[AMRadio] AM TRANSMITTER RALLY

[Bry Carling]

Hey John,

Have you found any other guys on 50.400 MHz down there yet?

We had a net on that frequency every Tuesday night here in Central FL
until about a year ago. They moved it to 50.3 MHz SSB - ugh!

It is kind of seasonal though, and you can still sometimes find 
guys on 50.400 MHz AM.

There is a national calling frequency of 144.450 for 2m AM and 
I know that is still active in a number of areas around the country too. 
Most rigs use 8025 kHz crystals X 18 typically.

See you on the air when the tropo starts lifting things up this way!

73 - Brian, AF4K near Orlando

On 12 Jan 2010 at 20:20, jf4164 at yahoo.com wrote:
 
> Would love to but only have six and two meter AM. Old Heathkit gear.
> Oh well.
> John--WA4VPY--South Florida. 

> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
> 
> From: "Bry Carling" <bcarling at cfl.rr.com> 
> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:30:08 -0500 
> To: <FLBOATANCHORS at yahoogroups.com> 
> Subject: Re: [FLBOATANCHORS] AM TRANSMITTER RALLY 
>                     Is anyone else on here planning to participate?
> 
>                            On 9 Jan 2010 at 6:46, Bry Carling wrote:
> 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >Announcing the 2010 Amplitude Modulation Transmitter Rally 
> > 
> >Contest and Operating Event 
> > 
> > On the HF Amateur Bands (160 meters to 10 meters) 
> > 
> >Saturday, February 6, 2010 6:00 AM E.S.T. 
> > to 2:00AM E.S.T. the following day. 
> > The purpose of this event is to encourage the use of Amplitude 
> >Modulation 
> > on the Amateur Radio Bands, and to highlight various types of AM
> >equipment 
> > in use today. This event is open to any and all radio amateurs who
> >are 
> >running full carrier amplitude modulation (standard AM), and any 
> > type of 
> >equipment may be used. 
> > 
> >Commonly used AM Frequencies: 
> > 
> > 160 Meters: 1880-1885, 1930, 1945, 1975-1995. 
> > 
> > 80 Meters: 3730-3740, 3870-3885. 
> > 
> > 40 Meters: 7160, 7280-7295. 
> > 20 Meters: 14286. 
> > 10 Meters: 29000-29200. 
> > 
> >These commonly used frequencies can be good starting points. As 
> >activity 
> >grows, expand to other frequencies to prevent congestion and 
> >excessively 
> >large round tables. As always, PLEASE be considerate of existing 
> > QSOs and 
> >Nets, and ensure that the frequency is clear before calling "CQ,
> the 
> >A.M. 
> >Transmitter Rally". 
> > 
> >Points are to be awarded as follows: 
> > a) 1 point for each station worked a specific band. If you work
> the 
> >same 
> >station on more than one band, you get 1 point for each band. 
> > 
> > b) 1 point for each state, country or Canadian Province worked. 
> > 
> >Note: Both you and the station with whom you are QSOing must be 
> >using 
> >AM. 
> > 
> >Logging 
> > The following information must be included in your log for each 
> >contact to 
> > be counted: 
> > 
> > Time (local), Frequency, Call Sign, First Name, Their Location 
> >(state is 
> > OK), Their Equipment 
> > Log Format: Each item should appear in a separate column, one line
> >per 
> >contact. 
> > 
> >39608124.jpg 
> >Template logs are here: www.classeradio.com/amtrlog.xls (excel) 
> >www.classeradio.com/amtrlog.csv (csv) 
> > 
> >Please let us know about anything unusual or unique you hear and /
> > or any 
> >nominations for stations in "unusual" categories or with unusual or
> >unique 
> >characteristics. 
> > 
> > A description of your station equipment, power and any other 
> >interesting 
> >features should also be included as part of your submission along
> >with 
> > your mailing and email addresses. Pictures (in electronic form if
> >available) are also encouraged! 
> > 
> >Whenever possible, please use electronic submission of logs using
> >Excel or 
> > CSV (comma separated values) (preferred) formats. Email logs to:
> >amtr at radioassociates.com 
> > 
> > If you do not own, or cannot use a computer, paper logs may be 
> >mailed 
> >to: 
> > 
> >Radio Engineering Associates 
> > AMTR Logging 
> > 79 Tyler Road 
> >Townsend, MA 01469 
> > 
> >Awards and Prizes will be given for the following areas: 
> > 
> > * 1) Overall highest points: 1st, 2nd and 3rd place 
> > * 2) Highest points in each of the following categories for
> stations 
> >as 
> >follows: 
> > o a) Using a classic commercial AM Amateur transmitter (such as a
> >KW1, 
> > Desk KW, Collins 32V3, DX- 100, etc.) 
> > o b) Using a converted AM Broadcast Transmitter. 
> > o c) Using a military transmitter. 
> > o d) Using a home built vacuum tube transmitter (vacuum tubes in
> the 
> >RF 
> >amplifier and modulator). 
> > o e) Using a home built solid state transmitter. 
> > o f) Using a low level transmitter and linear amplifier. 
> > o g) Using anything not covered by the above. 
> > 
> > 
> >Note: Special recognition will be given to stations that show up in
> >many 
> >other folks' logs, even if these operators did not send in a log 
> >themselves. This is to recognize the spirit and importance of 
> >operating 
> >during the event, even if one is not actively participating in the
> >"contest". 
> > 
> > In addition to point awards, other awards will be issued on an 
> >ad-hoc 
> >basis, depending on the specific situation. Examples of these are:
> > 
> > * a) Very unusual or unique equipment 
> > * b) Most clip leads in the transmitter 
> > * c) Most hum or incidental FM 
> > * d) Longest transmission heard 
> > * e) Highest weight to power ratio 
> > * Etc, etc, etc. 
> > 
> > 
> > Hope to see you all there!! 
> > 
> >http://amfone.net/Amforum/index.php 

FORWARDED from the FL Boatanchors Group on Yahoo.