Thanks, Pete, for the clarification on the differences between the 410 and
the comstat connectors.
If I can find a manual, I may have a power connector that I can convert.
K5XU
How much for the BR-21?
That is, I'm guessing the model of the Sonar amp.
Mike, K5XU
The welcome message that I received after subscribing last week says that
replies go only to the originator of the message.
I just noticed that replies I have sent are landing on the list.
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Mark,
Don't let the low power of the cb rigs discourage you. Get one going on 29.0
or above up to 29.1, and keep trying for contacts.
I have had 2 different converted rigs, one old Radio Shack 23 channel ssb/am
unit in the late 70s with which I worked almost all states and many
countries with
Jim and others,
I too have made a few contacts above 29.1 and below 29.0 near the peak of
good conditions.
I haven't made any am contacts near 28.8 since the early 70s. I still have
my old crystal that I ran for 28.825 with my original Viking Ranger when I
was in high school.
These days,
Mark,
The HTX10 will bring you lots of AM qsos too, but the tube rigs will indeed
sound much better.
I'm curious which cb model you will be converting.
of the model information is
gone from the unit.
I asked about the National because there is a bit of paper label remaining
on the bottom of the unit with the letters NC.
Any ideas?
Mike Duke, K5XU
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run rice boxes or similar power can usually hold our own there once a
contact is established.
Mike Duke, K5XU
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for anyone,
but, not nearly as much fun!
Mike Duke, K5XU
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Once I upgraded to General in the summer of 1970, I went to 10 meter AM
since my signal from the Ranger kept getting clobbered by the SSB
power-brokers on 80 and 40 meters. Despite being the underdog, AM was then,
and is now, still very much fun to operate.
Mike Duke, K5XU EX WN5ADC WB5ADC
That's great.
Keep us posted.
Mike Duke, K5XU
talk with Les once
about a year before he died.
Mike Duke, K5XU
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. Don't just listen;
occasionally identify or call cq. If we all only listen, we'll all hear
nothing.
Also remember that if 10 is open even marginly, 15 will also be open.
See you on the bands.
Mike Duke, K5XU
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never got around to it.
Mike Duke, K5XU
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rigs converted to 15 meters any more, low
power works very well there too. So set the rice box for that 25 watt
carrier output and get on the air!
Mike Duke, K5XU
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You're probably thinking about the Communicator series, or the G28 or G50.
These rigs used a different modulation scheme.
Mike Duke, K5XU
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is being restored. But, are there any
mods which I should consider for the HG10?
Mike Duke, K5XU
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The bands are open through 6 meters from the mid Atlantic and mid west into
Mississippi, but I'm not hearing any AM.
I'll check 21.430 regularly for the rest of the evening just in case someone
wants to prove that AM works on 15 meters.
Mike Duke, K5XU
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, if anyone is interested, make me an offer.
Mike Duke, K5XU
It was apparently made by Collins for the navy. When I typed NCT12 into
Google, I got a British website which showed a picture, and told me that it
used a pair of 1625s in a push-pull modulator. I just got it yesterday, so
haven't popped the case to see what else is inside.
that those incidents occurred nearly 40 years ago!
Mike Duke, K5XU
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I heard Mark faintly in Ms, but lost him before he finished his qso.
John is now coming in good, but I couldn't hear him earlier.
of the time, 15 meter AM is a
giant myth in my part of the country.
Maybe we should start trying to populate at least the top 25 KHZ with AM
signals whenever the band is open. It would be even better to go for the top
50.
Mike Duke, K5XU
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John, Wa0FDV, is still calling cq on 21.422 if anyone else wants to try to
work him.
It's now 22:05Z, and I am also hearing a few 6 land stations on ssb.
Mike Duke, K5XU
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Anyone have a meter for the older DX60? It's the one that mounts behind the
panel.
A friend and I are restoring the DX60 from my late Elmer, K5ZFM, and need a
replacement meter.
Mike Duke, K5XU
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Ten meters is full of ssb and cw for the 10 meter contest.
I heard someone calling cq on 21.425 AM about 21:15Z, but they were too weak
for me to pull out their call.
Looks like E skip, as I am hearing mainly mid Atlantic, and Mid West from
here in Mississippi.
Mike Duke, K5XU
American
It's open from MS into VE6 and 7, plus a few W7 stations on ssb.
I'll leave the receiver on 21.425 while I'm home this afternoon just in case
someone makes some good AM noise.
Mike Duke, K5XU
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It's 15:20Z, and I have just finished a qso with K2UTC on 15 ssb. We had
peaks of 15 over pretty consistently throughout the qso.
This may be a good day to try AM, so I'll keep an ear on 21.425.
K2UTC and I talked many times on 10 meter AM during the early 70s.
Mike Duke, K5XU
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I'm hearing what appears to be a mixing of 2 shortwave BC stations right on
21.425. Both the audio and carriers are pretty ragged, and I can't tell from
whence they may be originating.
I'll check 21.420 as the splatter is less there than it is on 21.430.
Mike Duke, K5XU
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as strong here as
the guys on 3880.
Happy listening!
Mike Duke, K5XU
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I'm hearing numerous European signals on cw and ssb into Mississippi at
13:10Z.
May be a good day for 15 meters.
Mike Duke, K5XU
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HR10 receiver, Hw22A or Hw32A.
I'll ship, or you may pick up at the Jackson, MS ham fest on February 3 and
4.
Mike Duke, K5XU
This one will need lots of TLC, or to be converted into a parts unit.
The Band Spread knob is missing.
Make offer.
I'll ship, or you may pick up at the Jackson, MS ham fest on February 3 and
4.
Mike Duke, K5XU
Europe and the east coast are all over 15 here this morning.
I'm also hearing the 3 watt 10 meter beacon from VE1, Henry Island, on
28.271 at 559 with qsb.
Perhaps some of us can make AM contacts on at least 15 today since 80 and 40
are useless here today due to qrn.
Mike Duke, K5XU
American
I'm monitoring 21.425, and calling an occasional cq.
I'll be here for at least the next 20 minutes.
I'm hearing strong ssb signals from w1 and ve6 into Ms.
Mike Duke, K5XU
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of those God-awful echo boxes
attached.
So, I'll hang around 21.425 for a little while to see what gives.
Mike Duke, K5XU
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that there is an almost certain guarantee of
dead bands whenever I attempt to test a new antenna.
Mike Duke, K5XU
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Jim,
I'm there listening now, and can remain until about 2:30 central time.
K5XU
Not a peep out of Jim here into Mississippi, but I did hear a DL on ssb.
Turns out she is portable in the Caribbean, but she's still the only signal
I am hearing near 14.286 into Mississippi.
Mike Duke, K5XU
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I'm hearing the West coast pretty strong into Mississippi on SSB.
Anyone want to try AM on 21.425?
I'll listen there for the next 15 minutes.
Mike Duke, K5XU
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with the transmitter, but you
don't really need that if you already have a 12 volt dc supply available.
Mine will cover my entire house and city lot yard with only one or two noisy
spots.
Mike Duke, K5XU
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propogation on the higher
bands, or do I continue serving as the pin-drop test for all those restored
75A4's, HQ170's etc?
Mike Duke, K5XU
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I want to be able to select between my current 3 rigs via a switch. Since
rice boxes are included, I want the best isolation possible for the
unselected equipment.
Recommendations, please.
Mike Duke, K5XU
American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs
to a
Bureau directive.
Action by: Regional Director, Northeast Region,
Enforcement Bureau.
Adopted: 03/27/2006 by Forfeiture Order. (DA No.
06-663). EB
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-663A1.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-663A1.pdf
Mike Duke
, it will be a wonderful
monitor complete with a good squelch circuit.
Mike Duke, K5XU
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. What I'd
really like to do with mine is convert it down to 15 meters. Has anyone ever
done such a thing with any cb model?
If so, I'd like to know about it.
Mike Duke, K5XU
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and frequency tuning steps.
Mike Duke, K5XU
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I'm hearing SSB from Florida, and a half watt beacon from EM81 in Georgia
into my Jackson, Ms qth.
May be a good morning for AM on 10 or 15 meters.
Mike Duke, K5XU
American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs
It's open from Mississippi to w9 and w0 land.
I'll monitor 29.0 for the next little while in case someone wants to try an
AM qso there.
Mike Duke, K5XU
American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs
I just completed a 10 minute chat with W8AW in Mi on 29.0. Signals were
pounding in at both ends of the path.
I'll leave the rig there for as long as I can.
Come on up and make some noise.
Mike Duke, K5XU
American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs
Actually, the frequencies Rick was referring too are:
29.000, 29.010, and 29.020.
Both the W1OJ repeater near Boston, and the one in New York are pounding
into my Mississippi qth on 29.620 at 2050Z.
That said, I'm monitoring 29.0, and have called a few cq's with no results.
Mike Duke, K5XU
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to its original
design frequency.
I still, however, think it would be fun to put one on 15 meters since that
band will wake up before 10. As someone indicated, that would take a bit
more work, but probably not as much as putting one on 160.
Mike Duke, K5XU
American Council of Blind Radio
.
This will also be a good day to try short skip conditions on 15 meters too.
Mike Duke, K5XU
American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs
Since returning from church, 10 has been busy around 29.0. I've had 6 qsos,
as far up the band as 29.050.
Keep those AM rigs running.
Mike Duke, K5XU
American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs
I'm now hearing both Oklahoma and Phoenix on 10 meter ssb. I'm still
listening on 29.0 just in case other AM signals appear. The count thus far
todayis 7 completed contacts.
Mike Duke, K5XU
American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs
just to see if we can make it.
Mike Duke, K5XU
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I just completed a 10 meter qso with W5SUM. That's a distance of right at
200 miles from my Jackson, Ms qth. It doesn't get that short very often.
He was peaking 20 over, and his ranger sounded really good.
Mike Duke, K5XU
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? I've heard no one, not even
W8VYZ up there in the evenings for the past 2 weeks or so.
Have we given that frequency back to the ssb crowd?
Mike Duke, K5XU
American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs
I'm about to go to lunch, but will monitor 29.0 after about a half hour.
Mike Duke, K5XU
American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs
I'm hearing FM from W2 land into Mississippi.
Anyone for AM?
Mike Duke, K5XU
American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs
This is the mobile supply for the Heath HW and SB series rigs. Currently set
for an HW12, but can be configured to run several other models. Manual
included.
Mike Duke, K5XU
Somewhere I think I still have a recording of Alton, W5FAP, as heard on 20
meters in Mississippi one Sunday afternoon in the early 70s.
If I can find it, I'll transfer it to mp3 and make it available to whomever
does such an archive.
It's too bad I didn't keep recordings I made of W9ZKN, W6QS,
to determine where this activity is coming from.
If you are part of that group, please know that you are at least being
detected by someone whose ears perk up whenever an AM signal is located.
Mike Duke, K5XU
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If I copied a call sign correctly, these guys are in Arkansas.
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I just saw this from another list, and haven't even had the time to look at
it myself yet.
K5XU
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central time.
Despite all that crowded noise, I was able to clearly hear a station in
northwest Florida who was using a 2e26 rig barefoot.
Of course, he would have sounded much better on a clear frequency.
More about that unusual transmitter in a separate post.
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, but the audio sounded
good, especially for 10 watts of carrier on a crowded frequency.
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At 10 PM central time, Don, K4KYV was in a qso on 3878. I could bearly hear
Don, and couldn't hear the other station at all here in Ms.
It's very unusual when I lose Don due to band conditions.
Mike Duke, K5XU
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it around on the list for awhile.
If nothing else comes of the idea, maybe it will at least give the 75 meter
boat anchor guys a short break in the list traffic.
73,
Mike Duke, K5XU
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there is a
contest.
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appears. Then, I'll move up the band if necessary.
How's that for optimism?
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The ARRL web site is reporting that the FCC Omnibus Amateur Radio RO has
been published in the Federal Register today. The rules changes take effect
on Friday, December 15, 2006 at 12:01 EST.
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2006/11/15/100/?nc=1
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the
band goes over the next few hours.
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FYI,
This was posted on the ARRL site today, see
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2006/12/11/100/?nc=1
K5XU
League Asks FCC to Postpone, Modify Part of 75-Meter
Band Change
NEWINGTON, CT, Dec 11, 2006 -- In separate petitions
today, the ARRL asked the FCC to postpone the change
in allocation
The ones I can hear sound really good, but the aurora is killing most
signals here in Mississippi.
The strongest is a Colorado station on 3680.
For the second time this year, K4KYV is barely audible at my qth on 3626.
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So, is this all effective immediately?
I didn't see any references to when.
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I doubt curing the hum will
cure the rfi, although it certainly might at least reduce it.
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Bill,
Thanks for the reminder about checking the devices before going into the
wiring.
Unfortunately, I've done that already.
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I've heard them here in Mississippi.
I also have heard them between 3600 and 3625, and sometimes around 3530 -
3540.
The scrambler explanation sounds reasonable, as they remind me of the
scrambled audio often used by law enforcement agencies in the early and mid
80s.
Is it just me, or is the AM activity in the new voice territory declining
already?
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Don mentioned that item in his post about the gardians of the airways.
What is its current status?
I haven't read anything about it since it was posted widely via AR Newsline,
etdc.
Mike, K5XU
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Don't apologize for running a Rice Box. Just set it up properly, and enjoy
our wonderful part of the hobby.
If the Saturday morning group happens, I'll jump in from Mississippi with my
TS570 whenever the propagation and I are on the band at the same time.
Mike, K5XU
From Mississippi, it's open to the northeast as far south as Virginia.
I just tried to work wa4wrz on 29.0, but he couldn't pull me out of the qsb.
He wasn't strong here, but was 90% readable.
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can stretch the
good fortune into another day.
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That's from my Jackson, MS qth.
I won't be on for the moment, as we are tuning up for a thunder storm.
Now, if said storm will bring us more rain than thunder, I'll gladly skip
the opening.
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I'm hearing a word or two from an AM station on 7290. I don't think it's a
bc station, but it's way down in the noise.
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Yes, I worked Bill briefly about a half hour after I sent the question about
who was on 7290.
The station I couldn't dig out was not him. He came on a little later, and
called several cq's with a pretty decent signal despite my local noise.
He was able to pull out most of my 25 watt rice box
Beginning just after 11:30 AM central time, I had a 15 minute qso with Bob,
K0RDF in Mo.
I had to bale out when the phone rang. Haven't heard any other AM on 10, and
none on 15.
He was running a great sounding Ranger, and I was on my usual Kenwood TS570.
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Wow!
That's incredible!
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did this with my 25 watts and 3 element tri-bander.
I'm still also checking 15 and 10 meters whenever the SSB activity gets
strong.
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I'm trying to track down one or two articles from Popular Electronics.
If you have a collection of these magazines that include the years 1963, 64,
67, and 68, please e-mail me off list.
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There is a group in Louisiana that meets on 3663 several times a week.
I sometimes hear them finishing up just as I get in from work. They are
generally done by 5 or shortly after. I think they also meet some during the
morning, but I'm not sure when. Some days they are on ssb.
I also hear
, a BC348Q, an SX62A, and an NC300.
I also operated the station of a friend several times when he was using one
of the HBR series of receivers that his dad had built from QST. His dad
still has it, and it still works great.
Mike Duke, K5XU
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Funny, SSB operators were making the same stereotypical statements about AM
operators when I was a new SWL with a borrowed S120 in 1966.
And these guys think they're modern!
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We have the anniversary date of the expansion coming up on December 16.
Why not take to the air down there in the new territory again that evening
as was done last year.
I'll be there if my local utility gets rid of the noise they finally located
last week.
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isn't with us yet.
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