[AMRadio] Transmitters and Iron

[John Tate]

> You're kidding right Rob? You know there is much more to "the bands" than
 > 80 and 160. 10 meter E-skip was really hot this weekend and there was
 > quite a bit of activity around 29.000 Mhz AM.
 >
 > Open your mind! Expand your vision! :)

 You're sure about that?



 *JOHN: Am I sure about what? That there was AM on 10 this weekend? Yes.*


 What if you've been doing the 10 and 6M Es thing since 1950, and every time
 you make such a contact some newby tries to explain how to do it, and what
 an enormous achievement it is.

 *JOHN: I never had that experience on 10 meter AM. People seem to be friendly
 and just wanting to work some AM. I'm a casual operator and I find my 10 meter AM
 contacts to be casual operators as well.*

 And then they spot the contact on a DX site!

 Take a look at the 10M section of DX Watch (DX). You'd be hard pressed to
 find any DX! Lots of 4s working 4s. Maybe a SA station once in awhile.

 I have 4 X 7 elements on a 30' X 30' H-frame, with full elevation, and a HB
 8877 amp on 6M. Four elements on 10M wiith a large HB amp.

 I don't consider a domestic Es contact to be an enormous achievement.
 Certainly nothing to spot.

 And now we have big amplifiers in the hands of "small children at play",
 where "all knobs go to the right, right?"

 I've many times seen 20 to 40 KC each side of one of these vandals that was
 filled with splatter.

 6M used to be the other gentlemens band. No more.

 Other than EME, I no longer operate on that band. I also stay away from
 10M.

 Open my mind and expand my vision?

 You are the one that's kidding.

 73, Barrie, W7ALW

 *JOHN: Wow Barrie. Sounds like you've had a totally different experience
 with 10 Meter AM than I have. Sorry bud. Your descriptions seem to
 be more in line with what I've heard on 10 meter SSB around 28.400.*