Will "Time Magazine" be there in light of their recent comment about Ham Radio? I should be on 160 that night. Thanks, Paul es Mod-U-Lator, Mike(y) W3SLK ----- Original Message ----- From: "P Cour" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 10:46 AM Subject: [AMRadio] Antique Transmitting Station Event Jan. 8th
> Subject: Antique Transmitting Station Event Jan. 8th > Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 10:30:54 -0500 > From: "Courson, Paul" > > Antique Transmitting Station Event Jan. 8th > > Please join us the evening of Saturday, Jan. 8 for a > marathon, on-the-air showcase operating event from > the Radio History Society's Radio-Television Museum > near Washington, D.C., where we will be > demonstrating our restored 1940s AM Broadcast > transmitter and an antique companion receiver seen > at: > > High resolution: > http://www.netohio.com/wa3vjb/DSC00933.JPG > > Low resolution: http://www.qrz.com/W3R/ > > Our station's transmitter is a somewhat rare, art > deco model highly sought by hobbyist radio > collectors who retune them for the shortwave ham > bands. Plans call for a record-setting gathering of > this model among stations in North America, as heard > in this discussion transmitted by one such > transmitter as monitored in Chicago. The signals > come a private home in Annapolis operating a 1947 > example of the particular transmitter, a Collins > 300-G rescued from an old Washington, D.C. movie > house that was used as a radio station. > > http://www.netohio.com/wa3vjb/Five-300G.MP3 > > The warm and inviting sound of nostalgic "AM" is a > powerful lure for people who've become ho-hum about > plastic home entertainment centers and want to enjoy > the storytelling nature of vintage radio. > > Frequencies of operation for shortwave reception or > for licensed hobbyist stations to transmit: > 1885 Kc (just above Standard Broadcast) > 3880 Kc > 7290 Kc > > Handsome certificates will be sent to confirm > reception reports and/or two-way contacts. The > "Heavy Metal Rally" gets its name from the weight > and power of these old "hollow state" vacuum tube > transmitters, many of which are being released into > private hands by radio stations that have gone > "solid state." Participation is open to all, but to > win top honors in this event, such a radio must > weigh at least 250 pounds and make at least 250 > watts of power. > > More about the collection of these magnificent old > transmitters can be seen at: > > http://www.rwonline.com/reference-room/special-report/rwf-chromeJune20.shtml > > http://amfone.net/ECSound/WB2SYQ.htm > > ----- > > The following announcement on the Associated Press > wire service coverage calendars will generate > coverage among local broadcast outlets. > > FOR AP DAYBOOK > > > Saturday, Jan. 8 > > > 4-9 p.m., BOWIE -- Open house and on-air > demonstration of "W3R," antique vacuum-tube AM > broadcast station participating in a marathon "Heavy > Metal Rally" nationwide among vintage radio > hobbyists. Radio-Television Museum, 2608 > Mitchellville Rd. Contact: Brian Belanger (301) > 390-1020. > > -------- > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected]
