[AMRadio] AM Radio

[Bob Macklin]

But the difference between a DX-100 at about 100W of carrier and 375W of 
carrier is not significant. Like has been said. It is less than ONE S unit. 
A single S unit just does not help me!

The better solution for the DX-100 is a better (non-compromise) antenna.

If he wants to run the full 375W he should get a transmitter capable of 
doing it. It will be better than screwing with a linear.

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa.
"Real Radios Glow In The Dark"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Atkinson" <ranchorobbo at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" 
<amradio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] AM Radio


> I'd like to make one point about the power thing that y'all in the
> rural areas may not realize.  Those of us in towns or other locations
> with an inherently high noise floor that we can only do so much about,
> are simply unable to copy some stations with low power and/or poor
> antennas.  On a good night, with all my gadgets and rx antennas etc.
> on 160 my noise level may be S6.  If the band is so-so I need someone
> calling me with some power and/or a halfway decent antenna (inverted L
> with a lot of radials or the lucky few with hot towers on insulators)
> or I can't hear them well enough to have a QSO.  I can't move out of
> town ($$$), and I can't go around and get rid of every doodad in my
> neighborhood that puts out noise--it is just not realistic.  The low
> band noise floor has been rising for several years now, and those of
> us in towns who can't have beverages or loops out in pastures beyond
> the reach of plasma TV sets etc., are simply not going to hear you if
> you are running 100 w. or less to a low inverted V or flat top on 160.
> Maybe at 1 a.m. when the noise makers are all in bed but I'm in bed
> then too hi hi.  So you may not feel like you need to run a few
> hundred watts on your end, but if you heard what I hear, you might
> think differently.    And no, I'm not going to give up on the low
> bands, or move although I wish I could.
>
> 73
>
> Rob
> K5UJ
> .