Both my DX-60 and SB-401 have output below the current limit so I am not worried.
Bob Macklin K5MYJ/7 Seattle, Wa. "REAL RADIOS GLOW IN THE DARK" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Discussion of AM Radio" <amradio@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 1:33 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Old Novice Days > Gary Schafer wrote: > > > > > > > Geoff wrote: > > > >> Bill Connelly wrote: > >> > >>> Thank you! > >>> Bill, W3MJ > >>> > >>> > >>> At 12:09 PM 2/23/2005 -0600, you wrote: > >>> > >>>> Bob Macklin wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> <>In 1969 the 40M Novice segment was 7150 - 7200. In 1986 it was > >>>>> 7100 - 7150. > >>>>> > >>>>> Bob Macklin > >>>>> K5MYJ/7 > >>>>> Seattle, Wa. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Before that. I got my ticket in Feb of 1984, and it was 7100 to > >>>> 7200kcs > >>>> > >> > >> Hold off on the thanks... after I read and re-read that, something > >> didn't look correct... > >> > >> Let me try again, with these statements that I know (to the best of > >> -my- current education) > >> to be fact... > >> > >> I do not ever, at anytime, remember the Novice CW sub-band of 40m , > >> being more than 50kc wide. > >> > >> I've always known the Novice CW sub-band of 40m to be from 7100 to > >> 7150kc. > >> > >> There. That's what Ive been -meaning- to say and/or stick with. > >> I, personally, don't ever remember the Novice band on 40m being as > >> high as 7200kc > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> 73 = Best Regards, > >> -Geoff/W5OMR > >> > > > > Geoff, > > > > I think you are right about it being only 50kc wide. I don't know when > > they changed but in the early 60's it was from 7150 to 7200. My one > > and only crystal then was 7175 kc. You young kids probably don't > > remember that. :>) > > > Of course, there are some rigs and receivers (I'm thinking Heathkit) > that had on a glass drum the 'fone segments in a heavy(ier) black line, > and 7.2 to 7.3Mc were bold'ed. It couldn't have been long (relativly > speaking) from when Phone operation was permitted on 40m. The only > "Class A" bands were 80, 20 and 10m then. 11m was there (don't remember > a lot about it, other than it was a ham band at one time, and probably > the best DX band hams had) and this was before 15m. > > Interesting discussion. I wonder if anyone has a time-line on when the > major changes in Ham Radio took place, in regards to rules/operating > privledges took place? > > 40m was a CW only band after WWII until the 50's. 75w DC Input was the > Novice power limit. 1kW DC Input (which is MUCH easier to measure than > PEP but that's another whole thread in/of itself ;->) for Generals and > above, regardless of mode. > > I've visited a few SSB'er hamshacks lately and some (not all) are > running amps that are (according to the supposed 'peak-reading' > wattmeters) running 2kW PLUS in output power. (Not that it *bothers* > me, just an observation). > > I wonder if this is something that's being done all over, or just a > 'specific group' of guys who are running the illegal limit? > > C'mon, man... a pair of 3CX800A7's? That's 1600w of dissapation, > fer-cryin'out-loud! The right voltage on the plates would make 'em sing > to -at least- 2kW pep output. And some of these dual 4-1000 homebrew > amps I hear on the air? Isn't it the Alpha 8877 amp that runs 2 (not > one, but *TWO*) 8877's in the output, EACH with a plate dissapation > rating of 1,500w? > > *shrug* > > It's nice to remember the old days. And, yes. the times, they are > a'changing. It's just that I just don't necessarily think some of us > hams are changing in a good/positive way. > > The Law is Always The Law. It doesn't bend because you run a different > mode. > The LEGAL output limit is 1500w PEP. > > 73 = Best Regards, > -Geoff/W5OMR > > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net >
