On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 7:44 PM, James M. Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > Actually, > If you use the 20A to drive a linear amplifier, such as the Johnson > Thunderbolt, you would have a quite substantial AM signal, at about > 350 watts of carrier. In the CW mode the power output, can exceed 500 watts, > just a matter of how you are set up for the "Event".
That's the spirit, Jim: find out how to make the gear viable for the event. The term 'Heavy Metal' is a big clue here. Using a big amp would help to get the station up to the weight limit as well (250 lbs/250 watts IIRC?). When Bill KD0HG started this event, he was pretty clear about the reason for having it: to encourage owners of BIG tube gear like converted BC transmitters, big military and even HB rigs to get their fine signals on the air. His desire was to have more of a 'rally' like a motorcycle gathering than a 'contest' mentality. Anyone can play, including ricebox owners, since the underlying purpose is to encourage more AM operation. The only stipulation was that in order to be eligible to get the Heavy Metal trophy, you have to be running Heavy Metal. After Ray took over ER the rules were modified to include big Class E rigs as well, since a few guys had built those and were feeling ignored I guess. Bill again made it clear that the event wasn't meant to be a contest, nor to exclude anyone from joining in. I always felt the Class E group should run a similar event to draw attention to their specialty and encourage even MORE interest and participation, but that's another story. With SSB 'contests' nearly every weekend along with the above-mentioned CX and a myriad of nets, there is no shortage of opportunities to exercise the classic SSB tube gear. Better still, throw the monster amp in line and run some real Heavy Metal for the event. The more, the merrier. After all, we're here for AM, right? (o: ~ Todd, KA1KAQ/4 (no ants up yet but will be listening to the HMR on the 'inside aerial') ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
