Re: [AMRadio] The Art of Ragchewing

2010-04-26 Thread Rob Atkinson
Brian, don't be too quick to dump the Harris rig. There are probably a lot of parts in it you can use. Of course if it is working and taking a lot of space you may be better off selling it intact to a bc station looking for a back up rig. If AM QSOs are slower it is probably because of the

Re: [AMRadio] The Art of Ragchewing

2010-04-26 Thread kj4hyd
On 4/26/2010 2:24 AM, Brian Zwiener wrote: The Harris is next to impossible to convert, and would be extremely inefficient and expensive to even run the filaments, not to mention it wants 120/208 3-phase power! What model Harris is it? Sometimes you can get Rotary Phase Converters

Re: [AMRadio] The Art of Ragchewing

2010-04-26 Thread BILL GUYGER
. Bill From: kj4hyd kj4...@gmail.com To: kf5...@arrl.net; Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service amradio@mailman.qth.net Sent: Mon, April 26, 2010 7:46:23 AM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] The Art of Ragchewing On 4/26/2010 2:24 AM, Brian Zwiener wrote

Re: [AMRadio] The Art of Ragchewing

2010-04-26 Thread Rob Atkinson
in the output stages to make the thing cheaper to manufacture. Bill From: kj4hyd kj4...@gmail.com To: kf5...@arrl.net; Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service amradio@mailman.qth.net Sent: Mon, April 26, 2010 7:46:23 AM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] The Art

[AMRadio] The Art of Ragchewing

2010-04-25 Thread johndtate
Hello AM enthusiasts. I think there is a fine art to ragchewing. Because I sometimes struggle with it I wrote up a little article about it. Hope you all enjoy it and I would be open to anything that might be useful to add to it. http://kx5jt.net/AM/QSO.htm 73, KX5JT

Re: [AMRadio] The Art of Ragchewing

2010-04-25 Thread sbjohnston
@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sun, Apr 25, 2010 1:54 pm Subject: [AMRadio] The Art of Ragchewing Hello AM enthusiasts. I think there is a fine art to ragchewing. Because I sometimes struggle with it I wrote up a little article about it. Hope you all enjoy it and I would be open to anything that might

Re: [AMRadio] The Art of Ragchewing

2010-04-25 Thread Bob Macklin
: Re: [AMRadio] The Art of Ragchewing On AM I enjoy QSOs using what you describe as a ragchew (longer transmissions) roundtable *and* the fast-turnaround group conversations . Most AMers do the long transmissions, I admit, but it should not be considered the only way it is done on the mode

Re: [AMRadio] The Art of Ragchewing

2010-04-25 Thread john
...@post.com To: amradio@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sun, Apr 25, 2010 1:54 pm Subject: [AMRadio] The Art of Ragchewing Hello AM enthusiasts. I think there is a fine art to ragchewing. Because I sometimes struggle with it I wrote up a little article about it. Hope you all enjoy it and I would be open to anything

Re: [AMRadio] The Art of Ragchewing

2010-04-25 Thread johndtate
8:46 pm Subject: Re: [AMRadio] The Art of Ragchewing On AM I enjoy QSOs using what you describe as a ragchew (longer transmissions) roundtable *and* the fast-turnaround group conversations . Most AMers do the long transmissions, I admit, but it should not be considered the only way it is done

Re: [AMRadio] The Art of Ragchewing

2010-04-25 Thread johndtate
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] The Art of Ragchewing What do we talk about these days? I have not heard an AM transmission here in the PNW in about 4 years now. Bob Macklin K5MYJ Seattle, Wa. Real Radios Glow In The Dark he mode. __ Our Main

Re: [AMRadio] The Art of Ragchewing

2010-04-25 Thread johndtate
-Original Message- From: j...@k5see.com To: amradio@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sun, Apr 25, 2010 9:13 pm Subject: Re: [AMRadio] The Art of Ragchewing Great effort, John. I have enjoyed our QSO's and look forward to more in the future. Lately, I have been striving for brevity and conciseness

Re: [AMRadio] The Art of Ragchewing

2010-04-25 Thread Rob Atkinson
I don't particularly care for the fast TR type qso. I hear it mostly in big groups but even though I currently run mostly modern gear, I have to switch a couple of things and prefer longer transmissions where I have a few seconds to check the carrier level and see things settle down so I like the

Re: [AMRadio] The Art of Ragchewing

2010-04-25 Thread johndtate
@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sun, Apr 25, 2010 11:02 pm Subject: Re: [AMRadio] The Art of Ragchewing I don't particularly care for the fast TR type qso. I hear it mostly in big groups but even though I currently run mostly modern gear, I have to switch a couple of things and prefer longer transmissions