[AMRadio] TV-7 Testing a 5V4 Question

2008-06-03 Thread whitebear1122
I was testing a 5V4 the other night. I was suspicious of it because it came out of a Collins 32V-3 with a blown LV transformer. The 5V4 was the LV B+ rectifier. The 5V4 yielded the proper meter reading when the RECTIFIER button was pressed. When I ran through the SHORTS selection on the swi

Re: [AMRadio] AM on 160m

2008-06-03 Thread Jim Wilhite
No cable where I have lived in the past 10 years. I have been in rural areas and there may be only two or three houses near me. No only that but we don't watch enough TV to put an antenna on the tower. My poles are used in conjunction with the tower to support dipoles. I like dipoles better

Re: [AMRadio] AM on 160m

2008-06-03 Thread Ken Zuercher
Why don't you get cable like any intelligent person? (LOL) I don't have cable I use the 55 foot tower to hold up ham antennas and a good TV antenna, keeps my wife happy. My neighbors think i'm Amish (or just cheap). I am the latter. Ken, KC8QO --- Jim Wilhite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It is ama

[AMRadio] Filter capacitor leakage

2008-06-03 Thread Rick Brashear
I remember a discussion a while back on maximum allowable leakage in filter capacitors, but don't think this aspect was touched on. What do you feel is the maximum allowable leakage at the capacitors normal working voltage? How does this apply as the test voltage is decreased? For instance, if

[AMRadio] Re: 160m AM (typo correction)

2008-06-03 Thread D. Chester
"I don't QSO's in which I have to struggle to receive the other station through the background noise." Should read: I don't enjoy QSO's in which I have to struggle to receive the other station through the background noise." __ Our

[AMRadio] Re: AM on 160m

2008-06-03 Thread D. Chester
Perhaps if there are two or more AM'ers within close range of each other interested in operating 160, you could make it a point to meet regularly on some spot outside the usual frequencies of 1885, 1980 and 1985, during static season. That way you will have already established AM presence in t

RE: [AMRadio] p-300 suppressor

2008-06-03 Thread Rick Brashear
Thanks to all for the information and leads on the P-300 parasitic suppressors. 73, Rick/K5IAR hi ,on the subject of p-300 suppressors rick brashear had asked about the specks... W4BVT __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMR

[AMRadio] Re: RCA TX on the west coast

2008-06-03 Thread VJB
Hi Bob, thanks for posting about the RCA. The pictures show a transmitter that has NOT been messed in, very much. I base that on what looks like an intact wiring harness and only a handful of modern spade lugs on visible terminal blocks. Years of undisturbed dust also tell me there was no catas