Re: [AMRadio] 4D32 sources

2010-02-14 Thread Nigel Holmes
Better be quick ... they must have only a few left ... 10 for $165, 32 for $480. -Original Message- From: amradio-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:amradio-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of JAMES HANLON Sent: Saturday, 13 February 2010 4:09 PM To: AMradio Subject: [AMRadio] 4D32

Re: [AMRadio] 78 records and aluminum

2010-01-21 Thread Nigel Holmes
They're acetate discs, 16 OD for a 15 minute transcription (33 1/3rpm) in broadcast service, (12 less was used for domestic recordings). Some went up to 17.5 OD Recordings were not great at less than 6 diameter hence the big diameters. Used a cellulose lacquer on the aluminium platter which

Re: [AMRadio] MF-LF propogation

2010-01-20 Thread Nigel Holmes
If you want to see what's offering in VK lf (maybe that should be VH) try this search engine in the ACMA Licence database: http://web.acma.gov.au/pls/radcom/assignment_range.range_search Plug in upper lower values, set the frequency suffix (e.g. kHz) and look for possibilities in the

Re: [AMRadio] Solid State 575 mercury vaporRectifierReplacementsneeded

2009-10-02 Thread Nigel Holmes
Whether it's a good price or not depends on the manufacturer. If they're from Machlett, NEC, Toshiba, RCA or some GE product then probably very good buys. If they're labelled Trigon (often in a lime green brown box) then likely to be total rubbish. 73 Nigel VK3DZ -Original Message-

Re: [AMRadio] 40 m SWBC

2009-03-11 Thread Nigel Holmes
Don't get too excited about a quiet 40m.. The radio regs footnote 141C (141B in early drafts) lists a string of countries including most of North Africa ME, Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, Korea, Papua New Guinea + others who, after 29 March 2009, have 7100-7200 kHz available to fixed

[AMRadio] 40 m SWBC

2009-03-11 Thread Nigel Holmes
Don't get too excited about a quiet 40m.. The radio regs footnote 141C (141B in early drafts) lists a string of countries including most of North Africa ME, Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, Korea, Papua New Guinea + others who, after 29 March 2009, have 7100-7200 kHz available to fixed

Re: [AMRadio] VIM video clip

2009-02-11 Thread Nigel Holmes
Don't get too excited about 651S1 receivers - we found them to be temperamental unreliable. And pigs of things to service. Given the choice of one of them or a 51S1 ... Cheers Nigel VK3DZ -Original Message- From: amradio-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Bob Peters Sent:

RE: [AMRadio] NW AM People?

2008-11-26 Thread Nigel Holmes
There is a SSB group on 7.288 and hate AM. Should I arc up 100 kW A3 (+ 12dB in the aerial) on 7290 for a few weeks to shoo them away? sorry I mean conduct meaningful oblique equatorial, trans-Pacific propagation tests during this period of extraordinarily low solar activity... Give me a