[AMRadio] Globe Champ 350 and HQ-170 are on the Air!

Wed Dec 14 11:46:04 EST 2011

Hi Bernie,

Alas!  I have Daddy Duty this evening: my daughter is singing and playing her 
violin at a retirement home this even at about 6:15. I can be on very briefly 
around 5:30 CST, but can't stay and will have to QRT no later than 5:45 PM CST. 

I did work a morning group in the KS-MO region this morning  Theye did not hear 
me as well as each other, but a couple of them had very good signals into 
Norman. I got not negative comments on my audio, so things can't be too 
terrible. 

I've notincd this before: my station has been optimized for CW DX to the limit 
of my ability. On 80 m I run a Force 12 Sigma 80 off-center fed vertical dipole, 
which is a great pile-up buster for DX but seems to do rather poorly for 
anything short of 1000 mi when 80/75 gets long in the evening. I really need to 
put up a dipole/inverted V for 75 m so I can work the short-haul stuff! I do OK 
on 40 m stateside since my 40 m 2 el beam is up about 50 feet or so, which is a 
bit low for 40 m.

The Champ puts out about 150-160 W carrier, same as it always has, and the 
AX9909's show plenty of emission, as I can BURY the plate current meter if I 
miss resonance. The Hammarlund HQ-170 sounds great and is wonderfully sensitive. 
I'll give a quick call and listen around 3705 this evening around 1730 Z (5:30 
CST, 6:30 EST).

73 & MS,

Kim N5OP

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From: Bernie Doran <qedconsultants at embarqmail.com>
To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wed, December 14, 2011 10:20:18 AM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Globe Champ 350 and HQ-170 are on the Air!

hard to belive you could not work anyone, I will make a point of being on 
tonight after about 6:30 EST, look for me around 3705, up or down 10 kc. I 
am in Ohio.  ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kim Elmore" <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net>
To: <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 3:26 AM
Subject: [AMRadio] Globe Champ 350 and HQ-170 are on the Air!

> At least, I think so...
>  It's all connected and all cables have been made. It sits nicely on
> my desk and seems to work well, though I couldn't raise anyone on 75
> m. It's late and I heard K4KYV very well, but couldn't break into the
> QSO he was having with KJ4somebody (I didn't write down the call).
> The HQ-170 hears well and the Champ tunes nominally as it should. The
> receiver muting works as it should when the Champ is in transmit
> mode. The old couple looks pretty good in here!
>
> I'm using a vertical dipole on 75/80 m, so my radiation angle may be
> too low and my signal may be long towards K4KYV. He may simply be in
> my skip zone while I'm not in his. I should probably string up a
> dipole for 75 m. K4KYV had a beautiful signal here.
>
> Now, I simply need to be heard by someone else!
>
> Kim N5OP
>
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