got a small box of "display tubes" here if anyone wants them. They are all 
bad for one reason or another--dud, weak, short, etc. The box includes Eimac 
100Ths, RCA 203As, a VT-4C, some 811s, old globe-shaped duds and some octal 
tubes. 

Free for postage. If more than one person wants them, I can divide them equally 
into 2 very similar groups.

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Re: [AMRadio] Virgin ARC-5s!

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 20:08:15 -0800, Bob Macklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I did but that was 50 years ago! And they weren't anymore when I got done!

I confess to having hacked one up back in 79-80 when I went off to
school. One of my professors was a bigwig with the Navy in WWII, he
had a NIB BC-455B which he traded me for a Radiola III sans tubes that
he wanted to transistorize. Silly me, I just thought the Command set
was so cool. He, from memory, helped me rewire the filaments and do a
few other things including a BFO. I used an old electro-dynamic
speaker from a Philco radio and WOW did it work well.

The tuning is so granular on it that tuning was a breeze, and it did
work well on CW, but wandered all over hell and back. Today it sits on
the desk of my office at home, used mainly for AM SWLing. Tim's
program on WBCQ comes booming in with just a short (10-15") copper
wire sticking up from the antenna terminal.

I don't regret having modified the rig because I not only learned a
lot from it, but also developed a greater appreciation for preserving
old rigs. As Bob points out, these things aren't getting any younger
or anymore plentiful. The 'investment' crap is lost on me, though -
I'm a user first, preserver/collector second. There's just something
about this kind of 'living history', along the same lines as seeing a
P-51 flying at an airshow.

I do wish I'd picked up more stuff which, even in the 80s, was still
quite cheap. Finding a NOS ARC-5 receiver in a box for $10 was
considered high. Guess I just thought they'd be around forever?

~ Todd/'Boomer'  KA1KAQ

[AMRadio] Jim's tvi problems

[CHRIS PAPAIOANNOU]

73 to Jim and all,
Jim why don't you try to rent a home out in the country and divide the rent 
with other hams in order to save all these TVI problems and not only?
Just a thought that could help..
Chris SV1DAF.
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Brings back old memories...In 1960 we had a ARMY SURPLUS store in Bangor, Maine
that stocked these with all the accessories  ...Paid $5.00 a unit... This
was new in the box.  If you wanted a used one they were $2.50 each... Had
the dynamotor and the T-17 mikes as well. I ran one mobile in 61 and 62 in
my 51 Ford  with a Webster band spanner on 75..Took a long time for the
dynamotor to come up to speed  Hi !!!  Man those were the days

Very Best 73's
Bob Peters-W1PE
ARRL ASM, President
QCWA Chapter 41


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