Re: [AMRadio] Re: Valiant and Loop progress

2005-12-08 Thread rbethman
EMT is thin wall electrical conduit. Bob - N0DGN -- Original message -- From: "ne1s" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For the uninitiated, what's "EMT?" > > I think I've figured out it's not "Emergency Medical Technician" in this > context. > > -Larry/NE1S > > W5OMR/Geoff w

Re: [AMRadio] Re: Valiant and Loop progress

2005-12-08 Thread Edward B Richards
Electrical Metalic Tubing. Also known as thin wall conduit. 73, Ed Richards, K6UUZ Simi Valley, California, 93065 Home of Air Force 1 Pavilion On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 13:19:00 -0500 "ne1s" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > For the uninitiated, what's "EMT?" > > I think I've figured out it's not "Emerge

Re: [AMRadio] Re: Valiant and Loop progress

2005-12-08 Thread W5OMR/Geoff
ne1s wrote: For the uninitiated, what's "EMT?" I think I've figured out it's not "Emergency Medical Technician" in this context. -Larry/NE1S W5OMR/Geoff writes: The other alternative is to get a few joints of EMT. They come with one end threaded and are joinable, end-to-end. Drill a h

Re: [AMRadio] Re: Valiant and Loop progress

2005-12-08 Thread W5OMR/Geoff
Edward B Richards wrote: Electrical Metalic Tubing. Also known as thin wall conduit. I used to sell and deliver the stuff.. The EMT I'm referring to, are the 3" and 4" I.D. that was threaded one end and had a built-in coupler at the other - not quite so thin. They come in 10' and 20' sect

Re: [AMRadio] Re: Valiant and Loop progress

2005-12-08 Thread rbethman
I believe the variety that Geoff is referring to is more like schedule 40 galvanized pipe. The EMT is entirely too thin to be threaded. It is as Geoff says, too light to support itself. The EMT I've worked with can be bent pretty easily by hand. The type of conduit that Geoff is referring to

[AMRadio] EMT?

2005-12-08 Thread Jose HF Silva
Hi, It also goes to "Electrical Metallic Tubing" ;-)) 73 Joe - ct1axg - Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2005 01:30:28 -0600 From: W5OMR/Geoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Re: Valiant and Loop progress To: Discussion of AM Radio Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED

[AMRadio] ARRL bandwidth scheme not accepted

2005-12-08 Thread VJB
Patrick, There's no RM number because the FCC has not accepted the League's Petition. It's an old tactic for a petitioner to provide a blank like the group in Newington has done, just to make it nice and easy for the agency to fill in the blank. Nice try. Paul/VJB

Re: [AMRadio] Re: Valiant and Loop progress

2005-12-08 Thread Edward B Richards
We called it "heavy wall conduit". It looks like water pipe but differs in 2 major ways: A. the threads do not taper, so it does not get tight until the ends meet inside the coupling, and B. it is smooth inside so as not to abrade the insulation on the wires. Merry Christmas. 73, Ed Richards, K6UU

Re: [AMRadio] ARRL bandwidth scheme not accepted

2005-12-08 Thread peter markavage
Acceptance question: Has the FCC provided an RM number to the sweeping amateur radio proposal your CTT group submitted in June05 that would have major ramifications to the amateur radio service? Do you ever plan to amend your proposal to include the omissions in the license class tables where some

Re: [AMRadio] ARRL bandwidth scheme not accepted

2005-12-08 Thread Bob Scupp
Paul and Everyone- I am a former ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Vice-Director who served two terms (1990-1994). My main issue with any League proposal is that they do not site research through membership and/or Amateur Radio community surveys for their rule-making petitions. They also are usually th

Re: [AMRadio] ARRL bandwidth scheme not accepted

2005-12-08 Thread VJB
Hi Bob, Thanks for your thoughts. I'm totally with you on the need for Newington to poll its constituents BEFORE acting on a major policy or regulatory proposal like this one. It's as if they're living in the days when the U.S. needed an Electoral College for the White House, because the "voters

[AMRadio] Purchase Of E.F. Johnson Viking II w/VFO, National NC-109, etc.

2005-12-08 Thread Bob Scupp
To All- Hi! I just thought I would let everyone know that this past week, I purchased a complete AM transmitter/receiver station w/accessories! It is very similar to the one I had in New Jersey as WA2CXS in my senior year of high school 1968. I purchased a partially restored (LV-HV filters, screen

Re: [AMRadio] Purchase Of E.F. Johnson Viking II w/VFO, National NC-109, etc.

2005-12-08 Thread Cory Hine
Bob, Glad you got the equipment. I too have a Viking II and a National receiver. The National is a 173 and it still has the original caps in it. The Viking was also partially restored, and I finished it and put it on the air. When I get time, usually on the weekend, I am generally on 75 on 3880-38

Re: [AMRadio] Purchase Of E.F. Johnson Viking II w/VFO, National NC-109, etc.

2005-12-08 Thread W5OMR/Geoff
Bob Scupp wrote: To All- Hi! I just thought I would let everyone know that this past week, I purchased a complete AM transmitter/receiver station w/accessories! Congrats, Bob! Let me be the first to invite you to join the ERAM group on 3.885Mc, that typically starts around 4am, CST (3AM M

Re: [AMRadio] Purchase Of E.F. Johnson Viking II w/VFO, National NC-109, etc.

2005-12-08 Thread Bob Scupp
Cory- Thank you for your post. It's nice to meet with you. I certainly appreciate the offer to meet with me on 75 AM 3880-3890. When I am on the air I will let you know so we can make a sked. Thanks again. Best 73's, Bob K5SEP --- Cory Hine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bob, > > Glad you got

Re: [AMRadio] Purchase Of E.F. Johnson Viking II w/VFO, National NC-109, etc.

2005-12-08 Thread Bob Scupp
Geoff- Thank you so much for the friendly invite to the ERAM group on 3.885Mc at 4AM CST. I will keep you and everyone else posted when I can make my entrance on 75 meters AM. Have you seen my newly created domain site? It is k5sep.com. (not case sensitive)day via Yahoo. It has some neat stuff yo

Re: [AMRadio] Purchase Of E.F. Johnson Viking II w/VFO, National NC-109, etc.

2005-12-08 Thread Jim Wilhite
Hey Bob, hope to hear you soon from Mountainair. Don't know your schedule, but 75 will be good for the shorted distances in the early afternoon around 3:30 or so and up to mid mornings as well. There is a pretty large group of Colorado, NM, Wyoming, and Nebraska hams on 3.875 in the mornings.

Re: [AMRadio] ARRL bandwidth scheme not accepted

2005-12-08 Thread peter markavage
VJB stated: Too bad that system has been discredited by the laundry list of bad moves that could have been avoided by the leadership in Newington, had they only alllowed popular opinion and asked some people for guidance on what they should do. > (Um, BEFORE they go and do it, not as a blind email

Re: [AMRadio] ARRL bandwidth scheme not accepted

2005-12-08 Thread W5OMR/Geoff
How many amateurs did you solicit comments from before you submitted your proposal? I see your proposal has a section on "views considered" from QRZ postings, but did you really go out and solicit comments and reactions to your tentative proposal before you issued it? I see no record of that. L

[AMRadio] 75 or 80m?

2005-12-08 Thread Jose HF Silva
Hi ALL, I wonder why it is beeing mostly mentioned 75m, when in fact it is supposed to be 80m? The (old) sets and books and tables and slang were always referring 80m band (3.5 - 3.8 MHz). The 75m correspond to 4.0 MHz: is this a new band or a new trend? Thanks for clarification on this :-) 73

Re: [AMRadio] 75 or 80m?

2005-12-08 Thread Bob Scupp
Jose- Hi and good evening. Thanks for asking a good question about 75/80 meters. --- Jose HF Silva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The (old) sets and books and tables and slang were > always referring 80m band (3.5 - 3.8 MHz). You are certainly correct here. The lower portion of the band does re

Re: [AMRadio] 75 or 80m?

2005-12-08 Thread W5OMR/Geoff
Jose HF Silva wrote: Hi ALL, I wonder why it is beeing mostly mentioned 75m, when in fact it is supposed to be 80m? The (old) sets and books and tables and slang were always referring 80m band (3.5 - 3.8 MHz). The 75m correspond to 4.0 MHz: is this a new band or a new trend? Thanks for clari

Re: [AMRadio] AM Exemption Already Drawing Fire

2005-12-08 Thread David McClafferty
--- W5OMR/Geoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's just word > association. 'FCC type accepted' is a common > phrase. It's more than that, 'FCC type accepted' is recognized by a lot of other countries. I'm sure Industry Canada often just checks the FCC reports and then "rubber stamps" them to

Re: [AMRadio] AM Exemption Already Drawing Fire

2005-12-08 Thread W5OMR/Geoff
David McClafferty wrote: --- W5OMR/Geoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It's just word association. 'FCC type accepted' is a common phrase. It's more than that, 'FCC type accepted' is recognized by a lot of other countries. I'm sure Industry Canada often just checks the FCC reports an

[AMRadio] Part needed

2005-12-08 Thread Mason Sarles
Hello to the list. I need a replacement for the on/off AF gain switch for my Mohawk receiver. If anyone has an extra or a source for one please let me know. Thank you, 73, Mason kd5yhx From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Dec 8 21:50:50 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Original-To: amradio@mail

[AMRadio] ARRL bandwidth scheme not accepted

2005-12-08 Thread peter markavage
Geoff: I think you're missing the point here. VJB said: "Thanks for your thoughts. I'm totally with you on the need for Newington to poll its constituents BEFORE acting on a major policy or regulatory proposal like this one. Too bad that system has been discredited by the laundry list of bad mov

Re: [AMRadio] AM Exemption Already Drawing Fire

2005-12-08 Thread David McClafferty
> > > > > > What privledges do entry level hams have in Canada, > Dave? Is there any > HF activitly allowed, at all? > > > -Geoff/W5OMR The Basic license, up until recently, allowed VHF operation only. By taking a 5 wpm code test they could then operate on HF limited to 250 watts and commer