Re: [AMRadio] Comment from N0JEF

2010-02-11 Thread gowdm
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Re: [AMRadio] Comment from N0JEF

2010-02-11 Thread Bry Carling
Very common behavior on SSB too. Guys need to get a clue and lerarn to be more friendly but it's hard for old dogs to learn young dog tricks. They are better at passing gas it seems. > I read an article about AM use in the ham bands in a recent QST > magazine and was intrigued. > > The article

[AMRadio] ht20

2010-02-11 Thread Jack Schrader
I hope you remember me, Jack with the ht20. Got the ht20 hooked up and have god output in cw but not am. I hooked up a 100w 210v test light to the antenna output on the ht20 but when I speak into the mic on am the light gets dimmer not brighter. Any idea about that? TnxJack __

Re: [AMRadio] Comment from N0JEF

2010-02-11 Thread Rob Atkinson
Okay Todd thanks--processed audio is okay provided it is done correctly. There's a learning process to processed audio hi hi. I have to admit that while I do the solid state transceiver thing for transmitting, I am fond of the whole sound and aesthetic of the tube receivers.One of these day

Re: [AMRadio] Comment from N0JEF

2010-02-11 Thread Todd, KA1KAQ
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 10:48 AM, Rob Atkinson wrote: > Todd, what kind of gear did the elitist radio snobs run?   What was > approved of and sneered at?   Just curious.  I'm still pretty much > running what I brung hi hi. Tube gear, Rob. It was never a big group per say, and quite often is was

Re: [AMRadio] Comment from N0JEF

2010-02-11 Thread Rob Atkinson
I have pretty good luck with dipole at 50 feet just running my yaesu 1000MP at 30 watts on 75 m. in the afternoons. I can have a pretty solid QSO with stations 100 - 200 miles away. Jeff maybe you should try 75 m. or 40 m. in the afternoons. Todd, what kind of gear did the elitist radio snobs ru

Re: [AMRadio] SDR-IQ muting

2010-02-11 Thread Bernie Doran
HI Dick: I have had mine for about 6 weeks, no real mute, ground the antenna input, kill the audio with a relay. have you compared the audio quality with another receiver? mine is not equal to the 75A2. Bernie W8RPW - Original Message - From: "Dick Gillespie" To: Sent: Wednesday, Fe

Re: [AMRadio] Comment from N0JEF

2010-02-11 Thread Todd, KA1KAQ
On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 11:49 PM, wrote: > I run a Kenwood TS-480HX.  (I can hear the groans from the boat anchor crowd) > haha > > The 480hx  is a 200 watt radio with a 50 watt carrier on AM and shows 200 > watts pep on an external watt meter while modulating. > > My name is Jeff.  I am in Cl

Re: [AMRadio] Comment from N0JEF

2010-02-11 Thread Rob Atkinson
Jeff, You don't have a 200 watt AM rig, you have a 40 or 50 watt AM rig, 200 w. PEP. But 40 or 50 w. should be enough to be heard unless the QRM and QRN are really bad. Also keep in mind a lot of guys like me live in high noise level QTHs. If you have a dipole up at least 50 feet on 75 m. you

Re: [AMRadio] Comment from N0JEF

2010-02-11 Thread wb4...@teara.org
> Man - didn't mean to stir the pot THAT much. lol But thanks for the replies. >I run a Kenwood TS-480HX. (I can hear the groans from the boat anchor crowd) haha >The 480hx is a 200 watt radio with a 50 watt carrier on AM and shows 200 watts pep on an external watt meter while modulating. >M