You are correct, sir. It was, if I remember correctly, a 2006 Catena-Zapata.
On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 9:35 AM, Tim Ellison <[email protected]> wrote: > A nice Malbec, I believe it was... > > > -Tim > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of William H. Fite > Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 9:13 AM > To: Kevin Feeney > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] Fwd: Re: AM Operation > > Kevin wrote: > > Actually Michael, I think AM'ers may run the most diverse group of rigs on > the air. I've worked (or run) everything from modern imported solid state > equipment, classic american boat anchors, restored military equipment, > re-purposed broadcast gear, modified marine equipment, Class D, E, or H > homebrew equipment running at incredible efficiencies with amazing fidelity, > qrp rigs built on cake pans or wooden boards, heavy iron plate modulated > rigs and exotic exciters driving big amps, and increasingly SDR gear. > ...and one old gentleman who has built a modulator for his 10kw > Alexanderson alternator using plans sketched on a napkin by Brian Lloyd > following a lengthy wine tasting.. > > > > > On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 5:15 AM, Kevin Feeney <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On 2/17/2011 6:27 PM, Michael Tondee wrote: > > > >> I usually associate AM operation with the classic radio buffs or > >> "boat anchor" collectors. Obviously, judging by this thread, not > >> everyone who operates AM fits this category but I have to wonder > >> what some of these guys think when they hear one of the "newfangled > >> Flex SDR's" on AM! > >> Michael > >> > > Actually Michael, I think AM'ers may run the most diverse group of > > rigs on the air. I've worked (or run) everything from modern imported > > solid state equipment, classic american boat anchors, restored > > military equipment, re-purposed broadcast gear, modified marine > > equipment, Class D, E, or H homebrew equipment running at incredible > > efficiencies with amazing fidelity, qrp rigs built on cake pans or > > wooden boards, heavy iron plate modulated rigs and exotic exciters > > driving big amps, and increasingly SDR gear. Many of us run a variety > > of equipment as the mood strikes. Some days I like tubes and a butter > > smooth VFO dial, some days I need a panadapter fix. Some days I hike > > with a solid state rig in a backpack with a whip. It's nice to have > > choices. :-) > > > > I think the Flex SDR's are earning a good reputation within the AM > > community. The transmitted audio is excellent, and everyone > > appreciates the filtering capabilities and the synchronous detector. > > Like with the other modes, there are things that could be optimized > > further but I expect that will come with time as other priorities are > > worked through. A few folks are experimenting with other SDR systems > > as well. > > > > A lot of the folks I've worked lately have been hanging softrock > > boards off the IF of their classic gear (Drake R4, R390, etc) and > > running PowerSDR for the filtering and detector. It's getting to be a > > very popular mod. Despite the affinity for a classic form of > > modulation, I think you'll find many AMers embrace new technology > > readily and bend it to serve their needs. > > > > > > Speaking of pilot carriers and other interesting forms of modulation, > > I got to wondering about the possibility of generating independent > > sidebands (ISB) with the Flex. At Harris our gear used filtering to > > generate 2 ISB, or 4 ISB with pilot carrier. On our HF circuits we > > would typically run RTTY on LLSB, and LSB, and voice circuits carrying > > telephone traffic on USB and UUSB. Not sure I see a big use for such > > a capability in amateur service. Maybe send SSTV on one sideband while > > talking on the other. Mostly just curious if the 'magic' in the > > software would permit such a capability. Thinking direct generation of > > two independent sidebands wouldn't be simple, but that a variation of > > the multi-receive capability in reverse as it were, might. > > > > de Kevin, WB2EMS > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Flexedge mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz > > This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is > > used for posting topics related to SDR software development and > > experimentalist who are using beta versions of the software. > > > _______________________________________________ > Flexedge mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz > This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used > for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist > who are using beta versions of the software. > _______________________________________________ Flexedge mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist who are using beta versions of the software.
