[AMRadio] Usages of AM in the amateur context

Mon Sep 27 21:17:42 EDT 2010

I particularly enjoy listening to the drunks.  They all sound like their 
batteries are in backwards.
As for homebrew stations, the power supply for my new ARC 2 is nearly done 
so I should be part of the thundering herd very soon.
73's
Greg
WA7LYO
Kinston NC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brett Gazdzinski" <Brett.Gazdzinski at verizon.net>
To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" 
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Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 8:48 PM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Usages of AM in the amateur context


> My problem with ssb is I never hear anything even remotely interesting on
> the mode.
> 80 meters at night seems to be republican rants against the govt, or maybe
> what new radio the guy just got, and even what is on TV (they watch and 
> talk
> on the radio at the same time?).
>
> On AM, it seems what old gear someone is using/fixing (sometimes at the 
> same
> time), antenna's, homebrew projects, audio experiments, etc.
>
> I find the tech talk much more interesting.
> Seems like real ham radio to me...
>
> When a lot of people stopped using homebrew stations, the glory went out 
> of
> ham radio.
>
> Brett
> N2DTS
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim Hill" <JJan-3 at cox.net>
> To: <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 3:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Usages of AM in the amateur context
>
>
>> Regarding AM vs SSB, you definitely get out much better with
>> SSB.  Years ago when the Heath DX 100 was available, a friend and I
>> made a comparison test.  He had a DX 100 with the SSB phasing
>> adapter, and lived about 40 miles away from me.  He transmitted on
>> AM, and I rotated my beam until I couldn't hear him, and telephoned
>> him to switch to SSB.  I had no problems copying him on SSB.  I was
>> quite impressed. I noticed a big improvement when operating mobile,
>> but my AM rig was a Morrow MB560 with a single 6146 in the final,
>> while my SSB rig was a Swan 500 so there was a power difference,
>> too.  I traded my MB560 for some other gear, and have regretted it ever
>> since.
>> Jim
>>
>>
>> At 01:30 AM 9/26/2010, you wrote:
>>>Hello everyone,
>>>
>>>I am new to this group and amateur radio. I am 32 years old and have
>>>had some health problems the past few years.
>>>
>>>I bought a Kenwood TS-930S in 2006. I hooked up a 12 awg wire approx
>>>60' long and in some places up to 35' tall. It works a lot better
>>>than I thought it would. I run it straight down from the apex of the
>>>house. I run it through the window and close the window on it. It
>>>doesn't seem to hurt it because of the insulation on it. I run the
>>>12 awg strait into the back of the radio with the help of a very
>>>short and small gauge nail so the wire will stay in place and make
>>>good contact. Of course, this is just a receiving antenna, if you
>>>could call it that.
>>>
>>>While I'm studying for my exams, my mentor suggested that it would
>>>be more motivating if I got a working station built to get used to
>>>listening and developing my ham shack ( but of course not
>>>transmitting until I'm licensed ). My favorite band while I've been
>>>doing all this listening on the bands in the 75-80 meter band. I
>>>almost have all the parts together to build a half-wave 75 meter
>>>dipole. I have studied our property and I know I can get it 50' high
>>>but I'm hoping for 60' which would be a 1/4 wave in height. I have
>>>other antennas in mind for the other HF bands.
>>>
>>>Well... enough rambling. My question is, how effective is AM on the
>>>bands, what bands do you usually use, what time of day do you
>>>usually use them, and how do you know someone is calling CQ on a
>>>band that is predominately SSB?
>>>
>>>I hope everyone will bare with me, as I am just trying to learn
>>>about full-wave AM ( I guess that is a term for AM since SSB AM is
>>>either the bottom or top of the AM wave, but please correct me if
>>>I'm using the wrong terminology).
>>>
>>>I hope some of you might want to explain the standard of AM in
>>>amateur radio, versus SSB.
>>>
>>>I hope to be licensed soon, so maybe I'll see you on the bands! 73's
>>>
>>>Donald McMurray
>>>Kingston, TN
>>>mailto:donmcm63 at bellsouth.net
>>>
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