Topband: WLW

2013-09-16 Thread W9UCW
One Sunday at the close of the Dayton Hamvention about 40 years ago, some Cincinnati friends arranged for a tour of Gray's Radio Museum, The Voice of America installation and WLW, all in or near Mason, Ohio. A bunch of us got back to Illinois late that evening with unforgettable memories...

Re: Topband: Topband Digest, Vol 129, Issue 23

2013-09-16 Thread ZR
It is also used in much smaller LV transformers such as filament and welders. Carl KM1H - Original Message - From: "Grant Saviers" To: ; Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 11:46 AM Subject: Re: Topband: Topband Digest, Vol 129, Issue 23 Try a large transformer shop. 5kw and up tra

Re: Topband: and KDKA

2013-09-16 Thread Herb Schoenbohm
What some broadcaster won't do to get a signal their market. There is an AM station out on pilings in Biscayne Bay or at least there once was. I don't know how it could have survive Hurricane Andrew if it did. But the station and four tower array was put there to avoid interference to a prote

Re: Topband: and KDKA

2013-09-16 Thread Richard Fry
With respect to U.S. AM broadcast stations, Bob k2euh wrote: Another source of this kind of information is the AM Pattern Book, published by the National Radio Club. They just published a new edition this year. The "Check it Out" link on the NRC website shows U.S. AM station locations and pa

Topband: WTB or trade for a 160m amp

2013-09-16 Thread K4GM-George
Looking for a good working 160m amp. Does not need to cover any other bands. Prefer at least 600 watts output. Homebrew amp OK. Amp converted to 160m OK. Send details and price direct to k...@arrl.net 73, George K4GM _ Topband Reflector

Re: Topband: Topband Digest, Vol 129, Issue 23

2013-09-16 Thread Grant Saviers
Try a large transformer shop. 5kw and up transformers often use it. I've bought round magnet wire from temcoindustrialpower.com, but don't see rectangular wire on the web site, so give them a call for a link. Grant KZ1W On 9/15/2013 9:04 PM, n0...@juno.com wrote: I've just used strips of sh

Re: Topband: and KDKA

2013-09-16 Thread rfoxwor1
In recent years many Canadian fulltime AM stations have been shut down on AM and moved over to FM. However they remain "notified" which is a semitechnical term meaning the Canadian government tells other countries such as the US, which are signatory to treaties, that those facilties still exist. Th

Topband: One wire reversible beverage with 2 feed-lines

2013-09-16 Thread Damien F4AZF
Hi, I m trying since 3 weeks to test some reduced size beverages . I have roll 180m of wire on a 20mm PVC plastic pipe at 20cms of the ground of 24m long . Best match with 50 Ohms cable was around 240 Ohms so I've used 7:1 transformer to match. Resistivity of my used wire on total length