Jim- Thank you for the warm welcome and information on AM activity.
Actually I have subscribed to this and other similar forums for a few months now. I am re-learning and remembering much of what the discussions are by subject. Thank goodness for a mother when I was much younger with the following philosophy. "Robert, always remember you are never too old to learn anything new." At 56 years years old now I am thankful I grew up with that type of positive reinforcement. That naturally includes Amateur Radio. Everyone with comments is always welcomed. Actually I have a G5RV antenna. I seem to remember it is for 10-80 meters. I was originally thinking of using the tower I mentioned to hold the center feed of an inverted V, with the broadsides facing East-West(?). The ends would maybe about 15-20 feet above ground. However, being out here in the country with no strict municipal or other restrictions, I can also experiment with other antennas. I have never been on 160 meters. Sounds like another band on AM to experiment with. I agree with you in that the early predictions for Cycle 24 looks like it is going to be a whooper! Scientists are predicting a peak around 2010-2011 of 160 for a sunspot peak. I guess my timing is about right on. Again Jim thanks for the advice. Bob K5SEP --- Jim Wilhite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Bob: > > As a former New Mexican, welcome to the group. > Given your > location, you should have a good signal especially > now with > the propagation as it is. > > I am in Sulphur, OK now and miss the open spaces > like > Mountainair. Haven't been there in a while and > understand > it has become an artist's colony now.. I really > miss the > sunsets from that country. For a while I lived in > Las > Cruces and wish I were back. > > There is another group that you should be cognizant > about up > in the Colorado, WY area that meets every morning > about 7 > AM. They meet on 3.870 most days and sometimes on > the > weekend. They also get on 1.915 in the evening > sometimes > when conditions are good. > > Given you will have room for a 160 meter antenna, I > would > put up one, preferably a vertical for it and have a > blast > with them. Of course you are most welcome to join > in any > group you hear for AMers are always welcome. > > 73 Jim > W5JO > > > > > > Fellow Amer's- > > > > Hi! My name is Bob K5SEP living in Mountainair, > New > > Mexico. The town is about 75 miles Southeast of > > Albuquerque on the East side of the Rockies. The > town > > is about one square mile in physical size with a > > population of 1,300. Mountainair is just under > 6,500 > > feet above sea level (almost geographically the > center > > of the State). It is extremely rural with mainly > > farming and ranch land. > > > > Probably the first quarter of 2007, I will be > moving > > to the new K5SEP Radio Ranch. I work for UPHI.NET, > a > > local high speed wireless Internet company > providing > > service to residential/businesses in this portion > of > > Torrance County. The head end of our system is on > the > > West side of town on a hill overlooking the > Estancia > > Valley. I will have my own mobile home on their > > property. I should be getting a large storage shed > > too. > > > > I have been continuously licensed since my senior > year > > of high school (1967-68). My Novice station back > in my > > hometown of Passaic, New Jersey was a Heathkit > DX-60B > > transmitter and Lafayette HA-63A receiver (as > WN2CXS). > > My second station when I upgraded to General after > > 1968 was an E.F. Johnson Viking II with matching > VFO, > > National NC-300 receiver and 40 meter dipole. Wish > I > > had not sold the gear when I moved to NM in 1976. > > > > I recently purchased a close facsimile which > includes > > the E.F. Johnson Viking II w/matching VFO w/ten > 40/75 > > meter AM phone crystals, National NC-109 receiver > > w/manuals, D-104 mike and other accessories. Found > an > > Amateur North of me who needed the cash. To my > > knowledge, he electronically went through > everything, > > replacing electrolytic caps, etc. It was fully > > operational when he took it off the air very > recently. > > > > There is a 55-60 foot self supporting tower on the > > property where the mobile home will be. It is used > for > > a microwave repeater for the high speed wireless > > Internet network. Since the two owners are both > > Amateurs, no problem using it for my antennas. > > > > I actually have not be on HF AM in many years, so > when > > this comes together next year it will be great! I > am > > also into collection/repairs antique radios. > > Looking forward towards an exciting 2007 meeting > some > > of you on the air. > > > > Bob K5SEP > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Any questions? Get answers on any topic at www.Answers.yahoo.com. Try it now. ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected]
