Bob: What do you set the resting plate current on your BC-610?
I run 40 ma on mine, but Eimac recommends 50 ma. 73, Barrie, W7ALW ----- Original Message ----- From: "rbethman" <[email protected]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 2:37 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] AM IARU Region 2 Bandplan > I've read it time and time again! > > AM DSB is A3E without question. > > As the discussion I've been having off-list, I'll simply say that *IF* > someone can REALLY pick up the fact that BC-610s and T-213s are running > an extra 100cps on each sideband, then so be it. > > It has been running that way for around nine years at my QTH. I'm not > going to go through and start rebuilding the transmitter's audio chain > to "trim" 100cps. > > I have enough of a time keeping the BEASTs reined in at 1500W PEP. If I > set the microphone resting current at the specified in the TM at 40ma, > the darn thing WILL hit 2500W PEP. > > It's no different than running a commercial 1KW radio. One has to watch > carefully. The FULL 1KW modulated at 100% will go over the specified > power levels. > > I'm not going to try and find some obscure method, nor hack up a > perfectly good transmitter to trim 100cps. > > Now, how many Johnson Invader 2000s are out there? > > I know of several! > > Bob - N0DGN > >> Try reading Part 97! It says not to use more bandwidth than necessary. >> And >> 6KC is all that is necessary for AM. We are not supposed to be pretending >> we >> are AMBC station. I know some people try. >> >> I just went through Part 97. There is no differentiation between AM and >> SSB. >> It just uses the word PHONE. As far as I know both AM and SSB are A3E >> modulation. >> >> Bob Macklin >> K5MYJ >> Seattle, Wa. >> "Real Radios Glow In The Dark" >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Post: [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Post: [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with the word unsubscribe in the message body. This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
