For those who want to operate vintage or classic equipment in AM, SSB or CW,
the Classic Exchange CX is the contest to enter. The next event will be
February 15, 2009 for phone and January 25, 2009 for CW. Check out the website
at
www.qsl.asti.com/CX for details.
73
Mac
WQ8U
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Not to defend his actions but if QST had continued to feature technical
articles it would have lost readership and advertisers. At least QSX gives the
technically astute community a place to interact. The current licensing
requirements and the resultant less technical ham community do not have
The CX Newsletter reporting on the September/October
2007 CX is available on the CX web site. There has
been a significant change in top performers be sure to
see who the new leaders are. There is also an
invitation for suggestions on how to avoid the contest
QRM that significantly impacted this
It would sure be interesting to see what Larry is setting out for our
aspirations. Is this published on the web somewhere?
73
Mac
Wq8U
Hillsborough, NC
* The special WRC-07 issue of ITU News includes an article under Larry
Price's byline setting out Amateur Radio's aspirations for
John,
Thanks for the heads-up.
They are both fine pieces - particularly the TGTP transmitter.
73
Mac
WQ8U
Hillsborough, NC
John Dilks K2TQN [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Gang,
I donated two great Old Radios to the ARRL benefit auction. I think
they are both way under value.
That is really funny :-)))
thanks
73
Mac
WQ8U
Hillsborough, NC
Kim Elmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OK, this is funny:
WWV Taken Over By Clear Channel
Word on the street is that the National Institute of Standards and
Technology is close to signing a Lease Management Agreement with
Ron,
Unless someone has done some rewiring, it should be fairly straightforward to
use the VF-1 with the Viking II.
The VF-1 requires 6.3 VAC for filaments and 250-350 VDC @ 15-20 ma for HV.
The Viking II has 6.3 VAC and 300 VDC so the power supply for the VF-1 is no
problem.
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Van,
Thanks for the tips.
73
Mac
WQ8U
Hillsborough, NC
Van K7VS [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mac: Do yourself a favor. If the HV capacitors (grey ones on top of the
modulator chassis and power supply chassis are not leaking use them as is.
They are good. Replace ALL electrolytics in the
If I want a civics lesson, I will go to that web site.
This site is supposed to be about Amateur AM Radio!
On that topic, I recently hauled home a Globe King 500C (4-400 final) that
has not been on the air for some years. In addition to the usual caution about
reforming capacitors, are
The guys with the broadcast rigs are in a whole nother class...
Yep, wheeled
Bill,
KB3DKS/1
Bill,
I think you meant to say was YP WELL HEELED!
73
Mac
WQ8U
Hillsborough, NC
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What the guy with five or more thumbs meant to type was:
Yep, well heeled.
Never could tell q good punch line.
73
J.D. Mac Aulay, WQ8U [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The guys with the broadcast rigs are in a whole nother class...
Yep, wheeled
Bill,
KB3DKS/1
Bill,
I think you meant
Ken,
Very well done - thanks for sharing the trip.
I got my Novice ticket in 1954 when I was a freshman in highschool and got my
First Class Radiotelephone ticket when I graduated. We had a lot of common
experiences whithout ever meeting.
Again, thanks for the great presentation.
73
If the ARRL does not represent Amateur Radio, then who does?
We (hams) enjoy valuable spectrum and we are always at risk of losing it and
our privileges to experiment, operate, and organize on those frequencies. We
need some organization to represent our interests at the national and
Mike (W3SLK),
You make some valid points and I have to agree with you that TOM is probably
spinning in his grave over what is going on in our hobby. Please consider
though that he did not abandon the hobby or the ARRL because of conflicts and
poor decisions by some of the hams in his
This is a great list and I enjoy reading about
equipment problems, suggestions and observations.
However, it gets really long when lots of the original
and responding messages are repeated. And it is even
more frustrating when the list manager's advise is not
followed:
When replying, please
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