[AMRadio] Was what is this???? now why i like am

[Larry D Barr]

Jim,

The hell with the hate and discontent folks. They will always be hateful 
and discontented -- there's nothing we can do for them.

I'm working on getting an AM presence on the bands. Right now I have a 
DX-60 with 3880 and 3890 rocks in it. But it's not on the air yet. My 
'regional' 80 - 10 antenna went paws up, so I'm in the process of 
rebuilding it. All I have running right now is a vertical on the metal 
roof and it doesn't do well inside of about 350 miles. That and a HB 
coil-loaded dipole on 160 that works pretty good.

I've got a ricebox (FT-897D) that I love but like yours, it's only 25 
watts on AM. I'm working on getting an amp on the air ASAP. I'll have 
about 10 days off for Christmas and I'm going to try to get the 
inverted-V back up so I enjoy some local QSOs. When I get the DX-60 up 
and running, I'll let you know on this list and we can give it a shot on AM.

I'm in Stephenville in NC Texas. Hope to talk to you soon.

73,
ldb
K5WLF


On 12/01/2010 12:13 AM, Jim in Waco WB5OXQ wrote:
> I just don't want to start anything that causes hate and discontent.  That
> is why I gave up cb radio and yes I did have a license for my station
> because I thought you were supposed to.  My call was kqv4932.  I got it in
> 1967.  I had fun and fellowship with some nice folks back then but in the
> early 70s things were getting out of hand so I followed the example of my
> cousin WA5OHB and got my ham license in 1974 originally wn5oxq and after
> upgrade became wb5oxq.  When I upgraded to extra everyone said get another
> call but I declined and kept the same one, now having it for 35 years.  Now
> I love am's sound and I work to try to have a good sounding station even if
> I do run a solid state transceiver and drive a linear amplifier.  You can't
> do much on am with 25 watts!    I find lots of nice folks on am and when
> signals are good I enjoy the near broadcast station quality I hear from some
> stations.  I always run larger speakers so I can enjoy the rich tone.
> I do have a question from those who run solid state transceivers on am.  My
> amplifier requires pretty low drive so even with 25 watts of drive the
> carrier goes beyond 1kw and that is too high so I have 2 ways of lowering
> the drive.  About 12 watts gives me around 375 watts carrier.  I can lower
> the drive by reducing the power out control or leave the power out at full
> on and reduce the carrier level.  I have never had anyone compare my audio
> using either way of limiting my output.  I am inclined to think leaving the
> output full on is best because of less alc action that way.  I do not use
> compressed audio but I do use the built in equalizer to boost highs a bit
> since I have a deep voice.  I use a Heil GM-4 mic also.  I am always open to
> suggestions on how to improve my signal.  I operate mostly at night on 3.880
> or 3.885  on a half wave dipole from central Texas.  Sorry  to be so long
> winded here.  73,  WB5OXQ.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry D Barr"<k5wlf at rebelwolf.com>
> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service"
> <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 11:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [AMRadio] what is this????
>
>
>> Damn, Jim. Don't give up on posting to the list just 'cause a thread ran
>> rampant. All you can do is throw an idea out there. You've got no
>> control over what folks do with it. Keep posting. Life is good.
>>
>> 73,
>> ldb
>> K5WLF
>>
>>
>> On
>
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