[AMRadio] Comment from N0JEF

[Rob Atkinson]

Jeff,

You don't have a 200 watt AM rig, you have a 40 or 50 watt AM rig, 200
w. PEP.  But 40 or 50 w. should be enough to be heard unless the QRM
and QRN are really bad.  Also keep in mind a lot of guys like me live
in high noise level QTHs.   If you have a dipole up at least 50 feet
on 75 m. you should be heard by someone.

73

Rob
K5UJ

On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 10:49 PM,  <kj4djf at aol.com> wrote:
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>  Man - didn't mean to stir the pot THAT much.  lol   But thanks for the replies.
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> I run a Kenwood TS-480HX.  (I can hear the groans from the boat anchor crowd) haha
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> The 480hx  is a 200 watt radio with a 50 watt carrier on AM and shows 200 watts pep on an external watt meter while modulating.
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> My name is Jeff.  I am in Clearwater Florida.  The email has my old call.  My vanity is N0JEF.
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> 73,
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Nickels <ranickel at comcast.net>
> To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wed, Feb 10, 2010 9:00 pm
> Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Comment from N0JEF
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> On 2/10/2010 6:02 PM, kj4djf at aol.com wrote:
>>   I have a 200 watt AM transciever
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> What type of transceiver do you have?  I'm assuming from the above that
> you probably have a modern all-mode HF transceiver that includes AM
> capability.  The good news is, many of  them can be made to sound
> terrific.  The bad news is, some are pretty fussy to get set up right,
> and if the ratio of carrier to audio isn't correct, can really sound
> awful - to the point that they are unintelligible to someone listening
> on an AM receiver.   So, just as a suggestion, I'd make sure that your
> radio is set to produce good quality AM first.   A local ham with AM
> receive capability could help you out.    The amount of RF power shown
> on the meter is not as high as you might expect, but even a good
> sounding 25 to 50 watt AM signal will get you plenty of contacts.
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> 73, Bob W9RAN
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