There's no law that says you have to stay on 50.4. With many of the 6 meter boatanchor receivers 6, 8, or 10 KHz wide, you can operate on 50.390 through 50.410 and most people probably wouldn't notice. Unless you're operating with a crystal controlled receiver, tune around above and below 50.4. When the band opens, I never call CQ on 50.4. I'm either down on 50.385 or up around 50.415. There's lots of room to move around. 6 meters isn't channelized.
G-50's always get hot. Put a muffin fan on top to suck out the hot air Pete, WA2CWA On Sun, 3 Aug 2003 19:00:48 -0500 "SCREWDRIVER" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Jim FB on the local qso's on 6AM. The stories about 50.400 getting > busy as > 29.600 are true , it takes a lot of patience and persistence. You > have the > right idea always call CQ ,keep an eye on ch 2 TV for signs of a > band > opening.Another good indicator is the 50Mhz prop logger. Within the > last > month i have worked about 50-60 stations, most good openings are in > the 6-10 > pm time frame here in Texas. 2 weeks ago i was there at the right > time > worked 27 stations in a row ranging from the Midwest to NC SC PA TN > KY Etc. > Some of the stations were using as little as 2-3 Watts even a > couple of > Heathkit Sixers. Sporadic E openings can happen at any time this > season i > had a nice Qso with K6LGL at 11pm > one night we talked for quite a while we were both using less than > 50 watts. > It would be great to work you sometime on tropo if i remember you > are > located near Austin. I am about 60 miles South of Houston near the > coast in > EL29. > If you like pass along your number and when the conditions are right > for a > possible contact i can call you. > > My G50 also runs pretty hot. > > 73 Steve WB5UGT > EL 29 AMI # 807 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim candela" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 3:36 PM > Subject: [AMRadio] Six Meters AM and a Gonset G50 question > > > > > > > > > > I have made a few local AM contacts on 50.4 AM with good success. > I can > get > > 20+ miles with S9 reports both ways with a guy with a 3 element > beam, and > 15 > > watts. I run about 25 watts output. I am using a ku4ab square loop > at > about > > 25'. Last night 6 was hot, and I could hear SSB, and CW from > several > states. > > At one point the guys were complaining of too much QRM, and wall > to wall > > signals. Move up to 50.4, and nothing heard. I put out several CQ's > on AM, > > and no responses. When do the AMers on six meters get on? So far I > hear > > mostly baby monitors, old style cordless phones, DSL spurs, HDTV > spurs, > > computer spurs, and only an occasional local AMer. I've heard > stories of > how > > 50.4 can get packed like 29.6 FM does. So far I have not had the > experience. > > :( > > > > I have a G50 question. Does the power transformer in the G50 get > > uncomfortably hot to the touch? Mine does. I have turned down the > 6L6 idle > > current in receive (and boost it during receive). That helped a > little. I > > use a variac set to 117 vac. That transformer is hot in about 15 > minutes > of > > receiving after turn on. I notice the interleaving of the core is > poor, > but > > I am afraid I may have a shorted turn, or maybe these just use > cheap lossy > > iron. With 117 vac in, my DVM shows 390-0-390 from the HV winding. > I am > > afraid to leave my G50 on (squelched) waiting for someone to pop a > signal > on > > 50.4 Mhz. > > > > Listening to SSB on the G50 using the VFO spot feature is not too > good. I > > played with my audio generator (goes to 455 kc) and put a two turn > coil > > around the G50 last IF tube. That works pretty good if you set the > level > for > > about 20 over 9 on the S-Meter. Looks like I need a BFO to be made > up. > > > > Any thoughts about the hot biscuit transformer? > > > > Jim Candela > > WD5JKO ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!
