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

Wed Dec 14 13:03:24 EST 2011

Hi Kim: Well that is probably a long haul from Ohio to OK. so probably would 
not hear you until much later.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kimberly Elmore" <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" 
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Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Globe Champ 350 and HQ-170 are on the Air!


> 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
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> 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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