Re: [AMRadio] Long-Winded Transmitions

2005-12-03 Thread Brian Carling
He is probably still alive - listed active as CLOYS P. WYLIE with the FCC. On 3 Dec 2005 at 20:24, crawfish wrote: > I remember Paul, WA5FHP. A friend of mine had a tape of him chewing out some > slopbuckets. He had some big Collins AM rig. He used to be on 3950 in the > afternoons and weekends.

Re: [AMRadio] Long-Winded Transmitions

2005-12-03 Thread crawfish
I remember Paul, WA5FHP. A friend of mine had a tape of him chewing out some slopbuckets. He had some big Collins AM rig. He used to be on 3950 in the afternoons and weekends. Wonder when he went SK? Joe W4AAB - Original Message - From: "Mike Duke, K5XU" <[EMAIL

Re: [AMRadio] Need Transformer Info - Chicago Standard P-67

2005-12-03 Thread David Hollander
Got them Patrick - thank you so much. Were you the guy who posted a bunch of catlogs a few weeks ago? If so, what happened to them? 73, Dave N7RK -- *** Dave N7RK Boatanchors Home Page: http://members.cox.net/n7rk Phoenix, Arizon

Re: [AMRadio] Long-Winded Transmitions

2005-12-03 Thread W5OMR/Geoff
Mike Duke, K5XU wrote: Does anyone in the southeast remember Paul, WA5FHP, from Dequincy, La? That call strikes a responsive chord, for me. Don't know that I personally have ever worked him, but I know several that did... I'll refrain from telling this story, before I get John/WA5BXO's p

[AMRadio] Long-Winded Transmitions

2005-12-03 Thread Mike Duke, K5XU
Does anyone in the southeast remember Paul, WA5FHP, from Dequincy, La? Excluding the "broadcasts of K1 You Know Who, Paul was "responsible" for the two longest transmitions I have ever heard on the ham bands. Both occurred on 75 meters. During one of these "radio half hours," he read the transc

Re: [AMRadio] 20..AM

2005-12-03 Thread peter markavage
I use to talk with PYT on 10 AM. I remember once I had lunch and two cups of coffee during one of his transmissions. These days I try to stay away from long winded and/or large group QSO's. I lose patience and interest very quickly when someone just rambles on and on and on to maybe make a point or

Re: [AMRadio] Need Transformer Info - Chicago Standard P-67

2005-12-03 Thread Patrick Jankowiak
I sent you the pages rom the catalog off-list, please let me know if you got them. Patrick From: David Hollander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [AMRadio] Need Transformer Info - Chicago Standard P-67 Transformer Does anyone have the specs on a Chicago Standard P-67 Transformer? Tnx and

Re: [AMRadio] 20..AM

2005-12-03 Thread Brian Carling
On 3 Dec 2005 at 7:28, W5OMR/Geoff wrote: > Lighten up, That's what I was think after your first transmission, OM! (grin!)

Re: [AMRadio] 20..AM

2005-12-03 Thread W5OMR/Geoff
Brian Carling wrote: It's the 15 minute transmission with lots of silence, sniffing and scratching,( while the other guys in the roundtable are itching to say something interesting) that occasionally bugs me (about ince every two or three years - grin!) "By the way Geoff, you are 40 over 9

Re: [AMRadio] 20..AM

2005-12-03 Thread Brian Carling
On 3 Dec 2005 at 2:35, peter markavage wrote: > Probably something between your "yeah, 10-4" and the going on 16 > minute transmission I'm listening to right now on 75. I have noticed > that > amateurs who use both SSB and AM frequently, generally do not make old > old buzzard type transmissio

Re: [AMRadio] 20..AM

2005-12-03 Thread Brian Carling
On 3 Dec 2005 at 0:40, W5OMR/Geoff wrote: > Why not make a decent transmission? Would you rather hear someone say "yeah, > 10-4 on that" > and unkey, or "I heard that, I did" and unkey, or how about we run VOX on AM? > Everyone has a > shot, then... > > Is this what you want? NOT AT ALL. At

Re: [AMRadio] 20..AM

2005-12-03 Thread W5OMR/Geoff
peter markavage wrote: Probably something between your "yeah, 10-4" and the going on 16 minute transmission I'm listening to right now on 75. I have noticed that amateurs who use both SSB and AM frequently, generally do not make old old buzzard type transmissions. In the Northeast, break in

[AMRadio] FS: Radio Dials & Misc Goodies

2005-12-03 Thread Brian Carling
FOR SALE: Hexacon soldering iron controller $5.00 Panel Meter for Audio VU Level - $6.00 Radio Shack antenna tuner - $6.00 Antique Dial With locking reduction drive - $15.00 2 Reduction Drive Dials 5:1 - $10.00 each. National Velvet Verier Dial - $9.00 7.5 Amp Circuit Breaker ON-OFF Switch - $3.0

Re: [AMRadio] 20..AM

2005-12-03 Thread peter markavage
The only time I'll flip the mode switch to cw is for 6 or 2 meter aurora and then it's more like contest style operating. Operators aren't there to hear about your day-to-day ongoing activities. And even this cw is done with a keyboard and visual monitor in place. Pete, wa2cwa On Fri, 2 Dec 2005

Re: [AMRadio] 20..AM

2005-12-03 Thread peter markavage
Probably something between your "yeah, 10-4" and the going on 16 minute transmission I'm listening to right now on 75. I have noticed that amateurs who use both SSB and AM frequently, generally do not make old old buzzard type transmissions. In the Northeast, break in operation is very popular

Re: [AMRadio] 20..AM

2005-12-03 Thread W5OMR/Geoff
Brian Carling wrote: On 2 Dec 2005 at 13:54, peter markavage wrote: call CQ on AM and start a QSO. Anything beyond a three person group is too big of a group unless you just like staring at the receiver. Heck yeah Pete, ESPECIALLY if you get some of our LONG- WINDED AM brethren in th