Re: [AMRadio] AMRadio Digest, Vol 65, Issue 14
Sorry couldn't resist: What was Michael Jackson's idea of a perfect 10? Two five year olds. What does MJ think is the best thing about twenty-nine year olds? There's twenty of them. Bob Young KB1OKL Thought I would check 40 yesterday and see if I could share my grief about the tragic death of a weird, perverted child molester, _ Windows Live™ SkyDrive™: Get 25 GB of free online storage. http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_SD_25GB_062009 __ 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 Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with the word unsubscribe in the message body. This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[AMRadio] Looking for Dow Key relay
Does anyone have a Dow 120V relay for sale that can be used with the plate switch of a DX-100 to switch the antenna between receiver and transmitter and also mute the receiver on transmit? I could also use an octal male socket that fits the remote control socket on the back of the DX-100, thanks, Bob KB1OKL _ Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_BR_life_in_synch_052009 __ 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 Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with the word unsubscribe in the message body. This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[AMRadio] Wrong Al
Hi Al, Sorry wrong Al, read it quickly and thought you were Al Parker Bob KB1OKL From: amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net Subject: AMRadio Digest, Vol 58, Issue 8 To: amradio@mailman.qth.net Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:01:06 -0500 Send AMRadio mailing list submissions to amradio@mailman.qth.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net You can reach the person managing the list at amradio-ow...@mailman.qth.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of AMRadio digest... Today's Topics: 1. Broadcast transmitter rescue (Al Waller) 2. Re: Broadcast transmitter rescue (neal Newman) -- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:19:02 -0500 From: Al Waller k3...@qsl.net Subject: [AMRadio] Broadcast transmitter rescue To: amradio@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: 01c94aad$f915e890$eb41b9...@net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Last year I rescued a Gates BC-1 and an RCA BT-1 that I passed on to WA3GGM as he had a passion for these that I did not. However his enthusiasm has rubbed off on me and I have located a Collins 20V-2. This one will be mine after restoration and conversion. It was the backup box at a 500w AM station that went QRT last Monday. So Saturday morning I will go get it and haul it home. thinking of what to tell the wife as I type this. So my question to the group. Who is the Collins 20v-2 guru and how much will be involved to move it from 610khz to 1885khz. 73, Al K3TKJ -- Message: 2 Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:03:52 -0800 (PST) From: neal Newman cozy...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Broadcast transmitter rescue To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service amradio@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: 356132.11664...@web50708.mail.re2.yahoo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Phil K2PG is the guy you need... Neal --- On Wed, 11/19/08, Al Waller k3...@qsl.net wrote: From: Al Waller k3...@qsl.net Subject: [AMRadio] Broadcast transmitter rescue To: amradio@mailman.qth.net Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 8:19 PM Last year I rescued a Gates BC-1 and an RCA BT-1 that I passed on to WA3GGM as he had a passion for these that I did not. However his enthusiasm has rubbed off on me and I have located a Collins 20V-2. This one will be mine after restoration and conversion. It was the backup box at a 500w AM station that went QRT last Monday. So Saturday morning I will go get it and haul it home. thinking of what to tell the wife as I type this. So my question to the group. Who is the Collins 20v-2 guru and how much will be involved to move it from 610khz to 1885khz. 73, Al K3TKJ __ 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. -- __ AMRadio mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net End of AMRadio Digest, Vol 58, Issue 8 ** _ Want to do more with Windows Live? Learn “10 hidden secrets” from Jamie. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008__ 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 Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with the word unsubscribe in the message body. This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[AMRadio] 1 kw broadcast transmitter available
If it will fit in the back of a 95 Roadmaster wagon and also fit into a 2nd story apartment in MA I'll be there well I can dream anyway right? Bob Young Analog, MA KB1OKL Message: 3 Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 23:00:41 -0600 From: Charles Wooten NF4A n...@knology.net Subject: [AMRadio] 1 kw broadcast transmitter available--free I have access to a free CCA Electronics Model 1000-D AM broadcast transmitter. It must be picked up as soon as possible and you are responsible for all loading and moving out of the building. The transmitter is in Southern Alabama. This would be a great rig for 160 or 75 meters. The transmitter is currently on the low end of the AM band560 kHz. This transmitter was working when taken out of service 2 years ago. It has a pair of 4-400As modulating a pair of 4-400As. THIS IS FOR HAM RADIO USE ONLY.I will be your worst nightmare if I catch you trying to sell it on eBay or putting on the broadcast band, etc. Please have interested parties contact me ASAPfirst come, first served. Remember it must be picked up as soon as possible. 73 Charlie NF4A n...@clearchannel.com *** _ See how Windows connects the people, information, and fun that are part of your life. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093175mrt/direct/01/__ 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 Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with the word unsubscribe in the message body. This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[AMRadio] 60 Minutes
I read about that in some magazine in my doctor's office several months ago is very interesting, Bob Young KB1OKLK Message: 2 Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:14:29 -0400 From: Phil LaMarche Last night 60 minutes aired a segment on a ham who is contributing to the cure for cancer. He has built an RF unit that emits radio waves directly in cancer cells that have been laced with metallic material to heat up and kill the cells. 2 labs have under written his efforts and have experienced very favorable results with animals. So much so that humans will be next after proper approvals. This ham is not an engineer or Doctor. Phil Philip LaMarche _ Watch “Cause Effect,” a show about real people making a real difference. Learn more. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/MTV/?source=text_watchcause__ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
[AMRadio] Most active bands in summer for AM
Still being fairly new what are the most active bands in the summer on AM? Last month I read here that the 10 M band was open, is that still true, any other bands likely prospects? Bob Young KB1OKL _ Time for vacation? WIN what you need- enter now! http://www.gowindowslive.com/summergiveaway/?ocid=tag_jlyhm__ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
[AMRadio] AM Radio and The Beach Boys
This is the first Bob, but I remember listening to transistor radios everywhere including bed when I was a kid, used to listen for NY stations at night (now with IBOC, I'd wish they'd shut half the damn things off) but yeah anything that sounded like The Beatles, Stones, Beach Boys etc. were cool with me. I was 10 when The Beatles broke here, saw them on Ed Sullivan and remember it (really). One of my favorites was a Radio Shack crystal radio I got when I was about 12, I remember hearing songs like I (Can't get no) Satisfaction on it, that and a nice Zenith tombstone my great grandmother had given me that I later blew up fixing it, haha! Gotta love the Beach Boys though, I get around. Dance, dance, dance, 409, Little Deuce Coupe, on and on, I still have those LP's and play them, the good ones sound better than the CD's. Bob Young KB1OKL -- Message: 11 Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:56:50 -0400 From: EP Swynar Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Most active bands in summer for AM To: , Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 On 19th July, Bob wrote: ...You do realize just how much you have dated yourself? :-) I miss true BC AM radio. Cousin Brucie, HOA, Dan Ingram on WABC. Jones beach... sigh... Anyway, back to radio... In these parts, the late 50's / early 60's meant CHUM AM from Toronto, on 1050-KHz. Those were the days of the weekly CHUM Charts, Jungle Jay Nelson, Bob McAdory, Al Boliska, and a host of others personalities. I recall the early 60's laying in bed after lights out, hidden well under the covers, with my Sony pocket transistorized radio ear plug, listening to the sounds of the British invasion! ~73~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ _ Keep your kids safer online with Windows Live Family Safety. http://www.windowslive.com/family_safety/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_family_safety_072008__ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
[AMRadio] Fighting deed restrictions (long story)
Message: 3 Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:19:02 -0400 From: Todd, KA1KAQ On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 11:57 PM, Bob Young wrote: I am living in an apartment at present in MA (you think VT is bad) It is! We used to laugh about 'Taxachussetts' because of the insanity there, but we've since surpassed you in both tax burden (highest in the US) and ridiculous politics. Uncle Teddy would probably be seen as a conservative up here. I think our states have traded places, except it is far too congested unlike your's and is still regulated to the point of stupidity, I'm looking to move too within the next couple of years and probably somewhere near you. My wife loves Miami which I really don't like very much so I figure perhaps NC is a good compromise. (Seems to be a lot of good radio people there too with one more coming) I have considered moving here someday as prices are cheap, the weather is great, and the people are nice, but I will NEVER buy or rent a condo again anywhere, here or in the States. That one Condo Cop experience was enough for me and there was no antenna restriction there. Precisely. When we decided to move to the Raleigh NC area, I started looking online long before any move, checking zoning, taxes, and so on. We were both there in April (Jen had work meetings for her new job, I was scoping out real estate), I spent a couple days with a Realtor. She showed me some very nice houses in new developments, most with an acre of land or close. Trees, country settings...and HOA restrictions. She had printed out one sheet for a property about 25 miles north of Raleigh, but figured it would be too far out for us (wife works on north Raleigh, who knows where I'll end up?). It ended up being perfect, nearly 3 acres in a very rural setting with minimal zoning restrictions meant mostly to control industrial development. Realtor was surprised, particularly since it was only meant to give us some ideas to ponder. Instead we found a house and ended up buying it. We were pretty much resigned to taking an apartment at least for a while. Sounds great to me, I think I dreamed about your house last night, hi! BTW - don't miss George's next R-390A workshop at the October NEAR-Fest, it's going to be great! ~ Todd, KA1KAQ I hope to be there, I had to work all weekend this spring, which was not fun especially since I knew what was going on in NH. His workshop was the high point of the NEAR-Fest for me last year. Bob Young KB1OKL _ Keep your kids safer online with Windows Live Family Safety. http://www.windowslive.com/family_safety/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_family_safety_072008__ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
[AMRadio] Fighting deed restrictions (long story)
I didn't buy the place, just rented it for 6 months here in Lima Peru. I didn't whine, I WON and THERE WAS NOTHING ABOUT ANTENNAS in the agreement we signed, also it was not a deed restricted community, here in Lima most condos are in very big tall buildings, not sprawling communities like in the states and the antenna was a LW on the roof of this 5 story building out of sight of everyone with the lead in wire coming down a pipe right into the cable outlet. Most of the people there were very nice, it was the idiot 20 year old security guard who thought he was a cop who caused all the problems. This taught me that in a condo where everyone owns a piece of it, it only takes one Culo (if you don't speak Spanish you can guess what that means, apologies to all who can) to cause problems. Bob Young KB1OKL Message: 3 Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:05:30 -0700 (PDT) From: alton young Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Fighting deed restrictions (long story) To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 I lived in a condo for one year and that was enough i didnt fight the assn because i new going in what i signed.If you buy in a deed restricted community being a ham you got what you deserved .I ran psk31 and enjoyed it to a magnet wire antenna under the eve.But the grown men who move in there should stop whining...imho.w4bni--- On Wed, 7/16/08, Bob Young wrote: _ With Windows Live for mobile, your contacts travel with you. http://www.windowslive.com/mobile/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_mobile_072008__ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
[AMRadio] Fighting deed restrictions (long story)
I am living in an apartment at present in MA (you think VT is bad) and the first thing I did was scout out the area, was lucky and found a place about half mile from my father's house one day driving home from there, it's a decent place with a lot of woods in the back. I then asked the landlord if he minded if I put up some LW antennas as I was a BCB DXer, (wasn't licensed at that time), he asked me a few questions about it and said yeah, sure go ahead. Being a BCB DXer, you need very long wires, so I then asked both my neighbors who were on the other side of the short amount of woods behing my building if them minded if I ran wires through their trees, assured them they would never see them nor experience any interference, they both thought about it and said yes go ahead. I ran 2 400 ft LW's out in different directions. I then got licensed and put up a full length 160 M dipole. My landlord now knows I have a ham license but doesn't care. I have three antennas hanging off the back of the house with no problems at all. I was lucky but was polite and it didn't hurt that my father was a mailman in town and knows virtually everyone and these two guys happened to know both my father and my brother. My wife is Peruvian and I have lived here also at times (I'm here right now in Lima) We rented a condo, I wanted to put a LW on the roof, I put one up without anyone knowing until I got caught sneaking up on the roof one day through the access hole at the top of the stairs, (5 story building) It started a big mess, finally we had a big meeting with all the tenents whch took over an hour and finally they agreed, but after I got the antenna all up under the watchful eye of the idiot condo security guard who made Barney Fife seem like a genius and thought he owned the place, he then placed a lock on the hatch. When I wanted to go up there to check things I had Barney follow me every time as of course he had the key and would drive me nuts every time I went up. I wanted to throw him off the roof a couple of times. I have considered moving here someday as prices are cheap, the weather is great, and the people are nice, but I will NEVER buy or rent a condo again anywhere, here or in the States. That one Condo Cop experience was enough for me and there was no antenna restriction there. Bob KKB1OKL Message: 9 Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:46:34 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [AMRadio] ARRL initiative To: amradio@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed I don't have too much sympathy for a ham who would willingly move into a restricted neighborhood and then complain he can't put up antennas. But I've found it is becoming harder to find newer houses that do not have at least some deed restrictions. And folks who can't afford to buy a house and instead need to rent often face similar troubles. Apartments are the worst. _ Making the world a better place one message at a time. http://www.imtalkathon.com/?source=EML_WLH_Talkathon_BetterPlace__ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
[AMRadio] Re: Collins R390/URR versus R390A
I'm listening to my SX-28 (non A) right now, and I drove my Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon Lt (non sedan) today to work. Bob Young KB1OKL Todd, KA1KAQ wrote: On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 2:17 PM, wrote: Well, Todd, I've been guilty of referring to my R390/URR as a non-A model, and the reason I've done so is because so many folks just say R390 when they are really referring to the more common R390-A. Just trying to be specific and unambiguous, because, as you know, there are several significant differences between them. Yea yea, I remember folks saying they did so to aid the newbs in knowing the difference. We'll learn 'em right! If we applied the same logic to other Collins (or Hallicrafters) rigs that look similar or are based on an earlier model, we'd have 75S-3 non-A non-Bs (75S-3C), Hallicrafters SX-28 non-As. S-36 non-As, etc. How about Yaesu FT-101 Non-E, Non-EE? Then there's the BC-348s and other military gear, but I can't type that much. How about calling a Ford Mustang base model a Non-GT? I just figure it's easier to call it what it is, ask what they mean, and give accurate information to someone who is new or otherwise inexperienced rather than misinformation. Of course, I'm prepared to eat my words the day someone shows me an authentic nomenclature tag that says R-390 Non-A/URR with supporting documentation. (o: Not to mention that the A model is based on and came after the R-390. Generally speaking, folks who know the rigs tend to call them all R-390s, while folks who don't seem to call them R-390s and 'non-A's. Even some folks who know the radios have adopted the 'what it's not' approach. Weird! I blame phonics and ebonics, because I can. And the elimination of the CW requirement. Todd, You and I have WAY too much time on our hands ;-) 73, -Larry/NE1S _ Need to know the score, the latest news, or you need your Hotmail®-get your fix. http://www.msnmobilefix.com/Default.aspx__ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
[AMRadio] RE: Why do some people capitalise ham?
I kind of feel the same, I've gotten CB comments before when I've told people I'm a ham, Amateur Radio Operator sounds a little more dignified and actually explains the hobby much more clearly to non-radio people, Bob KB1OKL Personal I prefer that the use of ham, be kept within our ranks. When telling some about our hobby I like to use Amateur Radio Operator. Dave W9WRL _ Climb to the top of the charts! Play the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_jan__ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
[AMRadio] Re: Wanted: Receiver - New England
I have heard the HQ-100's and HQ-110's have lousy front ends and overload easily and that the rest of the Hammarlunds are much better. I have many Super Pros, the Super Pros all sound much better than my HQ-180. I've also heard that the HQ-120 through HQ-160's also sound good. The SP-200's and 400's sound very good with at least ten watts of push pull audio. The SP-600's also sound good but have less bass response. HRO-50's and 60's also sound very good Bob Young KB1OKL There are a couple of Hammarlund receivers, the HQ-100 General Coverage and the Hammarlund HQ-110 that provide pretty good AM performance on the lower bands. They sound pretty good as is into a decent, efficient speaker and with the modifications included in this article (costing all of about 2 bucks), they sound even better. I have both receivers and am amazed at the nice sounds I receive from the Florida AM Group. http://www.amwindow.org/tech/htm/hqaudiomods.htm The good news is, these receivers can often be found for less than half of your proposed budget. Rodger K1HH _ Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_012008__ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
[AMRadio] Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service
Hi Joe, my answers are bold: What is your favorite band (80m, 160m, 40m etc)? 160m FOLLOWED BY 40 THEN 75, HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TRY THE HIGH BANDS YET 160m IS MY FAVORITE FOLLWED BY 40 THEN 75 What kind of antenna? 160m DIPOLE CLOUDBURNER ABOUT 40-50 FT HIGH What type of line (open feeder, rg59, etc) do you use for feeding of your antenna? LADDER LINE CUT TO THE CORRECT PARTIAL WAVELENGTH Do you use a transmatch or antenna tuner? HEATHKIT 2060 TUNER FOR ALL BANDS Do you use a separate transmitter and receiver, or a transciever? SEPARATE, MAIN RIGS: HEATHKIT DX-100 WITH AN R-390A What times and days of the week do you operate? EVENINGS ON 160 AND 75 AND MORNINGS ON BOTH 75 AND 40 Average amount of time per week occupied in ham radio? VARIES, NOT ENOUGH, 1-8 HRS. PER WEEK. What do you enjoy most, the technical (building, repairing) or operating? I ENJOY BOTH ALTHOUGH I'M BETTER AT OPERATING, HI! And last but not least, any comments! I AM A NEW HAM LICENSED FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR. I'VE MET ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE THE PAST YEAR FROM VERY HELPFUL PEOPLE (MAJORITY) TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE CALLED ME ONE OF THOSE NO CODERS (MAYBE BECAUSE ON MY FIRST TRY I NERVOUSLY CALLED CQ DURING A 5-6 MAN QSO) I ENJOY IT A LOT AND WISH I HAD STARTED YEARS AGO (I'VE BEEN A DXer AND RADIO COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS) BOB YOUNG MILLBURY, MA KB1OKL__ 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.
[AMRadio] Re: AMers should not operate other modes??
I was getting ready to try and join a QSO on 75M one day a few months ago and a guy with a SS SSB rig was trying AM for the first time (I guess he was a long time SSBer), he was polite, asking intelligent questions about AM and he seemed genuinely interested and his rig didn't sound bad to me but he was rudely told by several AMers to go and get a proper AM rig before trying AM and was then promptly ignored, he went away. I couldn't believe the rudeness and wouldn't blame the guy if he then went and badmouthed AMer's. I am new (one year ham) and have tried to join AM QSO's on 75 meters before and was ignored also, most of the time I just listen for a while on 75m and then go to 160. I have had some great QSO's also on 75 so it's not everyone there, maybe just the proverbial few Bob Young KB1OKL That is just one of the reasons I rarely operate on 75 AM. There may be some great technical people on there but way too many personalities that would be better off in a nursing home. Carl KM1H __ 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.
[AMRadio] Re: AMers should not operate other modes??
Todd, I have my Extra book open every day, now I have more reason :) I didn't mean to imply I commonly hear things like AMers telling SS rig operators to go get a proper rig, just that I was really surprised to hear that on the air, maybe there were other reasons I'm not aware of also as someone suggested who wrote me, maybe they just couldn't hear him and got frustrated. I'm not sure, I enjoy the heck out of it though, wish I had more time... Bob Young KB1OKL On Jan 30, 2008 1:09 PM, Bob Peters wrote: You know what Bob We have a bunch of guys here in North Texas running Rice Boxes on AM and they sound great...We have 746 and 756 Pro's a lot of Kenwood 2000's...Couple of guys running the new Ten Tec.. They are all welcomed with open arms...No complaining here.. I mean after all I ran a K7DYY Sr and that is hollow state... Yes, the days of 'rig bias' seem to be long gone for the most part. In fact, the few times I've heard it in the last two years, it seemed to be uttered by newbs coming on board who think that's the best way to sound like an OT. In fact, one op who seems to have a disdain for 'slopbucket' contacts has Collins S-Line gear in his avatar on AMfone. Pretty comical, really. (o: Many of us have spent fair amounts of time, interrupting ongoing QSOs, to help someone get their SS rig dialed in properly. Not so much for sound, mainly so they don't burn it up by running too much carrier. As more folks discover AM and want to switch over, patience is the key. Many of the new rigs sound great, especially the Flex radios. It's not about the gear so much as the mode. When the 'stuff' becomes more important than the people, it's time to find a new hobby. Of course, operating in the so-called 'AM Window' during prime time probably has a lot to do with it. There's a reason they call it the AM Ghetto. Bob 'OKL, bring your friend down below 3800, life is much nicer down there. It's worth upgrading if you need to. ~ Todd, KA1KAQ __ 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.
[AMRadio] Re: AMers on YouTube (VJB)
--- VJB wrote: We can really build out the representation of vintage radio by using the free website YouTube for some video features. Last night I recorded a typical QSO and this morning processed and uploaded it to the site. Check this out : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbcWEBEvOAo What is that Western Electric Meter modulation meter from you are using? Nice video by the way. Bob Young KB1OKL__ 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.
[AMRadio] build your own triode
http://www.dailymotion.com:80/video/x3wrzo_fabrication-dune-lampe-triode_tech It's in french but pretty cool, Bob Young KB1OKL__ 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.
[AMRadio] Re: SX-28A 2250.00? (ronnie.hull)
The ending price of the SX-28A was 3049.99 Bob Young KB1OKL Message: 3 Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2007 11:47:41 -0500 From: ronnie.hull Subject: Re: [AMRadio] SX-28A 2250.00? To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 YIKES! On Tue, 25 Dec 2007 11:35:15 -0500, Bob Young wrote The ending price was about 3225.00 or close to it, hope I get mine back soon from Brian Hill's Radio universe, Bob KB1OKL __ 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.
[AMRadio] SX-28A 2250.00?
The ending price was about 3225.00 or close to it, hope I get mine back soon from Brian Hill's Radio universe, Bob KB1OKL Message: 1 Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:03:12 -0700 From: Barrie Smith Subject: [AMRadio] SX-28A 2250.00? To: Discussion of AM Radio Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Perhaps I'm living in the past, but I'm more than a bit amazed that there's a SX-28A on EBay with the bidding up to $2250.00. Granted, it's a very clean unit, but that amount still seems high. Do we have another SX-88 in the making? 73, Barrie, W7ALW, DN36au, QRV 6M, 432 1296 EME --__ 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.
[AMRadio] Re: HRO-50
Message: 7 Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:42:54 -0600 (CST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [AMRadio] HRO-50 To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service amradio@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 - Original Message - Subject: Re: [AMRadio] HRO-50 Date: Mon, November 26, 2007 16:03 From: Mike Sawyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] What a pain in the scrote. I agree. Still, when the 1st HRO came out, nothing else on the market could touch it. The manual says to adjust the coils for the low end of the band, (in this case, I'm using coil set D 1.8-4.0M GC 3,5-4.0 BS) and there aren't any adj. available. I looked in the in each coil set and I can see the coil but it looks as though it was designed not to be adj. and I'm hesitant about attempting to adj. them. For the low end of the bands there is a 1/2 turn on the INTERIOR of the coil form that is to be moved either to buck or boost the main winding, or anything in between. Pain in the Scrote sums it up pretty well ;) How you are supposed to make slight adjustments, noting the output level, pull the coil, poke that 1/2 turn a bit, again note the output level, and ultimately find the peak is beyond me. I usually optimize at the top of the band (where trimmer caps are accessible with the coil installed at the top, and watch the output level as I adjust) and take what I get at the bottom of the frequency range - life is too short! Maybe when I retire I'll do the PROPER alignment on my 2 HROs, if I run out of stuff to do... 73/GL, -Larry/NE1S Those 1/2 turn coils inside of the box aren't that hard to adjust, all you need is patience, three or four times in and out of the radio with the coil box (for each 1/2 turn coil) and it should be OK, they're not real touchy, you just want to get a feel for where each one is at maximum. The more you align HRO's the better and quicker you get, the first one is a learning experience, the coils after that will go quicker and quicker, the peak is broad for the 1/2 turn internal coil. Bob KB1OKL __ 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.
[AMRadio] Re: WWV (funny!)
That's been in the QSO section of the AM forum for a while, it is a riot and kinda true to life, Bob KB1OKL Message: 1 Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 17:35:30 -0500 From: Kim Elmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [AMRadio] WWV (funny!) To: amradio@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed OK, this is funny: WWV Taken Over By Clear Channel Word on the street is that the National Institute of Standards and Technology is close to signing a Lease Management Agreement with Clear Channel Communications, Inc. for its flagship Time and Frequency station WWV, Fort Collins, Colorado. Clear Channel Radio's consultants have demanded some changes to the sound of the station, which broadcasts time of day, standard frequency, and other information 24 hours per day, saying that the old format is dull and predictable. Additionally, WWV's traditional modulation level of 50 percent for the steady tones, 50 percent for the BCD time code and 75 percent for the voice announcements was deemed not loud enough. The station will reformulate itself as The Tick. WWV's program director Hickory Zeitgeist says that the station has already added some snappy new announcements to the rotation, which can be heard by clicking the clock in this link: http://www.lownoiserecords.com/wwv_the_tick.html __ 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.
[AMRadio] Rinaldo sore about AM
Woops, confused Rinaldo with Ramon, sorry, I will still post his latest response. Bob KB1OKL __ 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.
[AMRadio] IARU HF bandplan
Region 2 Emergency Centre of activity 3: 7290 kHz That is our AM calling window, I've had many QSO's there. Bob KB1OKL A few interesting notes on the new IARU HF bandplan for 40 meters : 7070 kHz is to become the new Digital-Voice center-of-activity freq 7043 kHz is to be the Image mode transmission center-of-activity freq. CW is only allowed in the lower 30 kHz of the band. Glen, K9STH Website: http://k9sth.com _ __ 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.
[AMRadio] RE: Future of AM
It also could have simply been propagation, many things can cause that as well as forgetting to power down or changing the antenna pattern at night. AM BCB propagation can change from night to night as do the ham bands which is what can make BCB DX'ing interesting. Bob KB1OKL Message: 6 Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:35:58 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Re: future of AM radio To: amradio@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Last night I was tuned to WKBN 570 A.M. which at one time had a 50 plus mile range when I was treated to a Spanish speaking station from who knows where. At the time I was within ten miles of the WKBN transmitter. I wonder what they will foul up next? Bob AB8OP That could have been a station that had failed to switch to its night-time power and/or antenna pattern. I've been running into that problem more and more over that past ten years or so. All bets are off when stations don't play by the rules. Steve WD8DAS __ 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.
[AMRadio] Re: future of AM radio
I do not wish to start a debate on iBlock, but I was not writing as a DXer I was writing as someone who gets into his car at night and COULD listen to WSM 650 easily in MA before IBOC whooshed right over it almost every night, I am talking about the average listener who is losing the ability to hear many many stations because of a an absolutely flawed system which takes up 30 Khz of band space in a medium where 10 Khz is supposed to be the bandwidth and is harmful interference according to the FCC's own rules which they are absolutely not enforcing here as in BPL, and the massacre is only beginning as less than 5% of all AM stations are broadcasting at night with Hybrid Digital. HD or Hybrid Digital as it is properly known is an absolute waste of time and if it is not scrapped soon will seal terrestrial radio's fate. My 1997 Buick with a stock radio has plenty enough selectivity to easily get an adjacent channel, I can even get KDKA 1020 when WBZ 1030's iBlock is off , WBZ is less than 50 miles from me. (they have been testing it lately at night). The only people who love iBlock are iBiquity and the stations who think it is a panacea for decades of lousy programming. There have been nights when WLW Cincinnatti's iBlock noise (1000 miles) from here has covered WOR's signal (200 miles from here) here in MA depending on propagation, some nights they jam each other and on real special nights we have Chicago 720, WOR 710 and WLW 700 all buzzing each other into oblivion. If this system is deployed full force we will only be able to receive our local 50 KW stations, great system iBiquity thought off and which the FCC is allowing (which is also allowing BPL). AM BCB band stations easily and routinely travel 1000 miles at night with skywave, you think stations with 30 Khz bandwidths are going to co-exist peacefully on a band where there is a station every 10 Khz? If they ever cut down to 10 Khz and just broadcast a digital signal that means that ALL AM BCB radios will be obsolete including the BCB bands on our beloved boatanchors. I infer from your comment that iBlock will cut a great swath through the AM band? That means that Hybrid Digital stations are going to rid the band of all the stations that you feel are clogging up the band? I have wondered if this was a conspiracy from the very beginning to tell you the truth, and your comment further cemented that feeling which is widely shared BTW in the broadcast community. Incidentally I have heard and read that Citadel did away with IBOC because of interference. http://www.orbitcast.com/archives/abc-citadel-suspends-am-iboc.html Bob KB1OKL I'm not sure where you live Steve, but here in MA I nightly get co-channel interference big time for example I can't listen to WSM anymore on 650 because of WFAN NY WFAN is on 660 - if they played music with NRSC or pre-NRSC bandwdiths and preemphasis on the analog you'd get huge interference on WSM on 650 - that's the very next channel! I did not say there wasn't interference from HD, of course there is. But the entire allocations plan on the standard broadcast band is premised on that the fact that interference is acceptable if it lets more signals on the air. There were already WAY TOO MANY stations on the band. My fond memories of listening to far away stations at night were no longer possible in most cases BEFORE digital. The interference rules were thrown out the window several times to allow companies to put more signals on the air. With the exception of non-commercial stations, and there aren't many of those on the AM band, the purpose of broadcasting is as a money-making business. It is not there to provide a hobby for you and me to listen to distant stations. My AM station, WHA, is one of the very oldest stations (9XM in 1917), (completely non-commercial) and is running HD very successfully as a way to get listeners to think AM is cool again. Ratings are up, contributions are up, and listeners are happy. Sounds like a success to me. I've not received even one complaint! The inside story from Citadel is that they shut down night HD primarily because many of their market GMs had wide-bandwidth radios in their luxury cars and were hearing the digital from two channels away, and like radio station bosses aways do, they extrapolated from their personal experience to the whole audience. But very few people have wide IF radios - that is how the whole idea works. Night time interference is a technical issue to be solved but I think it will be handled OK. And if it isn't, then I suggest you buy an HD radio and have some fun getting digital lock on distant stations - a new kind of DXing. Steve WD8DAS __ 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:
[AMRadio] Re: Future of AM radio
I don't wish to beat this to death only put something in perspective: Steve you sly devil, you didn't mention that your station broadcasts with a whopping 51 watts at night, no wonder you don't get any interference calls, hi! Bob KB1OKL My AM station, WHA, is one of the very oldest stations (9XM in 1917), (completely non-commercial) and is running HD very successfully as a way to get listeners to think AM is cool again. Ratings are up, contributions are up, and listeners are happy. Sounds like a success to me. I've not received even one complaint! cut Steve WD8DAS __ 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.
[AMRadio] future of AM radio
Speaking of IBUZ, iBlock, IBAC or whatever you want to call the FCC sanctioned harmful sideband interference on AM BCB radio check this out, they need all the help they can get: http://www.stopiboc.com/ Bob KB1OKL With real AM radio having a limited future, going digital like DRM and IBUZ, how long will amateur AM be a viable form of communication? Well, not 'viable' in bandwidth efficiency, but in excitement, you know what i mean. Maybe it will continue like CW has. Just thoughts to ponder. Meanwhile, bring on the big iron and the large boxes. May the richest win all. 73 John K5PRO __ 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.
[AMRadio] Ham Fests
My wife becoming a ham? hi! She has a hard time with Satellite TV and has absolutely no interest in radios, transmitters, hams, etc. I wasn't trying to bash woman, far from it, just that I believe the average woman likes ham fests about as much as I would like to attend a makeup fest. I realize there are female hams but I'd be willing to bet they like radios better than flea market stuff at ham fests also. Ham = radio, transmitter, not dishes, lawn ornaments etc. If I walk into a ham fest that looks like a flea market I'll take a quick walk around and probably leave whether I buy something or not. The atmosphere at the NEAR fest despite the rain was very inviting for the average ham I would say, especially boatanchor devotees and I was too broke to buy anything of any value except for a nice D-104 mic, but I stayed all day and enjoyed myself. If this sounds sexist, I'm sorry, I'm just stating an overwhelming fact, ham radio and crawling under your car are two things 99% of women would probably rather avoid doing (understatement), so why try to gender neutral the fests? (how's that for politically correct, hi!) It would just drive away many hams and I doubt woman would be crawling over each other to get in anyway. This is why me and my wife have the deal in that she can accompany me as long as she doesn't B, I know she hates them as much as I would have hated the makep party she attended last week, but it is her choice to attend so I bring her. Bob KB1OKL Bob, I believe that we should give more credit to women than we do. Lots of women are hams and computer persons, etc. You would be surprised when you go to Dayton how many women attend and enjoy a night out with the OM. So my point is let's not bash women by assuming that they don't have a curiosity or penchant for ham items, etc. Who knows when your wife might remark: how do I go about getting my ticket, too. Of course, you would have to share your ham station. My wife just got involved in emailing her friends and now I have to tear her away from the computer. Next step is to get her an ARRL license manual. Finally, did you ever notice that even hams display all kinds of items that are non-ham related on their tables along side a DX-100. My final word on this subject. I enjoyed the discussion not DEBATE. Dave, W3ST - W3CRA Collins Radio Association www.collinsra.com Join the largest Collins group in the world Nets on 7208 at 4:30 EDST every day and Monday at 3805 at 8 PM EDST - Original Message - From: Bob Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: amradio@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 1:46 AM Subject: [AMRadio] hamfests I agree with you Todd, I bring the XYL only because she is bored at home and doesn't drive. BUT... she knows the ham fests are going to be ALL boring radios with tubes, transmitters, wire etc. We have a deal, I told her I would continue to bring her as long as she doesn't bother me and want to go home until I'm ready to. Selfish? Maybe but then again I don't care how long she spends at the mall as long as I'm not there. I personally like the ham fests the way they are and would hate to see mittens, dishwashers, rocking chairs and other assorted junk being sold at them, the computer junk is bad enough. If I want to go to a mixed gathering of people buying all sorts of assorted junk I'll go to Walmart. Bob KB1OKL __ 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.
[AMRadio] hamfests
I agree with you Todd, I bring the XYL only because she is bored at home and doesn't drive. BUT... she knows the ham fests are going to be ALL boring radios with tubes, transmitters, wire etc. We have a deal, I told her I would continue to bring her as long as she doesn't bother me and want to go home until I'm ready to. Selfish? Maybe but then again I don't care how long she spends at the mall as long as I'm not there. I personally like the ham fests the way they are and would hate to see mittens, dishwashers, rocking chairs and other assorted junk being sold at them, the computer junk is bad enough. If I want to go to a mixed gathering of people buying all sorts of assorted junk I'll go to Walmart. Bob KB1OKL Message: 1 Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:12:42 -0400 From: Todd, KA1KAQ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Hamfests To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service amradio@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On 10/18/07, david knepper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone ever considered that our XYLs also enjoy attending hamfests. My wife enjoys accompanying me to hamfests because of the variety of items for sale that are non-ham related. Many ladies, as you know, are not interested in rummaging through a box of old tubes or drooling over some old boatanchor. Then take her to the neighborhood flea market or yard sales. Hamfests are R-A-D-I-O and related technology events, not a church rummage sale. We've considered it, and decided that this kind of junk is one of the leading contributing factors to attendance declining at hamfests. There are junk sales and flea markets every weekend, somewhere. Not so for hamfests. ~ Todd, KA1KAQ __ 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.
[AMRadio] RE: receiver survey
I have several (hi!) which are awaiting restoration. I'll concentrate on my top running ones R-390A restored by Chuck Rippel, excellent radio, very sensitive and has had audio mods, all around great radio R-388 restored by Al Parker, I use this for receive with my DX-100. Another great radio and it is very easy to get on frequency with it and the dial is easier to turn than a 390A's is, it's not as sensitive however as the 390(A's) unless I have a weak tube. SP-600 also a great radio and again very sensitive and selective, I use this for BCB DXing this one has none of the drawbacks I've heard other ops mention, the dial is right on, it's not hard to find the frequency you're on and it's dial is great, if this radio were a car it would be a Cadillac. HRO-50R1, this is in the original tall rack with speaker and all coils and is black wrinkle, originally came from someone who worked at National which was not real far from here. (Malden, MA) This radio works and looks like new, seems to be on par with the other two as far as performance. This is by far my most collectible radio. I don't think anyone ever used it for any great length of time, I know they guy I bought it from used it for only a few hours in 13 years. I am the third owner. HRO-60T, is also a great selective sensitive receiver and sounds great. I'm missing a one coil for this one I believe 6M. HQ-180, also a great radio, doesn't have the solid expensive feel of the SP-600 however, but holds it's own. I also have several waiting to be restored including 2 R390's and an R-390A, also several SP-400's and 200's. The older Super Pros have great audio with about 12 Watts output and a continuously variable filter that goes from 3Khz to 16 Khz. Bob KB1OKL __ 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.
[AMRadio] español
No, ahora es nosotros hablamos español, ¡ji! Bob KB1OKL Message: 8 Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 22:27:21 -0500 From: crawfish [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Spanish To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service amradio@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 That is si habla espanol, gringo!!:-) Joe W4AAB - Original Message - From: Peter Markavage [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: amradio@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 1:31 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Spanish I was hoping you were here! Pete, wa2cwa (se habia Espanol) -- Message: 9 Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 23:19:02 -0700 From: W7CE [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Spanish To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service amradio@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original Make that se habla Español and you'll have it right. - Original Message - From: crawfish [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service amradio@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 8:27 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Spanish That is si habla espanol, gringo!!:-) Joe W4AAB - Original Message - From: Peter Markavage [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: amradio@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 1:31 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Spanish I was hoping you were here! Pete, wa2cwa (se habia Espanol) __ 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.
[AMRadio] oye!
Que pasa, mis (¿) amigos (?) Bob KB1OKL Hay All just received a copy of this...Do not know if it is true but if it is we all need to take action with the ARRL... Stupidity reigns if true... Bob W1PE -Original Message- From: William Lambing Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 9:37 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Latest ARRL Big Push..! Spanish Tests..!! Now you have done it ... ARRL pushing for Spanish testing..! What is wrong with this picture? What part of I don't push 1 for English don't you guys understand? It was bad enough pushing this Winlink stuff on us (just to make boaters happy), now comes this piece of BS. That and the idiocy of your filings with the FCC which you fortunately backed off on ... still ... this latest one really ticks me off. I have been in amateur radio since 1962 and my license is due to expire in February 2008. My current ARRL membership expires at the end of this year. Guess what Mr.Sumner, it will expire and will NOT be renewed .. thanks to your pushing this Spanish BS. By the way ... are you people going to change the name of the organization? It will no longer be the AMERICAN .. it is a sell out .. period ... plain and simple. ARRL ... stuff it. Bill Lambing, W0LPQ Greenwood, IN __ 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.
[AMRadio] boatanchor owner's ages
Well I'm no spring Chicken, I'm 54 but far from being retired and having grey hair although there's nothing wrong with that, especially the retired part, hi! I've been collecting them now for a couple of years, got my General license in February and am using a DX-100 usually on 160M. Picking up a Johnson Viking Ranger tomorrow, hey it lights up! Bob young KB1OKL Message: 1 Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 03:39:46 -0500 From: Geoff/W5OMR [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Boatanchor Transmitter FS in Salem, OR To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service amradio@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Tom Elmore wrote: Brett brings up a good point about age. I'm 43 and always thought I was at the tail end of the age group that was interested in boat anchors. AT least I know now, I'm not so alone in my age group ;-) Besides, I think Brett/N2DTS in around our age group. Slightly but not only a few notches either way of 50 years old. Brian/WA5AM is around the same age... most of the other AM'ers I know are retired and beyond. Brett/N2DTS wrote: What is the average age of an AM operator? I would say about 60 or 70 years old... Anyone know any 20 year olds homebrewing tube stuff? Gotta hand it to Jon/AD5HR... he's only been a ham for about 6 yeas... and he's building rigs. He's talking on a homebrew rig, running a pair of 807's modulated by a home-brewed modulator, running a pair of 807's, and the modulator is driven by his homebrew speech-amp. That rig, while desktop. probably weighs in at around 1.5 lbs per watt ;-) __ 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.
[AMRadio] RE: AMRadio Digest, Vol 42, Issue 3
Don't know about QTH, but this is just another routine ebay rip off, if they protected the consumers as much as they protected their own profits, no one would ever have this happen to them, an ebay sale is supposed to be a binding contract as far as I know and I'd complain although it'll do you little good, they may take action against the seller if you can prove the rip off though, Bob Young KB1OKL -- Message: 3 Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 07:58:39 -0700 (PDT) From: VJB [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [AMRadio] T-368 controversy To: amradio@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 I am passing along an unfortunate controversy that has come up regarding the sale of a T-368, which had been re-posted here as well as over on amfone.net, as mentioned by the would-be buyer, below. Proceed with caution if this transmitter turns up elsewhere, repaired from an accident, or whatever. Report from amfone.net registrant W9SWS, Illinois, posted to the FOR SALE/TRADE section of amfone.net This is in regards to the T-368 listed by WA9QNN, here, on QTH.COM and twice on ebay, simultaneously. First auction on ebay ended without the reserve being met. The second auction (#170124646732) ended with my WINNING bid on June 29, 2007, of $900.00. He set the reserve, I didn't. I met and/or exceeded the reserve and had the WINNING bid. I promptly paid WA9QNN via paypal within a few hours of the end of the auction. Approximately 24 hrs. after the auction, I received notice from WA9QNN that because of an accident in the garage, the T-368 was damaged and not for sale and he returned my paypal payment. I requested that he send me pictures of the damaged T-368. He has ignored my request. I find it curious that it is still listed here and on other sights, still for sale at a higher price and once again, he set the reserve, I didn't...you do the math and consider yourself warned! __ 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.
Re: [AMRadio] Broadcast Transmitter
I'm not positive about this but at the present time Canada has no plans to convert their AM stations to IBOC (Hybrid digital) which is a wise non-move considering all the problems it is going to create very soon with interference especially at night and also public apathy with the radios. There has been however a fast migration to FM lately in Canada which is the more likely reason. Bob KB1OKL That, and probably HD radio considerations, are probably the reason they're selling it. It looks like it's been well and lovingly maintained; this box is clearly the Pride and Joy of the chief engineer. I dearly LOVE the traditional, high level plate modulated broadcast designs, but even an old fart like ME recognizes that in terms of overall efficiency they're power hungry dinosaurs. And trying to run HD with it is just begging for trouble. Whoever buys it, I just hope they appreciate that they're getting a transmitter that was not just maintained, but clearly LOVED. That's clearly apparent from the photos. And beleive me, I KNOW; I've seen my share of broadcast transmitters, and you can tell the poorly maintained ones with a quick glance. Mr. T., W9LBB __ AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net 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.
