Re: [AMRadio] 10 Meters

2006-05-28 Thread Mark K3MSB
I thought that was Jack KH6CC ? At least that's been my only AM QSO to Hawaii. Mark K3MSB On 5/28/06, Ed Swynar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Mark, That was most likely ol' Jack (KH6ZZ), a FB fellow who has given most everyone his/her first (and probably ONLY!) Hawaii QSO on AM... ~73~ Eddy

Re: [AMRadio] BTA Mods

2006-05-28 Thread neal Newman
Hi Rick No matter what I tried to Fix what was done to this transmitter. It would Put out Spurs all over the place. Yes It got to 75 meters...looking at the spectrum analyzer It was all over the place. these spurs were causing High currents and arcing. in the output Network. self oscillations

RE: [AMRadio] BTA Mods

2006-05-28 Thread uvcm inc.
Please forward any info on the RCA BTA 1 r, BTA 500H and if anyone has info on a BTA 5F need to move all of theses to 75 Thanks Brad KB7FQR -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Brashear Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 6:06 PM To: Discussion of

Re: [AMRadio] BTA Mods

2006-05-28 Thread Rick Brashear
Thanks for the tips, Neal. What seemed to be the problem with getting them on 75? My goal is 3.880 thru 3.890, so I would be very interested in any experience you can share. I am now in the process of refurbishing the oscillator board, but I have to wait until the R2 schematic arrives before

Re: [AMRadio] BTA 1R1 on higher bands

2006-05-28 Thread neal Newman
Hello John To start with Ill tell you a little about me. I am a broadcast Engineer and maintain Mostly AM stations. Actually the Company I work for has 55 AM stations. I also work for a consultant as a field Engineer.and have retuned many rigs to new frequencies. The Problem I found with the RCA

Re: [AMRadio] Double Hop E Skip on 10

2006-05-28 Thread k0ng
Mike: heard you well this AM on 29.0 AM but unable to respond due to leaving the air. 73 From K0NG Nebraska

[AMRadio] BTA 1R1 on higher bands

2006-05-28 Thread John Lawson
On Sun, 28 May 2006, neal Newman wrote: Neither Rig worked well On 75 meters. What problems did you find? What did you do to try and get a 1R1 on 75? I've got one on the way, and I intend to do just this - I'd be very interested in your experiences... Cheers John KB6SCO

[AMRadio] Double Hop E Skip on 10

2006-05-28 Thread Mike Duke, K5XU
I'm now hearing both Oklahoma and Phoenix on 10 meter ssb. I'm still listening on 29.0 just in case other AM signals appear. The count thus far todayis 7 completed contacts. Mike Duke, K5XU American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs

Re: [AMRadio] BTA Mods

2006-05-28 Thread neal Newman
I have 2 RCA rigs. a BTA 500R and a BTA 1R1 Neither Rig worked well On 75 meters. so I put them on 160. The very first thing I would Do after determining If the Rig works on its origonal frequency. I would replace Every Resistor and cap on the Exciter board Less than $50 to do this. makes the

Re: [AMRadio] BTA Mods

2006-05-28 Thread SBJohnston
> I have found traces cut and spliced to other traces, a >small variable capacitor replacing a compression trimmer Perhaps someone needed more capacitance to net the crystal on frequency... >and two of the three crystal sockets more or less taken out of use Perhaps someone cut out the "Conel

Re: [AMRadio] 10 Meters

2006-05-28 Thread Peter Markavage
Both 6 and 10 meters were "hot" Saturday evening here in NJ. 6M SSB stations were heard and worked all the way up to 50.25, mostly from the central and southern states. Could not raise anyone on 6M AM. On 10M, heard several AM QSO's after 8PM EDST, mostly 5 stations working 4's and 3's. Heard a few

[AMRadio] 6 10 meter qsos this morning

2006-05-28 Thread Mike Duke, K5XU
Since returning from church, 10 has been busy around 29.0. I've had 6 qsos, as far up the band as 29.050. Keep those AM rigs running. Mike Duke, K5XU American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs

Re: [AMRadio] Another Good Day for 10 Meters?

2006-05-28 Thread Dan Wright
at 6:45 AM central time on Sunday morning, the cw beacon band has at least a dozen beacons. I'm hearing as close as Raleigh, NC, and as far away as Onterio into my Mississippi qth. I'll return from church near 10 AM, and will then have a rig sitting on 29.0 for the remainder of the day. Me to

[AMRadio] Another Good Day for 10 Meters?

2006-05-28 Thread Mike Duke, K5XU
at 6:45 AM central time on Sunday morning, the cw beacon band has at least a dozen beacons. I'm hearing as close as Raleigh, NC, and as far away as Onterio into my Mississippi qth. I'll return from church near 10 AM, and will then have a rig sitting on 29.0 for the remainder of the day. This w

Re: [AMRadio] 10 Meters

2006-05-28 Thread Ed Swynar
Hi Mark, That was most likely ol' Jack (KH6ZZ), a FB fellow who has given most everyone his/her first (and probably ONLY!) Hawaii QSO on AM... ~73~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ - Original Message - From: "Mark K3MSB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006