Re: Topband: and KDKA

2013-09-11 Thread Cliff K3LL
De Grant Saviers, KZ1W... Pieces of the 1939 tower were sold to benefit local charities. Yes, I have one of those. They were sold to benefit Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Pictures and background can be found at: http://antiqueradio.org/kdka01.htm 73, Cliff K3LL/6 -Original

Topband: The Quest to save AM radio

2013-09-11 Thread Ken Claerbout
Exactly right. Isn't small government wonderful? That's really not the problem. Many federal agencies, including the one I work at, have plenty of money and personnel. It's more a function of priorities and who sets them. Years ago when I was in a Master's program, one of the courses I took was

Re: Topband: Stacked verticals - followup

2013-09-11 Thread David Raymond
We have a Franklin antenna at WHO, 1040 KHZ, here in Des Moines. I've been told it is one of the few remaining in the country. 73. . . Dave W0FLS - Original Message - From: Bill Cromwell wrcromw...@gmail.com To: topband@contesting.com Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 12:34 PM