[AMRadio] Old Ham, New AM Enthusiast

[Dale Smith]

Hi Jerry
    Welcome to AM
    Please join us on Sunday mornings at 8am on 3870 ,we have a nice 
informal get together,we talk about any and everything,tends to be non 
technical.
    dale/ka5who/in NH


Hello to all
Maybe changing the subject may help... hi hi. I am new to AMPhone. I have 
been a ham for almost 40 years but have only worked the AM mode 2 or 3 times 
and that was just recently. I have been so impressed over the years by the 
sounds of many of the stations using AM. By "sounds" I mean the quality. I 
also have found that the majority of the AM'ers are very interesting to 
listen to. I'd like to learn all about the mode as I'm sure there are 
differences compared to using SSB.
I'll get to the point here.... I have an Icom 746pro and have worked 2 
fellows on AM. Of course, I can only use 40 watts with my 746pro. Is there 
any nets or regular gatherings for rag-chews? I have my eye on an AM station 
(Apache/Warrior) that I plan on buying soon and would like to get more 
involved with you folks and using AM. I, like many others, are looking for a 
change of pace because of the terrible conditions on the HF bands. I also 
think it may be a good opportunity to meet local guys and make a few new 
friends. I am new to the area here in Haverhill Massachusetts.
Any tips, tricks, info, etc..... would be much appreciated.
Thank you and best 73
Jerry - N1TKO