Re: [AMRadio] retro 75

2010-04-11 Thread Bry Carling
That is the second blank message from a Jack Shutt this week. What is going on? On 11 Apr 2010 at 9:21, Jack C. Shutt wrote: __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives:

Re: [AMRadio] Ham Radio Growing in the age of Twitter

2010-04-11 Thread Bry Carling
A lot of guys can set up a station and operate the dials on the radio fairly well but they can't operate the controls above the neck too well. I often caan;lt undrestand someone's identification of their callsign, and they do not know to use phonetics. May don't know the standard phonetics so

Re: [AMRadio] retro 75

2010-04-08 Thread Bry Carling
The only confusing me was that his circuit diagram doesn't seem to show a crystal nearby, even though it mentions one on the right side of the receiover diagram as 1/2 xtal osc TX. I finally saw the osc below left running at 3615 kHz, the most popular British AM calling frequency. I think the

Re: [AMRadio] retro 75

2010-04-08 Thread Bry Carling
That's one of the best homebrew pages I have ever seen! Real AM homebrewing with tubes in the 21st Century! (and he's using a familiar-looking crystal in the 6146 rig!) http://www.qrz.com/callsign.html?callsign=GW1XVC 73s - AF4K On 8 Apr 2010 at 8:11, AirRadio wrote: My friend, Steve, GW1XVC

Re: [AMRadio] Soldering, Me = Yes! Building, soldering and wiriing techniques?

2010-04-08 Thread Bry Carling
There is a slight backlash going on against them dropping the CW requirement. I have heard about a number of people who have rebelled against the ARRL and FCC's boneheaded anti-CW decisions, and actually consider CW as some kind of a forbidden fruit that they want to try. Just anecdotal

Re: [AMRadio] Retro 75

2010-04-08 Thread Bry Carling
On 8 Apr 2010 at 13:56, LEE BAHR wrote: putting a rig like this on 10 meters will require more parts, more stability, and much more expensive crystals, Or there may be someone who has a large quantity of suitable crystals at a bargain price (grin.) You just never know. -~ø¤º°º¤ø~-ßrÿ in

Re: [AMRadio] Retro 75

2010-04-08 Thread Bry Carling
Actually no, it costs $369.00 for the version that only covers 80m through 15m and you have to presumably pay more than that if you want to use 160m, 12m and 10m. You have to open it up and fiddle with modules to change bands too. Oh, and it seems like the digital display is an optional Extra.

Re: [AMRadio] Ham Radio Growing in the Age of Twitter

2010-04-07 Thread Bry Carling
Intereeting Jay. I saw where they included a link to a rather sad story from 2007 about the FCC ending the cw testing requirement. I wonder how many of those 700,000 U.S. Hams are active. I would guess that few have ever ventured onto HF for the real amateur radio experience. I cut my teeth as

Re: [AMRadio] Negative Bias Supply on Viking II

2010-03-28 Thread Bry Carling
That sounds right Nick. That would be the normal arrangement for any negative bias power supply. Same style circuit as used in many many transmitter designs from the tube era. 73s - Bry, AF4K... From: Nick England navy.ra...@gmail.com I don't have a Viking II any more, but

Re: [AMRadio] FCC engineers

2010-03-22 Thread Bry Carling
From: Bernie Doran qedconsulta...@embarqmail.com do I have to say this again slwer? If youthrow a rock into a pack of dogs If that is not going to be slw enough, email me and I will try to

Re: [AMRadio] Broadcast stuff

2010-03-21 Thread Bry Carling
Yes, it's laughable, Bill - they had only two field engineers for the entire southeast U.S.A. back in the 1990s! Those two guys had to cover the entire spectrum from DC to daylight for all services - broadcast readio, TV, AM, FM, marine, amateur, CB, RC, business. What a joke. From:

Re: [AMRadio] mods.dk and Heath info

2010-03-20 Thread Bry Carling
Best to download all that you can while they are still out there I am sure there are guys that have EVERYTHING in the way of Heathkit manuals that used to be more easily available for decades on the web. Mods.dk is from Denmark. I guess they may not be paying attention to a US

Re: [AMRadio] Broadcast stuff

2010-03-20 Thread Bry Carling
The FCC sure needs to add some technical expertise from what I have seen over the years. They should not have to run on a shoestring budget and be run like a nonsensical profit centre like everything else is these days. From: Robert Nickels ranic...@comcast.net I applaud

Re: [AMRadio] ILL LEGAL STUFF ON E BAY

2010-03-16 Thread Bry Carling
WHAT do FM amplifiers have to do with an AM GROUP ? Do you have evidence that someone is modifying them and using them to transmit AM illegally too? I mean - I thought this was for: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service From: Bob Peters rwpet...@swbell.net I came across this

Re: [AMRadio] AM IARU Region 2 Bandplan

2010-03-11 Thread Bry Carling
Law makers and regulators LOVE undefined words and phrases! From: Paul Christensen w...@arrl.net No place in Part 97 is the bandwidth for eater SSB or AM defined. Section 97.307(a) is the closest regulation we have pertaining occupied bandwidth in the American amateur

[AMRadio] BC610 - was: AM IARU Bandplan

2010-03-11 Thread Bry Carling
Not bad for a medium power rig! From: rbethman rbeth...@comcast.net I saw that I could pin the meter against the right hand stop with the 2500W slug. -~ø¤º°º¤ø~-ßrÿ in FLÕRÎÐÁ-~ø¤º°º¤ø~- __ Our Main Website:

Re: [AMRadio] AM IARU Region 2 Bandplan

2010-03-10 Thread Bry Carling
He he - yeah, and unless I missed something nobody has really defined what the parameters are for that bandwidth anyway! - 6dB? -40dB? And of course there are ALL KINDS of other details beyond just this number. Unless the discussion became a whole lot more technical than it has been up to

Re: [AMRadio] AM IARU Region 2 Bandplan

2010-03-08 Thread Bry Carling
Yeah but Bob - if you want to make some kind of binding RULE out of that vague requirement then your AM signal should only be 4 kHz wide, because under ideal circumstances the guy on the other end could still understand you. Oh, you might sound rather MUFFLED, but who cares so long as you

Re: [AMRadio] AM IARU Region 2 Bandplan

2010-03-06 Thread Bry Carling
From: Jim Tonne to...@comcast.net ARRL is publishing stuff about AM. This must mean they are not against it. And if that's the case then they had better not argue in favor of 3 kc bandwidth limitation. That would like shooting themselves in the foot. ...and we all know

[AMRadio] Crystals Rock ! ( sorry for the pun )

2010-03-05 Thread Bry Carling
Interesting Mark... I have a number of quartz crystal blanks available for the large FT171B crystals used in the BC610. Some I have marked - some random. They are almost all in the 3500 - 4000 kHz range if anyone wants to try some pencilling, penning or grinding with these. Drop me an e-mail

Re: [AMRadio] Crystals Rock ! ( sorry for the pun )

2010-03-05 Thread Bry Carling
Bruce Co... If you overshoot you can usually bring them back down 5 to 10 kHz with a felt tip marker. If you go too far with the ink, than a solvent will take some off. 73 - Bry, AF4K From: w7aac w7...@net70.net Mark Foltarz wrote: 220 grit wet sand paper. worked

Re: [AMRadio] AM IARU Region 2 Bandplan

2010-03-05 Thread Bry Carling
We should try to get them to include language stating that AM may be used ANYWHERE that other amplitude modulated telephony modes such as SB are allowed, AND they should state that there are areas in which regular AM operation is noted, such as from 3870 to 3890 kHz. (Also now 3650 to 3750 kHz

Re: [AMRadio] FW: Sophia Electric's Home Page

2010-03-01 Thread Bry Carling
H ehe - great Bob - this s the PERFECT addition for the AUDIO B.S. Web site! http://www.af4k.com/audio_bs.htm From: Bob Peters rwpet...@swbell.net Hay guys.If you want to have a great laugh go to the below website. AC Cords for their amps $175 for 5 foot. Transformers

Re: [AMRadio] FW: Sophia Electric's Home Page

2010-03-01 Thread Bry Carling
The name reminds me of some cool Steely Dan song: Are You WIth Me Doctor Wu or something like that. Bry, AF4K From: kj4...@aol.com This looks like some nice high end stuff and made in the USA Will be made in China: Sophia Electric designers: Sophia Electric tube

Re: [AMRadio] FW: Sophia Electric's Home Page

2010-03-01 Thread Bry Carling
Ah yes, and don't forget those FAMOUS, all-important SHUN MOOK Resonators and MPINGO DISKS!! (oxygen free, naturally!) From: Bill McCourt - WF1L wemcco...@yahoo.com Sounds like the High Speed, Racing, Radio knobs that JC Whitney used to sell  ;-) Bill-WF1L --- On

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

Re: [AMRadio] QRM fron Neighbor's Security System

2010-01-22 Thread Bry Carling
Do any of you guys have any idea as to how many Field Engineers the FCC employs? NOT many! The last time I checked, they had a grand total of TWO for the southeast United States. Out of Atlanta. Do you really think they are going to go out and get involved with this when they have all of

Re: [AMRadio] Digitizing old records

2010-01-22 Thread Bry Carling
Another very good free program is called Audiograbber. I use it to create mp3 files directly. From: John Coleman j...@pctechref.com Recording software: Many types are available. Audio Audition by Adobe is what I use - $300 - a little expensive but pretty good.

Re: [AMRadio] OT : Paid Hams during Drills

2010-01-19 Thread Bry Carling
ARRL have proved over and over again that the majority of members can oppose something while secret committees will be allowed to force it through. On top of that the leaders refuse to listen to sound arguments against anything that the League originates. On 19 Jan 2010 at 11:45, WA5AM wrote:

Re: [AMRadio] OT : Paid Hams during Drills

2010-01-19 Thread Bry Carling
On 19 Jan 2010 at 17:55, rbethman wrote: You'll NEVER be prosecuted for it! Famous last words. Wasn;t there a case some years back with a ham getting on a police frequency to report a life or death situation and then getting the book thrown at him for saving someone's life? It flew in the

Re: [AMRadio] OT : Paid Hams during Drills

2010-01-19 Thread Bry Carling
I note that you said CAN rather than MAY (grin!) On 19 Jan 2010 at 18:06, Todd, KA1KAQ wrote: And yes - in the case of imminent threat to life and/or property, anyone can pick up a mic and call for help. In fact, you'd probably be held liable if you had training to do so and did not.

[AMRadio] OT: Disco Lites TV Deflection

2010-01-12 Thread Bry Carling
Did it give a sideways picture??? Sounds like it would be hilarious. On 12 Jan 2010 at 3:10, dox...@aol.com wrote: I never tried your color TV trick but in the 70's being fresh from work at a TV shop, while in a hotel on the road working sound for a band, the room TV was a BW of all things

Re: [AMRadio] You must see this.

2010-01-12 Thread Bry Carling
Jim - maybe some of us should go into that business and start winding some really nice transformers for the audiophiles. I am sure there would be a market. A lot of the old transformer rewinders and manufacturers seem to have been dying off. 73 - Bry, AF4K http://www.af4k.com/audio_bs.htm On

Re: [AMRadio] AM TRANSMITTER RALLY

2010-01-12 Thread Bry Carling
at 20:20, jf4...@yahoo.com wrote: Would love to but only have six and two meter AM. Old Heathkit gear. Oh well. John--WA4VPY--South Florida. Sent via BlackBerry by ATT From: Bry Carling bcarl...@cfl.rr.com Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:30:08 -0500 To: flboatanch...@yahoogroups.com Subject

Re: [AMRadio] You must see this.

2010-01-11 Thread Bry Carling
DISCO LIGHTS? Well, you could also just just hook them up to the audio from your rig set to 3885 and see lights flash as your pals modulate, LOL! Funniest thing I ever saw was TV deflection coils connected to each side of a stereo amplifier where the speakers would normally go. You can get

Re: [AMRadio] ceramic caps

2009-12-28 Thread Bry Carling
http://www.nd2x.net/ur4ll.html From: Bernie Doran qedconsulta...@embarqmail.com Well I have done it again, the CORRECT call is UR4LL. SORRY, but hey, I had all of the letters. just type in UR4LL in your search engine and it should come up with UR4LL stuff for sale.

[AMRadio] Weeding made simple - was: overstuffed in-box

2009-12-19 Thread Bry Carling
John and others - here are some tips that may help you: I use Pegasus mail client (free) - with a filter set to move all mailing list / group e-mails into folders. Since I follow dozens of groups this works perfectly for me. If there's a topic I don't want to read, then I simply highlight

Re: [AMRadio] OLD

2009-12-19 Thread Bry Carling
Mark and Bernie - the official favorite rock band of this AM Radio group is mine!! Have a listen to us... yes, we play current hits too! Grin http://www.reverbnation.com/madhadderband/ Merry Christmas everyone, and enjoy the music! Brian, AF4K From: Mark Foltarz

Re: [AMRadio] OLD

2009-12-19 Thread Bry Carling
Clippity clippity, clippity clop - mule train! Great singer. We used to hear that on the family's old Ferguson table radio in the 1950s. Wow - what a span of time - now I am playing hits by Silverspun Pickups!! From: Bernie Doran qedconsulta...@embarqmail.com I sort of like

Re: [AMRadio] Threads that go on and on

2009-12-19 Thread Bry Carling
But - aren't you the main person making this into the very thing you complained about? (A thread that goes on and on!) From: John King k5...@yahoo.com Hello Jim. The answers are: Yes I like to see all posts that are relatively relevant and responsive to the initial post.

Re: [AMRadio] 3.860

2009-12-01 Thread Bry Carling
tHAT'S GREAT - ARE YOU SURE THEY ARE NOT ON 3855 KhZ? tHAT SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY POPULAR SPOT FOR am ACTIVITY. (oops) From: Jim ars-w...@brightok.net To: AM Radio Discussion List amradio@mailman.qth.net Date sent: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 16:34:16 -0600

Re: [AMRadio] More Lafayette HA410 stuff

2009-11-30 Thread Bry Carling
It must be a very common problem. I have owned an HA 460 that did this too! Bry, AF4K.com From: Ed Sieb es...@sympatico.ca Ah-ha!!! So that's why mine does that!!! (Replaced the mic on my 460.) Ed, VA3ES

Re: [AMRadio] Looking For:

2009-11-20 Thread Bry Carling
There is a guy who sells these special long screws in the back pages of Electric Radio magazine. Bry, AF4K Date sent: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 3:36:57 + From: kb2...@twcny.rr.com To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service

Re: [AMRadio] Add FedEx ground to the bum list

2009-11-16 Thread Bry Carling
The difference with Fedex is that they WILL pay for the damage. UPS tries tooth and nail to not pay and the USPS just ignores you or cheats you. I even had a congressman try to make USPS pay on a damaged item claim, and they still refused. Fedex is still the best and they RARELY if ever have

Re: [AMRadio] Original Ranger

2009-11-07 Thread Bry Carling
Phil - I found the burgundy paint at an auto parts place with no problem about 3 years ago. It was a darn good match too. Bry, AF4K __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives:

Re: [AMRadio] 3.875

2009-10-26 Thread Bry Carling
That's great Jim - I will help the cause by giving out a free 3875 kHz FT243 crystal to the first two AM ops who request one in response to this e-mail. No charge for SH either. Long Live AM ! Brian, AF4K From: Jim Wilhite w...@brightok.net The past few evenings, I have

Re: [AMRadio] 3.875

2009-10-26 Thread Bry Carling
To: bcarl...@cfl.rr.com; Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service amradio@mailman.qth.net Sent: Mon, October 26, 2009 7:53:28 AM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] 3.875 Bry Carling wrote: That's great Jim - I will help the cause by giving out  a free 3875 kHz FT243 crystal to the first two

Re: [AMRadio] Get Ready for 15 meters

2009-10-26 Thread Bry Carling
Great JOhn - NOW I know what can be done with this big box of FT243 crystals that I have on 7140 kHz. Guys can use them for 15m AM! 73 - Brian, AF4K I've worked a dozen or so AM rigs, the AM watering - hole seems to be 21.420, triple-up my 7140 rock up to 15M?, sounds like fun as it

Re: [AMRadio] AM 75- 80 meters

2009-09-27 Thread Bry Carling
Bernie be sure to check these spots: 3678, 3685, 3700, 3705, 3735 kHz A LOT Of AM ops have obtained crystals on those frequencies - ones that they got since the band was opened up to phone. Bry, AF4K On 9/27/2009 8:03:10 AM, Bernie Doran (qedconsulta...@embarqmail.com) wrote: what is

Re: [AMRadio] GB Power Transformer as Mod Transformer (was: Seventy Fiver)

2009-09-25 Thread Bry Carling
N2EY said: A somewhat better match could have been had by connecting all the heater windings in series-aiding and putting them in series with the primary, to reduce the ratio. Or even use one of them for negative feedback for some o' that good ole HI-FI sound!

Re: [AMRadio] Fasten your seatbelts - here we go for another ARRL ride

2009-09-24 Thread Bry Carling
Thank you Mac - I sure wish those buffoons would stop pushing their albatross. From: J.D. MacAulay, WQ8U jmac6...@yahoo.com The October 2009 QST magazine, page 64, reports the actions of the 2009 second meeting of the ARRL Board.   The Board approved the establishment of a

Re: [AMRadio] Fasten your seatbelts - here we go for another ARRL ride

2009-09-24 Thread Bry Carling
So - did we miss anything here about 6m and 2m AM? Is that affected by this proposal or not, Pete? Maybe it is the principle of regulation by bandwidth that concerns Mac. You would think that after the hugely unpopular proposal they made a couple of years ago, that they would have learned.

[AMRadio] Power Transformer as Mod Transformer (was: Seventy Fiver)

2009-09-24 Thread Bry Carling
There is a great article on how to use power transformers like that - as a mod transformer - available on line for free - by Tim, WA1HLR I hope it helps you - http://www.amwindow.org/tech/htm/tvtomod.htm LEE, W0VT writes: I went to Lowe's this evening and picked up some oak lumber to build

Re: [AMRadio] 40M

2009-09-21 Thread Bry Carling
Just as a side note - a tip of the hat to the oft-time phenomenal band conditions that can exist on 40m in the DAYTIME hours for a good AM contact I have known 40m to produce some great S9+2-dB signals from simple 30-40 watt AM transmitters over rather short distances - say out to around

Re: [AMRadio] 40M

2009-09-21 Thread Bry Carling
You're right - and for heavens' sakes if you say Is this frequency in use? They will come backl and say yes, and start talking with each other for a few minutes then back to their standby mode. In traffic terms these are called road hogs - the guy who drives at 20 mph under the speed limit in

Re: [AMRadio] 40M

2009-09-20 Thread Bry Carling
From: Jim Wilhite w...@brightok.net They can be found on 3.663 in the mornings and afternoons now. Pity that they chose that spot. On everyone else's recommendation for some new zone AM spots, I built a stock of 80m AM crystals for everyone on 3675, 3685 and 3735 kHx.

Re: [AMRadio] Ham mods (was Re:SP600 Question)]

2009-09-16 Thread Bry Carling
Charles - that would probably be due to the nasty 6AL5 clipper circuit used in the Valiant. It would affect the audio badly even when turned all the way down. Date sent: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:41:37 -0400 From: Charles Ring w...@roadrunner.com To:

Re: [AMRadio] AM Transmitter quality

2009-09-16 Thread Bry Carling
From: Brett Gazdzinski brett.gazdzin...@verizon.net I don't need to send or hear anything above and below about 100 Hz to 4000 Hz, but extending the response well beyond those points cleans up the audio to those points. If you build a rig that only goes 300 to 2800, the

Re: [AMRadio] Ham mods (was Re:SP600 Question)]

2009-09-16 Thread Bry Carling
Yes Todd - they also put the hurt on the audio quality by having so much DC running through those transformers, when AC alone would have done fine. Some guys split things out by using capacitors to isolate them. From: Todd, KA1KAQ ka1...@gmail.com My recollection is that

Re: [AMRadio] SP600 Question

2009-09-14 Thread Bry Carling
circuit indeed. Maybe nobody was using them properly. I dunno... YMMV - 73, Brian Bry Carling, AF4K __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List

Re: [AMRadio] SP600 Question

2009-09-14 Thread Bry Carling
taking the clippers to a radio. Ah ha! A little unintended double entendre there for sure! YMMV - 73, Brian Bry Carling, AF4K __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail

Re: [AMRadio] And you thought OUR bureaucracy could be daunting...

2009-09-03 Thread Bry Carling
He he, merci Don - now THAT is a pretty funny Department Title!! Where do you work? Oh, I am with the Scarce Resources Regulatory Department, Unit 7. - LOL Soixante-treize - Bry, AF4K a la Floride From: D. Chester k4...@charter.net Regulatory Authority, Electronic

Re: [AMRadio] National Calibrator

2009-08-15 Thread Bry Carling
Jim - what type of crystal holder do they use? I have replacement crystals for sale, that you could press into service there - on both 1000 KC. and also on 100 KC. Best regards - Brian, AF4K From: Jim ars-w...@brightok.net Has anyone ever worked on a National XCU 50 crystal

Re: [AMRadio] Xtals for EF Johnson Messenger II

2009-08-05 Thread Bry Carling
YES! Try www.af4k.com for starters... Best Regards, Stevan A. White, W5SAW __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must

Re: [AMRadio] 2m AM

2009-07-30 Thread Bry Carling
The best shot for up there is to use 8.100 MHz crystals - there are still a few of those around. (I have maybe 3 or 4 for sale) and they will put you on 145.8 MHz. The next common one down is 8.075 MHz which will transmit on 145.35 MHz Bry, AF4K From: manualman

Re: [AMRadio] decals

2009-07-29 Thread Bry Carling
You can contact my good friend Gary, WD4NKA - he has a lot of experience doing that sort of thing. 73 de AF4K, Brian Bry Carling From: RICHARD GEORGE k6...@msn.com I'm restoring some old Gonset gear and need to replace some of the worn white lettering that has seen better

[AMRadio] 2m AM

2009-07-29 Thread Bry Carling
above 8000 kHz to about 8050 kHz. 73 - Brian Bry Carling, AF4K From: jon baker ad5...@yahoo.com Just got off the ARRL website, the band from 145.500 to 145.800 is listed as misc. and experimental modes. Seem AM would fit in here? Hmm, a pair of 6146's mod. by a pair

[AMRadio] FS: 12-pin Cinch-Jones Connectors

2009-07-05 Thread Bry Carling
FOR SALE: 12-pin Cinch-Jones Connectors Power connector as used on Yaesu FT-101 series, Swan, Kenwood radios etc. etc. These are brand new with the cable restraints. I have QTY 5 available. Will sell for $5.00 each plus shipping. Pictures here: http://www.af4k.com/imag/ham/12Pin_Plugs.jpg

[AMRadio] Transmitting Tubes FS

2009-07-05 Thread Bry Carling
TUBES FOR SALE: QTY 2 JAN - Sylvania 1625 Tubes - $6.00 for the pair QTY 1 - RCA 813 Tube - $12.00 These are all in excellent, used / tested condition. Shipping additional __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list

[AMRadio] FS: VARIABLE CAPACITORS

2009-07-05 Thread Bry Carling
. $5.00 Nice Hammarlund 50 pF type MTC-50-C beautiful. Dimensions: 3 2-/12 X 2-1/4 deep with 1-1/2 long shaft. $5.00 Shipping additional on all of the above. 73 thanks for looking - Brian Bry Carling, AF4K __ Our Main Website: http

[AMRadio] FREE Collins KW-1

2007-10-20 Thread Bry Carling
There is an amazing article that I just read in this month's ELECTRIC RADIO magazine and it is entitled: Confessions of An Unredeemable Radio Junkie by G3UUR Dave describes someone GIVING him a Collins KW1 transmitter (worth tens of thousands of $$) that he had no way to take home to

Re: [AMRadio] Wanted: BW 3038 Miniductor

2007-10-20 Thread Bry Carling
I may have this. I will hunt in some boxes here later today or tomorrow. I am getting ready to post a large list of such coils for sale this weekend. Several are new in the boxes. Looking for a Barker Williamson 3038 Miniductor for a project. It's 1/2 dia. X 2 long, wound with #22 and

[AMRadio] Re: GB FREE Collins KW-1 and a question

2007-10-20 Thread Bry Carling
N2EY writes: The Collins KW-1 is one of those things whose price was in the class where, if you have to ask, you can't afford it. Yep - WHEN was the last time you saw one offered for sale? I think for me it was at least 2 years ago and well up into the $20K range... (and we thought they

[AMRadio] Re: GB FREE Collins KW-1 and a question

2007-10-20 Thread Bry Carling
What I *have* seen in the intervening years are ads asking for one, usually with the proviso that the buyer wanted one so badly that he didn't care much about condition, location or price, and would come and get it even if it meant a cross-continent trip to do so. I have been told that

Re: [AMRadio] DX-40 plus other Heath stuff FS on QTH.com

2007-10-18 Thread Bry Carling
Even with accessories, it seems like he could wait a long time to sell a DX40 for $300.00 WA0MNA has a Heath station with DX-40 as the transmitter for sale for $300. shipped.Ad#624294. No receiver, but antenna tuner and VF-1 VFO and other accessories.He said he needs the bucks. Even a

Re: [AMRadio] RE: AMRadio Digest, Vol 45, Issue 38

2007-10-18 Thread Bry Carling
Man if you found a DX-50 you have a LOT of Mazel After all, how many of those did they make?! AF4K (Ex-Schlamazel) Hey, I got a DX-50 for $25 plus shipping on eBay. It all depends on your *mazel*. 73 Joe N3IQA The biggest reason for me to build AM instead of buy is the cost. AM

[AMRadio] FS: Military CS137 Crystal Case

2007-10-17 Thread Bry Carling
FOR SALE: Military Crystal Case type CS137. Holds 120 type FT243 crystals. Has two latches, one on either side, with felt holders for individual crystals. Very good condition. Available for $29.00 plus shipping. 73 - Brian, AF4K

[AMRadio] RE: GB 29 MHz AM News

2007-10-16 Thread Bry Carling
PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; amradio@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: GB 29 MHz AM News Jail holidays? Bry Carling wrote: 29 MHz AM News - FYI This just in from Jean, F6AQK: For propag conditions; I buy a special propagation super drill, the hole for Neederland for this week end

Re: [AMRadio] IARU - Rinaldo

2007-10-15 Thread Bry Carling
When you reach either of them, please ask them to explain their thinking. ... or lack thereof! __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home:

Re: [AMRadio] VFO vs XTAL

2007-10-15 Thread Bry Carling
Some solid state VFOs, and DDS VFOs will need an extra gain stage before going to the input of a tube rig. There are some articles about this on the web I think (for those inclned to use sand state devices) Shouldn't a vfo put out at least as much signal strength as a crystal oscillator,

[AMRadio] Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-14 Thread Bry Carling
Guys - Chris Kepus wrote this in another group, but it sounds like the advice could be very helpful for those os us endeavouring to keep these insane bandplans from encroaching on the right to use AM also: = = = Rob said, I don't really feel obliged to follow along with an organizational scheme

Re: [AMRadio] Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-14 Thread Bry Carling
Thanks Steve, I adapted this to my non-ARRL situation and sent a smiliar letter by e-mail to all of the same folks. Great job! [EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED],9y4ned @tst t.net.tt,[EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL

[AMRadio] IARU Band Plan

2007-10-14 Thread Bry Carling
I sent the following message to the IARU officers about their latest, not-so-brilliant plan to restructure the bands by signal bandwidth (again) The SAME kind of ridiculous plan that ARRL just tried and had to back away from after the vast majority of radio amateurs were up in arms about

[AMRadio] FS: RF PARTS

2007-10-14 Thread Bry Carling
FOR SALE: Coils Switches: Barker and Williamson 40 TVL ceramic 7MHz jackbar plug-in coil - $15.00 BC610 style ceramic 160m jackbar plug-in coil - $15.00 Bud 80m plug-in coil with 5-pin base like 807, link coupled $12.00 Very heavy duty RF switch with silver contacts. High voltage type

[AMRadio] FS: National Receiver

2007-10-13 Thread Bry Carling
FOR SALE: My National SW-54 Receiver. This really neat little set is small enough to sit by your bedside. 5 Tube shortwave receiver has 12BA6, 12BE6, 12AV6, 50C5, 35Z5 and covers 540 kHz to 30 MHz. This 4 band hammertone gray SW radio is in nice shape, and in very good working condition.

Re: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-13 Thread Bry Carling
I have heard that none of these digital voice schemes works well for amateur HF still, unless the and conditions are near perfect. Long live AM !! There has been a number of experiments on the HF bands over the last several years using digital formats on phone using 3 KHz or less. AOR has

Re: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-13 Thread Bry Carling
It just kmeans more and more unenforceable rules, unfortunately. Most hams don't do a lot of the things we are technically supposed to do to eccheck our signals now. Just as they are technically dumbing down hamdom, we have all these rules about spectral purity etc. requiring absurdly

Re: [AMRadio] Re: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-13 Thread Bry Carling
Yeah, but as great as digital TV may sound we had ALL KINDS of trouble with it over a 12 month trial period here from our cable provider and finally we gave up. It was constantly going bad, de-synchronising the audio and video or stuttering or stopping completely. Also, it took several seconds

Re: [AMRadio] Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-12 Thread Bry Carling
What it sounds like ( and I could be wrong here) is that the ARRL failed to force feed this regulation by bandwidth horse manure onto the U.S. amateur population and now things are now being taken a step further, onto the international stage... sigh. I haven't heard of anything organized. My

[AMRadio] RE: GB Re: IARU bandplan

2007-10-12 Thread Bry Carling
We want a œrecognized AM window on every band. Er, no - I think what we want is the right we have NOW - which is to operate AM ANYWHERE that phone is allowed, not in some AM ghetto! __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net

[AMRadio] Radio fun at the Boatanchors Web Ring

2007-10-10 Thread Bry Carling
Radio fun at the Boatanchors Web Ring Have you heard about this radio ring? You can find a load of interesting sites that you may not have run across before. Each web page has a link to others. You just look for the ANCHOR symbol and click on NEXT to see another site, OR you can start at the

[AMRadio] FS: UTC Choke

2007-10-08 Thread Bry Carling
FOR SALE: UTC Commercial Grade 200 H choke, 200 Henries, for audiophiole applications. Very highly rated type CG45 in excellent condition. Round gray potted case 15 mA, 5000 ohms, Maximum voltage rating 1750V. Available for $20.00 plus shipping

[AMRadio] Nortex Electronics

2007-10-06 Thread Bry Carling
FYI - from Stuart Rohre in another group: I just got this email from James Musgrove, K5BZH: Jimmy Waters contacted me today to let me know that Lewis Cearley died this morning. He has been in failing health. To make matters worse, he fell the other day and was placed in the hospital as a

[AMRadio] FS: HALLLICRAFTERS RECEIVER

2007-10-06 Thread Bry Carling
FOR SALE: HALLLICRAFTERS 5R10 RADIO RECEIVER Here's a great little Hallicrafters set. Model 5R10 - looks similar to the other S38 series receivers. Here is a nice 5 tube shortwave set, AC-DC superhet design for excellent reception. Has ALL NEW TUBES: 12SA7, 12SK7, 12SQ7, 50L6, 35Z5 and is

Re: [AMRadio] AM Mobile

2007-10-03 Thread Bry Carling
Some -non-filtered- amps are getting 350w out of the same pair. I figure 8, with proper filtering is 400~500w (conservatively) and with 25w of drive, should make for some fairly decent sounding AM, from a properly adjusted rice-box. 350W ? No... Eight of those will give you 1200 watts

[AMRadio] Heathkit DX60 Manual

2007-09-30 Thread Bry Carling
For sale: Original Heathkit DX60 Manual in excellent condition. Heathkit Part Number 595-365. Comes with the flip out schematic Available for $16.00 plus shipping. __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list List

[AMRadio] FS: Realistic DX200 Receiver

2007-09-30 Thread Bry Carling
FOR SALE: REALISTIC DX200 Shortwave Receiver Here is an excellent HF receiver with Dual tuning dials. It is all checked out thoroughly and in excellent shape. The Radio Shack DX-200 has good shortwave reception performance. The receiver is an older model with an analog frequency

[AMRadio] BC611

2007-09-26 Thread Bry Carling
We evidently left a lot of tube walkie-talkies behind in Italy and Sardinia after WW2. The AM QRP ops over there are getting crystals from me for putting their rigs on 75m fone!! http://www.sardiniaqrp.com/glowbugs.htm __ Our Main

[AMRadio] WA3QIK - SEYMOUR

2007-09-26 Thread Bry Carling
Wow - I just saw a recent 2007 episode of The Simpsons on TV and it involved ham radio, of all things! My XYL says it is a re-run, so maybe someone else already watched this one. Springfields's own Seymour Skinner is heard signing on the air as WA3QIK and talking DX to Homer who is under the

[AMRadio] FS: DAIWA HF WATTMETER

2007-09-25 Thread Bry Carling
FOR SALE: DAIWA CN801H WATTMETER - Excellent condition. AVG / Peak reading 1.8 MHz to 200 MHz. Cross needle meter has three ranges 20W / 200W / 2000W With two SO-239 connectors, and socket for backlight from 13.8V. Available for $115.00 plus shipping. Picture and details at:

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