Re: [AMRadio] would like to build a little homebrew project

2007-09-15 Thread John Flood
ROTECTED]> To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 10:17:19 PM Subject: [AMRadio] would like to build a little homebrew project I'm wanting to build a little homebrew project and build bigger ones based on what I learn from the smaller project. Just

Re: [AMRadio] would like to build a little homebrew project

2007-08-15 Thread Michael Mertes
Mertes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" > > Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 2:47 PM > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] would like to build a little > homebrew project > > > > I would like to have a copy of that a

RE: [AMRadio] would like to build a little homebrew project

2007-08-06 Thread John Coleman
TECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brett gazdzinski Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 9:42 AM To: 'Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service' Subject: RE: [AMRadio] would like to build a little homebrew project Look at fests and ebay for handbooks from the early 50's to

RE: [AMRadio] would like to build a little homebrew project

2007-08-06 Thread Brett gazdzinski
r and more expensive. It sure is FUN to homebrew! Brett N2DTS > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Buchanan > Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 9:58 AM > To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service > Subj

Re: [AMRadio] would like to build a little homebrew project

2007-08-02 Thread Jason Buchanan
On Jul 31, 2007, at 9:11 PM, crawfish wrote: I just received a copy of the 12th Radio handbook(1949). After WWII, 160m was given to LORAN for the most part, and you had to go to the pre- war Radio Handbooks to find amps for 160m. I may scrounge around for some of those books - do you know

Re: [AMRadio] would like to build a little homebrew project

2007-08-01 Thread crawfish
, 2007 2:47 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] would like to build a little homebrew project > I would like to have a copy of that article; for I > found an old homebrew transmitter recently that uses a > pair of 807s to modulate an 814. It needs a complete > rebuild, and I have not put power t

Re: [AMRadio] would like to build a little homebrew project

2007-08-01 Thread Michael Mertes
I would like to have a copy of that article; for I found an old homebrew transmitter recently that uses a pair of 807s to modulate an 814. It needs a complete rebuild, and I have not put power to it yet. The bad news is that looks like it has been sitting in a barn for the last 30+ years. The 814 h

Re: [AMRadio] would like to build a little homebrew project

2007-07-31 Thread crawfish
he 12th edition. Joe W4AAB - Original Message - From: "Jason Buchanan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 9:17 PM Subject: [AMRadio] would like to build a little homebrew project &

RE: [AMRadio] would like to build a little homebrew project

2007-07-31 Thread Brett gazdzinski
AIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Wilhite > Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 11:51 AM > To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] would like to build a little homebrew project > > Brett is on the right path. I have always heard from all my > old(er) elme

Re: [AMRadio] would like to build a little homebrew project

2007-07-31 Thread Jim Candela
- Original Message From: Jim Wilhite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have always heard from all my old(er) elmers that it takes two things to work on 160. 1. Power 2 a vertical antenna. Reply by Jim, JKO: back around Christmas of 1975, 160 meters was very quiet in Michigan. I ran a Lear

Re: [AMRadio] would like to build a little homebrew project

2007-07-31 Thread Jim Wilhite
Brett is on the right path. I have always heard from all my old(er) elmers that it takes two things to work on 160. 1. Power 2 a vertical antenna. This is not to say you won't work anyone in your area with low power, but if you hear someone at a distance, the 200 Watt + carrier can make t

Re: [AMRadio] would like to build a little homebrew project

2007-07-31 Thread Greg
uot; Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 9:19 AM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] would like to build a little homebrew project On Jul 31, 2007, at 12:13 AM, Greg wrote: What power level are you thinking about? I've got some 3-400Z spares and sockets... I think i'm limited mostly by the cost of

RE: [AMRadio] would like to build a little homebrew project

2007-07-31 Thread Brett gazdzinski
ve it. Brett N2DTS > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Buchanan > Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 10:17 PM > To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service > Subject: [AMRadio] would like to build a little homeb

Re: [AMRadio] would like to build a little homebrew project

2007-07-31 Thread Bob Bruhns
Check http://www.amwindow.org/tech/htm/tech.htm and the 'On AMfone" section on the upper left side ofg the page at http://amfone.net/Amforum/index.php If you have some tube stuff in your junkbox, you should be able to build a low-power screen-modulated transmitter and get on 160 meters. With mo

Re: [AMRadio] would like to build a little homebrew project

2007-07-31 Thread Jason Buchanan
On Jul 31, 2007, at 12:13 AM, Greg wrote: What power level are you thinking about? I've got some 3-400Z spares and sockets... I think i'm limited mostly by the cost of the transformer(s). An 811A project wouldn't be out of reach in terms of the cost of the tube and a plate transform

Re: [AMRadio] would like to build a little homebrew project

2007-07-30 Thread WE0H
That's exactly what I want to do. Low power using receive type tubes to start with then go for higher powered building. Mike WE0H Jason Buchanan wrote: I'm wanting to build a little homebrew project and build bigger ones based on what I learn from the smaller project. Just wondering if any

Re: [AMRadio] would like to build a little homebrew project

2007-07-30 Thread Greg
- From: "Jason Buchanan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 10:17 PM Subject: [AMRadio] would like to build a little homebrew project I'm wanting to build a little homebrew project and build big

[AMRadio] would like to build a little homebrew project

2007-07-30 Thread Jason Buchanan
I'm wanting to build a little homebrew project and build bigger ones based on what I learn from the smaller project. Just wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction for building a nice little AM transmitter, preferably for use on 160 meters... I guess I need to find some