RE: [AMRadio] 7285Kc tomorrow/Saturday

2006-01-09 Thread Brett gazdzinski
trapezoid pattern is better, but I never actually hooked up a scope to get one. Brett N2DTS -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Macklin Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 6:13 PM To: Discussion of AM Radio Subject: Re: [AMRadio] 7285Kc tomorrow/S

Re: [AMRadio] 7285Kc tomorrow/Saturday

2006-01-09 Thread Bob Macklin
EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of W5OMR/Geoff Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 5:09 AM To: Discussion of AM Radio Subject: Re: [AMRadio] 7285Kc tomorrow/Saturday Mark K3MSB wrote: >Yes. I've tried a scope now and then (I have an old 60 Mhz B&K), but >truthfully I've never been able

RE: [AMRadio] 7285Kc tomorrow/Saturday

2006-01-09 Thread Brett gazdzinski
ng an ssb qso right on top of your frequency. Brett -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Todd, KA1KAQ Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 11:27 AM To: Discussion of AM Radio Subject: Re: [AMRadio] 7285Kc tomorrow/Saturday On 1/8/06, Brett gazdz

RE: [AMRadio] 7285Kc tomorrow/Saturday

2006-01-09 Thread Jim Candela
u > have one. > > John > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of W5OMR/Geoff > Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 5:09 AM > To: Discussion of AM Radio > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] 7285Kc tomorrow/Saturday > > Mark K

Re: [AMRadio] 7285Kc tomorrow/Saturday

2006-01-09 Thread Todd, KA1KAQ
On 1/8/06, Brett gazdzinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hey gang, just FYI > I worked KC2IFR (Bill), W3CRR (Craig), KA3ZLR (Jack) today, 40 was much > better than yesterday. > Bill has a very good sounding kenwood T599, one of those OLD kenwood twins, > but I suppose > some old SSB stuff was e

RE: [AMRadio] 7285Kc tomorrow/Saturday

2006-01-09 Thread John E. Coleman (ARS WA5BXO)
y 09, 2006 5:09 AM To: Discussion of AM Radio Subject: Re: [AMRadio] 7285Kc tomorrow/Saturday Mark K3MSB wrote: >Yes. I've tried a scope now and then (I have an old 60 Mhz B&K), but >truthfully I've never been able to really see when the modulation >level is 100% or other.

Re: [AMRadio] 7285Kc tomorrow/Saturday

2006-01-09 Thread W5OMR/Geoff
Mark K3MSB wrote: Yes. I've tried a scope now and then (I have an old 60 Mhz B&K), but truthfully I've never been able to really see when the modulation level is 100% or other. I know what ideal waveforms look like (with test inputs), but I have a hard time with a typical speech waveform. I

Re: [AMRadio] 7285Kc tomorrow/Saturday

2006-01-09 Thread W5OMR/Geoff
Mark K3MSB wrote: Yes. I've tried a scope now and then (I have an old 60 Mhz B&K), but truthfully I've never been able to really see when the modulation level is 100% or other. I know what ideal waveforms look like (with test inputs), but I have a hard time with a typical speech waveform. I

Re: [AMRadio] 7285Kc tomorrow/Saturday

2006-01-08 Thread Mark K3MSB
On 1/8/06, Brett gazdzinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am not some kind of 40 meter Nazi, but I like when people tell me > something has gone > wacko I didn't take your posting as being offensive. I too like to be told if there's something wrong with my signal. As I said, I wish you had br

RE: [AMRadio] 7285Kc tomorrow/Saturday

2006-01-08 Thread Brett gazdzinski
> When YHY answered me one of the first things he told me was that my > audio was low. I looked at the mod current and indeed it was barely > deflecting on voice peaks. I upped the audio so the mod current was > where it should be and he said it sounded fine. We were talking for > about 45 min

Re: [AMRadio] 7285Kc tomorrow/Saturday

2006-01-08 Thread Mark K3MSB
On 1/7/06, Brett gazdzinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > K3MSB, your audio looked very low on the scope, like 20% modulated, When YHY answered me one of the first things he told me was that my audio was low. I looked at the mod current and indeed it was barely deflecting on voice peaks. I upped

RE: [AMRadio] 7285Kc tomorrow/Saturday

2006-01-07 Thread Brett gazdzinski
Brian Carling Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 7:04 PM To: Discussion of AM Radio Subject: Re: [AMRadio] 7285Kc tomorrow/Saturday I wemnt back to W8VYZ in Ashtabula, OH twice but he couldn't hear me. Gary WD4NKA near me worked N4RGR on 7295. Lousy lousy condx today! On 7 Jan 2006 at 18:30, Mark K

Re: [AMRadio] 7285Kc tomorrow/Saturday

2006-01-07 Thread Craig Roberts
Hey y'all, I was in the messy mix this morning on 7285 (about 10 AM EST). I heard no one, checked for a clear frequency and called CQ. Ashtabula Bill came back at about 10 over 9 and seemed to be alone. He, however, heard Paul at equal strength with me. On the second go-round, I heard Paul,

Re: [AMRadio] 7285Kc tomorrow/Saturday

2006-01-07 Thread Brian Carling
I wemnt back to W8VYZ in Ashtabula, OH twice but he couldn't hear me. Gary WD4NKA near me worked N4RGR on 7295. Lousy lousy condx today! On 7 Jan 2006 at 18:30, Mark K3MSB wrote: > Bry (et al): > > How'd ya make out? I was on 40 shortly after 9 AM but heard no AM > activity. I called CQ sev

Re: [AMRadio] 7285Kc tomorrow/Saturday

2006-01-07 Thread Mark K3MSB
Bry (et al): How'd ya make out? I was on 40 shortly after 9 AM but heard no AM activity. I called CQ several times on 7290 and a very weak station came back (w4am ??) but couldn't get his call. Afterwards N8YHY came back and we yakked for about 45 minutes. Wandered down the band afterwards t

Re: [AMRadio] 7285Kc tomorrow/Saturday

2006-01-06 Thread Brian Carling
Good suggestion Paul. I use 7285 a lot anyway. 7290 does get crowded. See you on AM tomorrow! Thanks - Brian, AF4K On 6 Jan 2006 at 4:19, VJB wrote: > Bry, Gary, Craig, > If you are planning to get on by 9AM or so, Eastern > time, why not grab 7283 or 7285Kc instead of higher > up? This allows