[AMRadio] About 28.3 - 28.5

[Bob Macklin]

Drake equipment came standard with only 28.5.- 29.0. The Heath gear covered 
the full 10M band.

You could add the necessary crystals to Drake equipment to get full 
coverage. Mine just do 28.0 to 29.0 since there does not seem to be any SSB 
above 29.0.

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa.
"Real Radios Glow In The Dark"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "CL in NC" <mjcal77 at yahoo.com>
To: <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] About 28.3 - 28.5


>I am guessing the rule change is what started the migration below 28.5 on 
>SSB.  Of course, the tube gear of the 60's and early 70's only had  a band 
>crystal for 28.5 to 29 standard, and the SSB ops stayed below 29.7, 
>occasionaly moving up a bit when the band was crowded.  I operated a lot of 
>AM starting at 29.7 and up from there, but never above 29.  Venturing below 
>29.7 would get you yelled at a time or two, but not like the abuse you get 
>on 75 meters.  I logged a ton of DX contacts in those years running only 50 
>watts out.  It seemed every British station I worked used a rhombic 
>antenna.
>
> There used to be a contest for the longest DX,  AM QSO with the least 
> power.  At one time, a VK station (I think) had the record with an AM 
> ouput power of 1/2 watt or less to the US, 10 meters of course.  Is that 
> competition still done?  Was it a VK thing only?
>
> Charlie, W4MEC in NC
>
>
>
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