[AMRadio] Ham Radio Growing in the Age of Twitter

[jon baker]

   no,yes,

--- On Wed, 4/7/10, David Knepper <collinsradio at comcast.net> wrote:

> From: David Knepper <collinsradio at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Ham Radio Growing in the Age of Twitter
> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 8:56 AM
> The results to the first survey have
> been so gratifying and reinforces my 
> belief that "old time radio" is alive and well!
> 12 Yes to all three survey questions and 0 No's. 
> Continue to submit to me.
> 
> Next survey submitted by Max, M0GHQ, which may be more
> relevant.
> Thanks Max and thank you participants.
> 
> I will tabulate the results in 48 hours:
> 
> Dave, W3ST/W3CRA
> Collins Radio Association
> 
> Was it a 'new technology' project i.e transistor /IC.
> Yes__x____   No___X___
> 
> Was it a tube type 'old technology' project   
>     Yes____X__  No__x___
> 
> Was it Home brew           
>        Yes__X_____  No_____
> 
> Kit               
>                
>        Yes __x__   
> No__X___
> 
> Repair of existing 
> gear   Yes_____  No__x__
> 
> Other...  Please state  ________________
>    Cunfusing answers???
   Yeah, a single 2E26 mod. by two 6BQ5's, and driven by 
  an FCC-2 by Norcal. 
   Hope to have it on 75M. in a couple weeks, should make
  1/4 KW after the SB-221, my 5763x6AQ5 rig makes 100W.
   Ain't this stuff fun??
       AD5HR, Jon

> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Knepper" <collinsradio at comcast.net>
> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" 
> <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
> Cc: <amradio-request at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 6:43 AM
> Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Ham Radio Growing in the Age of
> Twitter
> 
> 
> >I am conducting a survey that has only three simple but
> thought-provoking
> > questions:
> >
> > Do you own a soldering iron?
> >
> > Yes ______  No _______
> >
> > Do you own a roll of solder?
> >
> > Yes ______  No _______
> >
> > In the last 30 days, did you solder anything that was
> related to amateur
> > radio equipment?
> >
> > Yes ______  No _______
> >
> > Thank you for taking this survey.
> >
> > Results will be published after I finish soldering
> several connections to 
> > a
> > restored Viking II.
> >
> >
> > David Knepper, W3ST/W3CRA
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Donald Chester" <k4kyv at charter.net>
> > To: <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
> > Cc: <amradio-request at mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 10:07 PM
> > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Ham Radio Growing in the Age of
> Twitter
> >
> >
> >> Here is the  link to the ATC article.
> >>
> >> Interestingly, the photo on the ATC web page shows
> a real homebrew 
> >> amateur
> >> radio station from 1939, not a ricebox station
> full of plastic radios or 
> >> a
> >> shack-on-a-belt.
> >>
> >> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125586086
> >>
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