Hello everyone, Rich (N0MN/5) here, I've been bitten by the AM and nostalgia bugs and will need help (NOT a cure, though, hi). My dad got his Tech license back in '59 or '60 (I was in junior high) and he put together a 6M AM station using a Hammarlund HQ-129X (although I just can't remember how he received on 6M) and a home brew transmitter. He passed away in '92 but some of the fondest memories I have are he and I out in his converted chicken coop hamshack tuning around on the old HQ. Even with a 4el 6M beam we could pick up foreign broadcast stations and hams on the lower bands. Oh, the audio that the Hammarlund had!! I had been looking for an HQ-129X for years at hamfests and in ads and even in last few years on ebay but was never successful until recently. I picked up one on ebay from a very nice gentleman up in Washington state that gave me the history behind the radio. It will require a few parts replaced which I have already started on but I think it will work just fine. I also found a near mint Gonset GSB-100 transmitter that I don't think I will have to do anything to. I say all that to ask a question: It will be a while before I get the AM station all set up and I've been listening to some of the AMers on 75M and I have picked up that there is a wealth of experience and knowledge out there and I have AM capability on a more 'modern' rig (IC-756), is there any unwritten rule about jumping in on a radio that doesn't 'glow'?? As I get more into the restoration project I would like to ask for advice but certainly want to comply with protocol. Thanks guys, Rich Fuller NØMN Pineville, LA From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Jan 27 14:37:58 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Original-To: [email protected] Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from hotmail.com (bay3-dav33.bay3.hotmail.com [65.54.169.63]) by mailman.qth.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5DB8D859C11 for <[email protected]>; Thu, 27 Jan 2005 14:37:49 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 27 Jan 2005 11:31:01 -0800 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from 67.5.146.210 by BAY3-DAV33.phx.gbl with DAV; Thu, 27 Jan 2005 19:30:54 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [67.5.146.210] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Bob Macklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio" <[email protected]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Hello!! Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 11:31:12 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 27 Jan 2005 19:31:01.0644 (UTC) FILETIME=[BC140CC0:01C504A6] X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list Reply-To: Discussion of AM Radio <[email protected]> List-Id: Discussion of AM Radio <amradio.mailman.qth.net> List-Unsubscribe: <http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/private/amradio> List-Post: <mailto:[email protected]> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 19:37:58 -0000
Rich, While AM ativity seems to be mainly a BA segment of the hobby iot really is not. Many of the AMers run both tube stuff and solid state stuff. Class E AM Txes are solid state. If you can hear them give them a call. Where are you located? Bob Macklin K5MYJ/7 Seattle, Wa. "REAL RADIOS GLOW IN THE DARK" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich Fuller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 11:22 AM Subject: [AMRadio] Hello!! Hello everyone, Rich (N0MN/5) here, I've been bitten by the AM and nostalgia bugs and will need help (NOT a cure, though, hi). My dad got his Tech license back in '59 or '60 (I was in junior high) and he put together a 6M AM station using a Hammarlund HQ-129X (although I just can't remember how he received on 6M) and a home brew transmitter. He passed away in '92 but some of the fondest memories I have are he and I out in his converted chicken coop hamshack tuning around on the old HQ. Even with a 4el 6M beam we could pick up foreign broadcast stations and hams on the lower bands. Oh, the audio that the Hammarlund had!! I had been looking for an HQ-129X for years at hamfests and in ads and even in last few years on ebay but was never successful until recently. I picked up one on ebay from a very nice gentleman up in Washington state that gave me the history behind the radio. It will require a few parts replaced which I have already started on but I think it will work just fine. I also found a near mint Gonset GSB-100 transmitter that I don't think I will have to do anything to. I say all that to ask a question: It will be a while before I get the AM station all set up and I've been listening to some of the AMers on 75M and I have picked up that there is a wealth of experience and knowledge out there and I have AM capability on a more 'modern' rig (IC-756), is there any unwritten rule about jumping in on a radio that doesn't 'glow'?? As I get more into the restoration project I would like to ask for advice but certainly want to comply with protocol. Thanks guys, Rich Fuller NØMN Pineville, LA ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected]
