[AMRadio] 6 Meter AM

[K5MYJ]

I sure wish we had an interest in VHF AM here in the PNW!

We do have a VHF Weak Signal group but they are almost strictly contest 
operators. Their weekly net checkins are just "HI, I'm still here, Goodbye"!

I used to have several Heathkit VHF AM rigs but I sold them because there 
was no activity.  But I could hear the local 6M FM repeater on the Shawnee.

I kind of like the Pawnee and Shawnee. But I may look at some of the other 
6&2 rigs.

I do have a SB-301 with both the 6M and 2M converters and they do work on 
contest days. But it's all SSB.

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa.
"Real Radios Glow In The Dark"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "CL in NC via AMRadio" <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
To: <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2017 11:29 AM
Subject: [AMRadio] 6 Meter AM


> We have a weekly very informal net here in the upstate of SC and the 
> bottom of NC near the line.  50.4 on Tuesdays at 8PM. Check ins have run 
> from just 2 or 3 to up to 10 on it's best days.  When the band is open, 
> there are many AM signals present, so much we had to QSY off 50.4, and we 
> have worked into Nova Scotia as best DX so far.  Ameco, Heathkit, 
> Lafayette, Gonset, Polytronics, just about all the gear that had 6 meters 
> included are present  including a couple rice boxes in the group. 
> Receiving systems are mostly converters, Ameco and Heath, and some 
> receivers like Hammarlunds with 6 meters in them.    I recently got a LW51 
> on the air paired up with a RME VHF 2-11 receiver.  Was hoping to get them 
> onto 2 meter AM as most of that gear  was dual banded for 6 and 2, but 
> nobody has been inspired yet.
>
> Charlie, W4MEC in NC
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