[AMRadio] AM from a ricebox

[Jim Isbell]

I run 40 at night and have no problems with TVs, even in my own house. 
 If I bothered the TV my wive would end the session immediately.  I am 
running 100 watts and the only interferance problem I have is the 
intercom system.  One of these days I will have to see if I can fux that.

Brett Gazdzinski wrote:

>Oh,
>Maybe that's it, I don't go up on 20 meters much at all.
>
>20 meters seems to be the DX band, and I never had much interest
>in talking with people in far away places, what to talk about?
>Any AM dx operation on 20 meters?
>
>I don't have a 20 meter antenna, but could likely tune up
>the 80 or 40 meter dipole with the antenna tuner.
>
>I mostly stick to operating 40 or 80 meters on weekend days, to
>prevent complaints from the neighbors and wife running the VCR.
>
>I would like to operate at night, but 80 meters is often a real
>mess, the streetlamp outside my house goes on and off, generating
>a huge amount of impulse noise almost constantly, and I suspect I
>would get into phones and other cheap electronics close by.
>
>80 at night seems quite clickish also, unlike 40 where different
>people are always shuffling through, which makes things very interesting.
>
>I should try 80 at night, maybe reduce the power a bit and see if
>I get any angry calls.
>
>I have to call the electric company about the streetlamp, I am tempted
>to shoot it out. I notice most seem to go on and off constantly, why
>they could not come up with a more reliable setup is beyond me.
>
>Wish I could get up there and unplug the light sensor and disable
>the darn thing.
>
>Brett
>N2DTS
>
>
>
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: amradio-admin at mailman.qth.net
>>[mailto:amradio-admin at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Tommye & 
>>Jim Wilhite
>>Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 11:07 PM
>>To: amradio at mailman.qth.net
>>Subject: Re: [AMRadio] AM from a ricebox
>>
>>
>>Brett:
>>
>>There is a vintage SSB net on 20 meters.  Lots of talk about 
>>tube stuff.
>>
>>73  Jim
>>de W5JO
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Brett Gazdzinski" <brett.gazdzinski at mci.com>
>>To: <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
>>Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 8:05 PM
>>Subject: RE: [AMRadio] AM from a ricebox
>>
>>
>>    
>>
>>>Pete,
>>>I am sure its around, but I rarely hear much even remotely
>>>interesting on ssb.
>>>I don't listen a lot, but used to try to get into qso's
>>>when I had the kws1 and the kwm2a.
>>>
>>>I am sure the Collins owners talk about tube rigs a lot, but
>>>from what I hear, there are a bunch of groups from one end 
>>>      
>>>
>>of the phone
>>band
>>    
>>
>>>to the other, not saying much of interest to me, and very little
>>>in the way of technical discussions.
>>>
>>>Brett
>>>N2DTS
>>>
>>>      
>>>
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