[AMRadio] W1HRX on the CX and the AWA AM QSO Party

[JAMES HANLON]

Y'all,

I've just been tuning up my National NTX-30 transmitter and NSM modulator for the AM portion of the Classic Exchange on Sunday, February 13 and for the AWA AM QSO Party on Saturday/Sunday, February 19 and 20.  The NTX-30 is a special rig.  According to Bill Fizette, W2DGB, who passed it along to me, "The transmitter was originally owned by O. Eugene Sims, the personal assistant to James Millen at both the National Company and at the James Millen Company.  It was acquired by collector John Nagle, and then in turn by Wm Fizette, then K3AJW (later W3DGB)."  

I have the NTX-30 running on 20, 40, and 80 meters at this point.  I just plugged a "new" (actually well used) 6L6 into the 20 meter doubler socket and tweaked the doubler tank tuning, and I'm getting 24 watts of well-modulated AM signal out on 20 meters.  When I drive my Heath SB-200 with the NTX-30, I get about 130 watts of carrier out on 20.  On 40 and 80, I'm getting nearly 200 watts of carrier out with the help of the SB-200.  So I should have a decent AM signal on from New Mexico for both contests.  

I will be signing my own call, W8KGI, for the Classic Exchange, and the James Millen Society club call, W1HRX for the AWA party.  W1HRX will be the "Southwestern Flagship Station" for the AWA.  And of course it is Jim Millen's old call.

Please try to work me during the CX and the AWA AM QSO Party.  I have plenty of QSL cards, both W8KGI and W1HRX, for anyone who would like one.  I currently plan to be around 14286 on 20, around 7290 on 40, and around 3880 on 75.  

Thanks, 73, and hope to see you on the air,

Jim Hanlon, W8KGI