Several members of the Gulf Coast Mullet Society Net on 3885 kcs use the combination of a DX-60 driving a Heath SB-200 and their audio sounds great, along with some RF punch to boot.
73 Robert W4RL Trustee of W4GCM ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Macklin" <[email protected]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 5:33 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Modulator question. >A transmitter like the DX-60 puts out about 12W of carrier in AM mode. It > uses Controlled Carrier modulation and does not require a modulation > transformer. > > Bob Macklin > K5MYJ > Seattle, Wa. > "Real Radios Glow In The Dark" > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "MUCHSTUFF" <[email protected]> > To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 3:05 PM > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Modulator question. > > >> Have you considered using a car audio amplifier in a cathode modulation? >> If possible it could avoid finding another transformer that would stand >> the >> higher voltage and current in a plate arrangement. >> I give this some thought every time I'm in my friends car audio store. >> But, being one who always starts too much new stuff, I stop thinking >> about >> it. >> >> Gene, WB6SZS >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "RICHARD GEORGE" <[email protected]> >> To: "amlist" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 12:34 PM >> Subject: [AMRadio] Modulator question. >> >> >>>I have over the years built several low power AM transmitters. I would >>>like >>>to build something a little bigger say in the 400-500 watt plate >>>modulated. >>>I have been kicking around the idea of using one of the solid state >>>amplifiers made for car audio driving a reverse connected audio >>>transformer. I have seen these audio output transformers available in the >>>200 watt range. I understand that the RF output stage would have to be >>>designed to fit the impedence of the output transformer. Does this sound >>>like it could be done? >>> >>> K6KWQ Dick >>> Amps by "MORE POWER" >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
