Re: [AMRadio] 40m am

2007-04-21 Thread ars.w5omr
tom scott wrote: does anyone do am on 40m on sat mornings? since 7290 is busy with ssb net i was curious if theres any am anywhere else on the band... who knows i am thinking of taking up the cause and start a net/roundtable on the old spam freq, 7160 but all i have is 40-100 watts and a nvis d

RE: [AMRadio] 40m am

2007-04-21 Thread tom scott
wow im surprised... i noticed even as late as l;ast week 75m even am was open til 11 am local time! this was noticed most of the winter am is getting wuite a following on 75m on 40 even nvis isnt doing welli did notice...;short; skip or ground skip is non existant round here in tx panhandle sh

RE: [AMRadio] 40m am

2007-04-21 Thread Brett gazdzinski
Tom, On the east coast, 7285 on up is typical when the band is in good shape, which its not been lately. Now that spring is here, the weekend radio thing is way down on the list of things to do. My ham radio will be limited to learning CW at speed and playing with the K2 rig, both at night after

RE: [AMRadio] Collins 20K

2007-04-21 Thread Bob Peters
Brian...The 20K was pre war,... Check with JB Jenkins W5EU...He is the keeper of all that history... JB is in Redoak,TX E Mail is [EMAIL PROTECTED] He can tell you most anything or send an e mail to Jay Miller KK5IM at [EMAIL PROTECTED] He has loads of history as well... Bob W1PE -Orig

[AMRadio] Collins 20K

2007-04-21 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
I have a line on a Collins 20K which I am probably going to get. Does anyone have any information on this transmitter, manuals, photos, etc? I have not seen it yet, however it is supposed to be in very good condition. All HV power supply and mod xfmr is gone, but everything else is there, except

Re: [AMRadio] Re: 40m am

2007-04-21 Thread tom scott
ok tnx for the tips and info... first off i am part of the 7290 net myself so i am within earshot of MOST net controls so i dont wanna interferre been on there after 2 pm n shot the rag with one fella in nm a few weeks ago so i know it can be done sounds like if i do run on 7160, i'd get a go

[AMRadio] Re: 40m am

2007-04-21 Thread Mike Duke, K5XU
Don't apologize for running a Rice Box. Just set it up properly, and enjoy our wonderful part of the hobby. If the Saturday morning group happens, I'll jump in from Mississippi with my TS570 whenever the propagation and I are on the band at the same time. Mike, K5XU _

Re: [AMRadio] Johnson Meter

2007-04-21 Thread kenw2dtc
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[AMRadio] Johnson Meter

2007-04-21 Thread Bob Peters
Anyone out there have a Viking II Meter??? I found a meter switch and figured if I change that I may well as change the meter as well...Thanks guys...Some one must have a parts Viking II around... Robert W Peters National Sales Manager Penton-USA 972-293-5566 Work 214-594-7261 FAX 972-880-1596 C

Re: [AMRadio] 40m am

2007-04-21 Thread Daniel J Wright
tom scott wrote: does anyone do am on 40m on sat mornings? i am thinking of taking up the cause and start a net/roundtable on the old spam freq, 7160 but all i have is 40-100 watts and a nvis dipole...anyone interested in joining? I would love to! ButI'll be gone the next two Saturdays.

RE: [AMRadio] 40m am

2007-04-21 Thread tom scott
nah all amer's included for i am using a kenwood ts140s myself i am thinking 10 amish run til maybe noon if it goes well __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _

Re: [AMRadio] 40m am

2007-04-21 Thread Jim Wilhite
Tom, I assume you know that you are listening to the 7.290 No Traffic net. With the sunspot cycle as it is, they have complained about Bill/W8VYZ interfering with their "net" There is some activity on 7290-95 after they are gone, just tune up there occasionally. On 7.160 a group meets each

RE: [AMRadio] 40m am

2007-04-21 Thread George
As long as it is not to early in the morning I will join you. How do you feel about Icom IC-706MKII-G for your AM or would it be a boat anchor only group? George KA5DEN -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of tom scott Sent: Saturday, April 21,

[AMRadio] 40m am

2007-04-21 Thread tom scott
does anyone do am on 40m on sat mornings? since 7290 is busy with ssb net i was curious if theres any am anywhere else on the band... who knows i am thinking of taking up the cause and start a net/roundtable on the old spam freq, 7160 but all i have is 40-100 watts and a nvis dipole...anyone inte

Re: [AMRadio] My Amplifer Quest took a strange turn today

2007-04-21 Thread crawfish
I found a grid-driven version using two 813's in the 1966 ARRL Handbook. Joe W4AAB - Original Message - From: "Craig K6QI" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 1:47 AM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] My Amplifer Quest took a strange

[AMRadio] Fwd: Re: Bow's Amp

2007-04-21 Thread VJB
--- VJB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:41:56 -0700 (PDT) > From: VJB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Bow's Amp > To: VJB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Also, what's it look like below the chassis ? > > I would check whether any electrolytic capacitors > under there look leak

[AMRadio] Bow's Amp

2007-04-21 Thread VJB
Looks like a monoband amp to me, with no bandswitch on the front panel, and the untapped coil (fixed setting). The small turns on the coil stock suggest it's neither 75 nor 40 meters. I hesitate to say it's a homebrew 11m amp since the construction is correctly vintage, including the copper scre