Jim FB on the local qso's on 6AM. The stories about 50.400 getting busy as 29.600 are true , it takes a lot of patience and persistence. You have the right idea always call CQ ,keep an eye on ch 2 TV for signs of a band opening.Another good indicator is the 50Mhz prop logger. Within the last month i have worked about 50-60 stations, most good openings are in the 6-10 pm time frame here in Texas. 2 weeks ago i was there at the right time worked 27 stations in a row ranging from the Midwest to NC SC PA TN KY Etc. Some of the stations were using as little as 2-3 Watts even a couple of Heathkit Sixers. Sporadic E openings can happen at any time this season i had a nice Qso with K6LGL at 11pm one night we talked for quite a while we were both using less than 50 watts. It would be great to work you sometime on tropo if i remember you are located near Austin. I am about 60 miles South of Houston near the coast in EL29. If you like pass along your number and when the conditions are right for a possible contact i can call you.
My G50 also runs pretty hot. 73 Steve WB5UGT EL 29 AMI # 807 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim candela" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Amradio@Mailman.Qth.Net" <amradio@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 3:36 PM Subject: [AMRadio] Six Meters AM and a Gonset G50 question > > > > I have made a few local AM contacts on 50.4 AM with good success. I can get > 20+ miles with S9 reports both ways with a guy with a 3 element beam, and 15 > watts. I run about 25 watts output. I am using a ku4ab square loop at about > 25'. Last night 6 was hot, and I could hear SSB, and CW from several states. > At one point the guys were complaining of too much QRM, and wall to wall > signals. Move up to 50.4, and nothing heard. I put out several CQ's on AM, > and no responses. When do the AMers on six meters get on? So far I hear > mostly baby monitors, old style cordless phones, DSL spurs, HDTV spurs, > computer spurs, and only an occasional local AMer. I've heard stories of how > 50.4 can get packed like 29.6 FM does. So far I have not had the experience. > :( > > I have a G50 question. Does the power transformer in the G50 get > uncomfortably hot to the touch? Mine does. I have turned down the 6L6 idle > current in receive (and boost it during receive). That helped a little. I > use a variac set to 117 vac. That transformer is hot in about 15 minutes of > receiving after turn on. I notice the interleaving of the core is poor, but > I am afraid I may have a shorted turn, or maybe these just use cheap lossy > iron. With 117 vac in, my DVM shows 390-0-390 from the HV winding. I am > afraid to leave my G50 on (squelched) waiting for someone to pop a signal on > 50.4 Mhz. > > Listening to SSB on the G50 using the VFO spot feature is not too good. I > played with my audio generator (goes to 455 kc) and put a two turn coil > around the G50 last IF tube. That works pretty good if you set the level for > about 20 over 9 on the S-Meter. Looks like I need a BFO to be made up. > > Any thoughts about the hot biscuit transformer? > > Jim Candela > WD5JKO > > > _______________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio
