From mjcal77 at yahoo.com  Mon Apr  1 13:22:13 2019
From: mjcal77 at yahoo.com (CL in NC)
Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2019 17:22:13 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [AMRadio] Elmac A54
References: <414867961.14598383.1554139333599.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <414867961.14598383.1554139333599@mail.yahoo.com>

One thing you get when you ask questions on some  sites about gear, is a lot of pontificating, useless suggestions,  and no info.  Amphone always seems to have more meat on the answers. On the Elmac A54 meter for plate current, it has a 150MA scale, and a tic mark at 100MA.  I seen no mention of the scale being X 2, the actual tune up procedure in the manual,  says load to 300MA or as near as possible, that has to be a misprint.  On one site, a fellow puts 600VDC into it and loads to 200MA.  That seem like a heck of a lot for a single 807.  

Other comments say the plate tank is designed for a whip antenna, and not a 50 ohm load.  Is that a true statement?  The one on the bench right now I'm working on, I put 450 VDC on the plate and am getting about 35 watts out, but the load cap has minimal effect, like none, you can set it anywhere and does not change plate tuning but a tiny bit, and still gives 35 watts into a dummy load.

Charlie, W4MEC in NC

From n4tua at aol.com  Sun Apr  7 14:30:29 2019
From: n4tua at aol.com (Collin)
Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2019 14:30:29 -0400
Subject: [AMRadio] WTB globe king mod deck plate transformer
In-Reply-To: <1912262879.12066606.1553709418369@mail.yahoo.com>
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	<1912262879.12066606.1553709418369@mail.yahoo.com>
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Sorry Mike for the delay, I had to dig out my old copies of Electric Radio Magazine. I have forgotten the name of the transformer company. Heyboer Transformers. 
They still have a website. 
www.heyboertransformers.com
Contact them, they are ham friendly. 
It?s been 4-5 years since they did my winding. That?s all they did. I did the assembly. 
Good Day, Collin

> On Mar 27, 2019, at 1:56 PM, Mike Bracey <mikebracey at att.net> wrote:
> 
> Collin,
> 
> Who rewound your transformer core?
> 
> 73,
> 
> Mike KE5YTV
> 
> 
> 
> On Wednesday, March 27, 2019, 5:21:33 AM CDT, Collin via AMRadio <amradio at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> I had my GK 500C mod plate tranny rewound. It was $50. I had the old one and I did the assembly for that price but it works well. Great value/company. See ER #301 June 2014. 
> 
> Good Day, Collin
> 
> > On Mar 17, 2019, at 1:29 PM, Scott Clayton <n5tsl at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > Hello all,
> > 
> > I am looking to buy a plate transformer for a globe king 400 modulator deck.
> > 
> > Manual says it supplies:
> > 
> > 850v @ 300ma
> > 400v @ 150ma
> > 
> > N5TSL, Scott in Tuttle, OK
> > 
> > 
> > 
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From mikebracey at att.net  Sun Apr  7 16:21:18 2019
From: mikebracey at att.net (Mike Bracey)
Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2019 20:21:18 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [AMRadio] WTB globe king mod deck plate transformer
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 Thanks Collin.73,Mike KE5YTV



    On Sunday, April 7, 2019, 1:30:37 PM CDT, Collin <n4tua at aol.com> wrote:  
 
 Sorry Mike for the delay, I had to dig out my old copies of Electric Radio Magazine. I have forgotten the name of the transformer company. Heyboer Transformers.?They still have a website.?www.heyboertransformers.comContact them, they are ham friendly.?It?s been 4-5 years since they did my winding. That?s all they did. I did the assembly.?
Good Day, Collin
On Mar 27, 2019, at 1:56 PM, Mike Bracey <mikebracey at att.net> wrote:


 Collin,
Who rewound your transformer core?
73,
Mike KE5YTV


    On Wednesday, March 27, 2019, 5:21:33 AM CDT, Collin via AMRadio <amradio at mailman.qth.net> wrote:  
 
 I had my GK 500C mod plate tranny rewound. It was $50. I had the old one and I did the assembly for that price but it works well. Great value/company. See ER #301 June 2014. 

Good Day, Collin

> On Mar 17, 2019, at 1:29 PM, Scott Clayton <n5tsl at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I am looking to buy a plate transformer for a globe king 400 modulator deck.
> 
> Manual says it supplies:
> 
> 850v @ 300ma
> 400v @ 150ma
> 
> N5TSL, Scott in Tuttle, OK
> 
> 
> 
> Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
> 

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From w5jo at brightok.net  Mon Apr 15 15:15:37 2019
From: w5jo at brightok.net (w5jo at brightok.net)
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 14:15:37 -0500
Subject: [AMRadio] I saw this on another list
Message-ID: <5E8E70671C184E84AE40A2A7FB277442@JimPC>

I though it was important enough to repeat here just in case.

Jim
W5JO

Honda Portable Generators Recalled Due to Potential Fire Hazard
04/15/2019  ARRL.org
American Honda has announced that it?s voluntarily recalling some 200,000 of 
its portable generators sold in the US due to a potential fire and burn 
hazard. The recall includes the EU2200i, EU2200i Companion, and EB2200i 
generators. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) says the 
affected portable generators can leak gasoline from the fuel valve. Users 
should stop operating the recalled generator and contact an authorized Honda 
dealer for a free repair. Honda is also contacting users directly. For more 
information, visit the CPSC website. A similar recall has been issued in 
Canada.

https://www.cpsc..gov/Recalls/2019/american-honda-recalls-portable-generators-due-to-fire-and-burn-hazards 


From w5jo at brightok.net  Wed Apr 17 16:46:13 2019
From: w5jo at brightok.net (w5jo at brightok.net)
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 15:46:13 -0500
Subject: [AMRadio] Fw: ARLB014 ARRL and FCC Sign Memorandum to Implement New
	Volunteer Monitor Program
Message-ID: <0DF59DC8C4904C2ABFBC02B79C34BB53@JimPC>

To those of you who are not members of the ARRL nor get their bulletins, I 
am sending this along.  It will mean a difference in enforcement, how good 
or bad will be determined.

I am not sending this to initiate a discussion about it but just as 
information.

Jim
W5JO
Moderator



-----Original Message----- 
From: ARRL Web site
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2019 9:46 AM

Subject: ARLB014 ARRL and FCC Sign Memorandum to Implement New Volunteer 
Monitor Program

SB QST @ ARL $ARLB014
ARLB014 ARRL and FCC Sign Memorandum to Implement New Volunteer
Monitor Program

ZCZC AG14
QST de W1AW
ARRL Bulletin 14  ARLB014
>From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  April 17, 2019
To all radio amateurs

SB QST ARL ARLB014
ARLB014 ARRL and FCC Sign Memorandum to Implement New Volunteer
Monitor Program

ARRL and the FCC have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
that paves the way to implement the new and enhanced Volunteer
Monitor program. The memorandum establishes the Volunteer Monitors
as a replacement for the Official Observers (OO) program. Current
OOs have been encouraged to participate in the new program.

"We are excited by the opportunity to codify our partnership with
the FCC and to work together to achieve our mutual interests of
protecting the integrity of our Amateur Radio bands," said ARRL
President Rick Roderick, K5UR. "This Memorandum of Understanding
will serve as the foundation for a new level of partnership on this
very important issue."

ARRL has contracted with retired FCC special counsel and former
Atlantic Division Vice Director Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, to
oversee the ARRL's role in the development and implementation of the
Volunteer Monitor program.

Approved by the ARRL Board of Directors at its July 2018 meeting,
the new Volunteer Monitor program is a formal agreement between the
FCC and ARRL in which volunteers trained and vetted by the ARRL will
monitor the airwaves and collect evidence that can be used both to
correct misconduct or recognize exemplary on-air operation. Cases of
flagrant violations will be referred to the FCC by the ARRL for
action in accordance with FCC guidelines.

The intent of this program is to re-energize enforcement efforts in
the Amateur Radio bands. It was proposed by the FCC in the wake of
several FCC regional office closures and a reduction in field staff.

"Under this program, the FCC will give enforcement priority to cases
developed by the Volunteer Monitor program, without the delay of
ARRL having to refer cases through the FCC online complaint
process," Hollingsworth said.

Hollingsworth has identified three phases to the program:
Development, Solicitation and Training, and Implementation.

* The Development phase will include drafting a mission statement,
clearly defining the ARRL's and FCC's requirements and needs as part
of the program, writing a job description for volunteer monitors,
and developing a training manual for volunteers.

* The Solicitation and Training phase will involve identifying the
geographic locations where volunteer monitors will be most needed,
soliciting applications and guidance from Section Managers in
reviewing applicants. (Those currently volunteering as Official
Observers are invited to apply for appointment as Volunteer
Monitors.)

* The Implementation phase will involve having the volunteers
provide field reports to ARRL, with staff offering guidance to
volunteers to ensure that the information collected meets
requirements for FCC enforcement action.

Hollingsworth has committed to FCC and ARRL officials to ensure the
adequacy of training for the new positions, to review the quality
and utility of Volunteer Monitor submissions to the FCC for
enforcement actions, and to advocate for rapid disposition of cases
appropriately submitted to the FCC.

ARRL officials estimate that within 6 to 9 months the first
Volunteer Monitors will be in place and ready to begin their duties.
NNNN
/EX 


From knjhanlon at msn.com  Thu Apr 18 17:56:44 2019
From: knjhanlon at msn.com (JAMES HANLON)
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 21:56:44 +0000
Subject: [AMRadio] Elmac A54
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	<414867961.14598383.1554139333599@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <DM5PR2001MB1036DA62680CB33549553950A0260@DM5PR2001MB1036.namprd20.prod.outlook.com>

Charlie,

I have an A-54 in my collection, not currently on the air, and an AF-67 and AF-68 both on the air, so I do have some experience with Elmacs.  

As to the A-54 manual, the copy I have, probably downloaded from BAMA years ago, has an original page with microphone and power plug illustrations and Tuning Procedure.  Those Instructions are only partially legible, and there is another page in the package In clear print that appears to be someone's recreation of the Tuning Procedure.  That page calls for initially setting the Loading for 105 ma and then dipping the Plate Tuning for minimum, and repeating this procedure until the minimum dip is 300 ma.  That is, as you observed, an obvious error probably made when the author was struggling to read the the partially legible original.  Looking at the schematic, you'll see that the meter measures plate and screen current together.  The max total plate and screen current for an 807 should be about 105 ma, certainly not 300 ma.  So that takes care of that part of your concern.  

As to the (lack of) action of the Load cap, that is not normal for an A-54.  I run my A-54 into a 50 ohm load system, and the Tune and Load controls act like those on any conventional pi-match.  It sounds like your Load capacitor might not be properly connected in the circuit.  

The final tank circuits in all of the Elmacs were probably designed so that they could match to a typical, inductively loaded mobile whip antenna.  But in my experience they all tune up into a 50 ohm system as well. 

And if you want to keep your 807 alive for a decent amount of time, keep its plate current to 100 ma or less.

73,

Jim, W8KGI

Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 1, 2019, at 11:22 AM, CL in NC <mjcal77 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> One thing you get when you ask questions on some  sites about gear, is a lot of pontificating, useless suggestions,  and no info.  Amphone always seems to have more meat on the answers. On the Elmac A54 meter for plate current, it has a 150MA scale, and a tic mark at 100MA.  I seen no mention of the scale being X 2, the actual tune up procedure in the manual,  says load to 300MA or as near as possible, that has to be a misprint.  On one site, a fellow puts 600VDC into it and loads to 200MA.  That seem like a heck of a lot for a single 807.  
> 
> Other comments say the plate tank is designed for a whip antenna, and not a 50 ohm load.  Is that a true statement?  The one on the bench right now I'm working on, I put 450 VDC on the plate and am getting about 35 watts out, but the load cap has minimal effect, like none, you can set it anywhere and does not change plate tuning but a tiny bit, and still gives 35 watts into a dummy load.
> 
> Charlie, W4MEC in NC
> 

From w3slk at verizon.net  Sat Apr 20 09:55:46 2019
From: w3slk at verizon.net (Mike Sawyer)
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2019 09:55:46 -0400
Subject: [AMRadio] AM Icon
Message-ID: <000301d4f780$c1963bf0$44c2b3d0$@verizon.net>

It is with the saddest of heart that I must announce the passing of
'Vortex' Joe Cro, N3IBX. He passed away while down in the basement with his
radios. Joe has to have been one of the most friendliest man on AM radio.
His pleasant voice and willingness to help someone is beyond comprehension.
I will pass along service information when I receive them.
 
Mod-U-Lator,
Mike(y)/W3SLK
 

From ranchorobbo at gmail.com  Sat Apr 20 12:38:11 2019
From: ranchorobbo at gmail.com (Rob Atkinson)
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2019 11:38:11 -0500
Subject: [AMRadio] AM Icon
In-Reply-To: <000301d4f780$c1963bf0$44c2b3d0$@verizon.net>
References: <000301d4f780$c1963bf0$44c2b3d0$@verizon.net>
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real sorry to hear about Joe.   You guys all take care of
yourselves--we're losing too many!

73
Rob
k5UJ


On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 8:55 AM Mike Sawyer via AMRadio
<amradio at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>
> It is with the saddest of heart that I must announce the passing of
> 'Vortex' Joe Cro, N3IBX. He passed away while down in the basement with his
> radios. Joe has to have been one of the most friendliest man on AM radio.
> His pleasant voice and willingness to help someone is beyond comprehension.
> I will pass along service information when I receive them.
>
> Mod-U-Lator,
> Mike(y)/W3SLK

From oldradio at comcast.net  Sat Apr 20 14:25:49 2019
From: oldradio at comcast.net (John Dilks)
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2019 14:25:49 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [AMRadio] AM Icon Joe Cro N3IBX
In-Reply-To: <000301d4f780$c1963bf0$44c2b3d0$@verizon.net>
References: <000301d4f780$c1963bf0$44c2b3d0$@verizon.net>
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PDF Attached ...


   Joe Cro, N3IBX, after a long night on 75 with his HT-4 model H.


Profile: Joe Cro, N3IBX


Known best as ?Vortex Joe,? N3IBX says, ?Anything within a
500-mile radius of my house, that has a vacuum tube in it, gets sucked into my
basement shack?never to see the light of day again!?


Joe lives near Philadelphia; and enjoys collecting, working on, modifying,
restoring, and using vintage Amateur Radio equipment and old broadcast
transmitters. He loves to bring something back to life that has remained forgotten
or neglected, and use it on the air again. He says he runs a ?Boatanchor
Hospice.?


Joe operates mostly on AM in the following bands:
160 (1885 kHz), 75 (3875-3885) and 40 (7290-7295). He has 15 operating
positions in his cellar, each with its own separate transmitter and receiver.
Each is linked to a variety of antenna tuners for every band. His antenna
lineup is a 260-foot 160-meter flattop at
85 feet, a 61-foot 1/4-wave ground plane at 85 feet for 75 meters, a 61.5-foot
1/2-wave sloper for 40 meters, a homebrew G5RV, a 20 meter dipole, a 17.5
foot vertical for 10 meters, a 4 element quad for 6 meters and a 7 element
quad for 2 meters.


His big antenna is a military inverted V, 110 feet total length, center fed
through a 9:1 balun. Each leg is terminated into a 150 ? resistor driven into
the ground. It is resonant from 1500 kHz to 46 MHz.
Joe?s motto is: The bigger it is, and the more it weighs, the better it will work!


73, John Dilks, K2TQN

Web Site - www.k2tqn.com
__ Retired - Now writing for Electric Radio Magazine
_____ Former Editor Vintage Radio Column, QST Magazine 2000-2014
________ Having fun smelling hot rosin and solder again

Obit: Joseph M. Cro, age 60, of Washington Crossing, PA, passed away suddenly on Thursday, April 18, 2019 at St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne, PA.  Born in Philadelphia, Mr. Cro lived in Yardley before moving to Washington Crossing 21 years ago.

Prior to his retirement, he had been employed as a resource controller for SEPTA for 27 years.  Joseph was a ham radio enthusiast, and enjoyed collecting, building, and operating ham radios.  He was a member of the Antique Wireless Association and the American Radio Relay League.  Mr. Cro was a Mason, belonging to the Athelton/Lamberton Lodge F. & A.M.  He liked older cars, but really loved his six cats.

Son of the late Louis J. Cro, he is survived by his wife Jocelyn B. (Fritsch) Cro, his mother Antoinette (Cairone) Cro, and several nieces, nephews, cousins, and in-laws.

Relatives and friends are invited to Celebrate his Memorial Mass at 11 AM on Friday, April 26, 2019 at Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, 201 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Morrisville, PA.  Interment of his cremated remains will follow in the parish cemetery.

Friends may call Friday morning from 9:30 - 10:30 AM at the J. Allen Hooper Funeral Chapel, 41 W. Trenton Ave., Morrisville, PA  19067.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to St. Mary Medical Center, http://www.stmaryhealthcare.org/

 

> On April 20, 2019 at 9:55 AM Mike Sawyer via AMRadio <amradio at mailman.qth.net mailto:amradio at mailman.qth.net > wrote:
> 
> 
>     It is with the saddest of heart that I must announce the passing of
>     'Vortex' Joe Cro, N3IBX. He passed away while down in the basement with his
>     radios. Joe has to have been one of the most friendliest man on AM radio.
>     His pleasant voice and willingness to help someone is beyond comprehension.
>     I will pass along service information when I receive them.
> 
>     Mod-U-Lator,
>     Mike(y)/W3SLK
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From bguyger at yahoo.com  Sat Apr 20 15:57:17 2019
From: bguyger at yahoo.com (Bill Guyger)
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2019 14:57:17 -0500
Subject: [AMRadio] AM Icon
In-Reply-To: <CALWD7Z5Ln+zF=BiL8u6dAyCOsn3RL9bisREoddtdkfwPQFi7hg@mail.gmail.com>
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	<CALWD7Z5Ln+zF=BiL8u6dAyCOsn3RL9bisREoddtdkfwPQFi7hg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <C2A3B37C-BDC6-41E4-8BDB-FD12B09A7131@yahoo.com>

There was another AM icon that passed last week, though he may only be familiar to those of you who are broadcast engineers. Ron Rackley one of the gods of AM radio design and implementation. He was a principal in du Triel Lundon and Rackley one of the top consulting firms. He was a long time ham IIRC WE4RR, who liked to work CW while mobile.

Bill AD5OL 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 20, 2019, at 11:38 AM, Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> real sorry to hear about Joe.   You guys all take care of
> yourselves--we're losing too many!
> 
> 73
> Rob
> k5UJ
> 
> 
> On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 8:55 AM Mike Sawyer via AMRadio
> <amradio at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>> 
>> It is with the saddest of heart that I must announce the passing of
>> 'Vortex' Joe Cro, N3IBX. He passed away while down in the basement with his
>> radios. Joe has to have been one of the most friendliest man on AM radio.
>> His pleasant voice and willingness to help someone is beyond comprehension.
>> I will pass along service information when I receive them.
>> 
>> Mod-U-Lator,
>> Mike(y)/W3SLK
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From ra12942637 at gmail.com  Sat Apr 20 16:11:16 2019
From: ra12942637 at gmail.com (Sarge USA RET)
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2019 16:11:16 -0400
Subject: [AMRadio] AM Icon Joe Cro N3IBX
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	<669092063.357366.1555784750040@connect.xfinity.com>
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Sorry, but this list does NOT allow any PDF attachments.

Regards, Robert "Bob" Bethman
N0DGN

On 4/20/2019 2:25 PM, John Dilks wrote:
> PDF Attached ...
>
>
>     Joe Cro, N3IBX, after a long night on 75 with his HT-4 model H.
>
>
> Profile: Joe Cro, N3IBX
>
>
> Known best as ?Vortex Joe,? N3IBX says, ?Anything within a
> 500-mile radius of my house, that has a vacuum tube in it, gets sucked into my
> basement shack?never to see the light of day again!?
>
>
> Joe lives near Philadelphia; and enjoys collecting, working on, modifying,
> restoring, and using vintage Amateur Radio equipment and old broadcast
> transmitters. He loves to bring something back to life that has remained forgotten
> or neglected, and use it on the air again. He says he runs a ?Boatanchor
> Hospice.?
>
>
> Joe operates mostly on AM in the following bands:
> 160 (1885 kHz), 75 (3875-3885) and 40 (7290-7295). He has 15 operating
> positions in his cellar, each with its own separate transmitter and receiver.
> Each is linked to a variety of antenna tuners for every band. His antenna
> lineup is a 260-foot 160-meter flattop at
> 85 feet, a 61-foot 1/4-wave ground plane at 85 feet for 75 meters, a 61.5-foot
> 1/2-wave sloper for 40 meters, a homebrew G5RV, a 20 meter dipole, a 17.5
> foot vertical for 10 meters, a 4 element quad for 6 meters and a 7 element
> quad for 2 meters.
>
>
> His big antenna is a military inverted V, 110 feet total length, center fed
> through a 9:1 balun. Each leg is terminated into a 150 ? resistor driven into
> the ground. It is resonant from 1500 kHz to 46 MHz.
> Joe?s motto is: The bigger it is, and the more it weighs, the better it will work!
>
>
> 73, John Dilks, K2TQN
>
> Web Site - www.k2tqn.com
> __ Retired - Now writing for Electric Radio Magazine
> _____ Former Editor Vintage Radio Column, QST Magazine 2000-2014
> ________ Having fun smelling hot rosin and solder again
>
> Obit: Joseph M. Cro, age 60, of Washington Crossing, PA, passed away suddenly on Thursday, April 18, 2019 at St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne, PA.  Born in Philadelphia, Mr. Cro lived in Yardley before moving to Washington Crossing 21 years ago.
>
> Prior to his retirement, he had been employed as a resource controller for SEPTA for 27 years.  Joseph was a ham radio enthusiast, and enjoyed collecting, building, and operating ham radios.  He was a member of the Antique Wireless Association and the American Radio Relay League.  Mr. Cro was a Mason, belonging to the Athelton/Lamberton Lodge F. & A.M.  He liked older cars, but really loved his six cats.
>
> Son of the late Louis J. Cro, he is survived by his wife Jocelyn B. (Fritsch) Cro, his mother Antoinette (Cairone) Cro, and several nieces, nephews, cousins, and in-laws.
>
> Relatives and friends are invited to Celebrate his Memorial Mass at 11 AM on Friday, April 26, 2019 at Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, 201 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Morrisville, PA.  Interment of his cremated remains will follow in the parish cemetery.
>
> Friends may call Friday morning from 9:30 - 10:30 AM at the J. Allen Hooper Funeral Chapel, 41 W. Trenton Ave., Morrisville, PA  19067.
>
> In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to St. Mary Medical Center, http://www.stmaryhealthcare.org/
>
>   
>
>> On April 20, 2019 at 9:55 AM Mike Sawyer via AMRadio <amradio at mailman.qth.net mailto:amradio at mailman.qth.net > wrote:
>>
>>
>>      It is with the saddest of heart that I must announce the passing of
>>      'Vortex' Joe Cro, N3IBX. He passed away while down in the basement with his
>>      radios. Joe has to have been one of the most friendliest man on AM radio.
>>      His pleasant voice and willingness to help someone is beyond comprehension.
>>      I will pass along service information when I receive them.
>>
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From randyn3lrx at gmail.com  Sat Apr 20 16:15:18 2019
From: randyn3lrx at gmail.com (Randy Berry)
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2019 16:15:18 -0400
Subject: [AMRadio] AM Icon
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I heard this on FB from Joe GMS, very sad indeed. I never worked Joe
IBX on the air but heard him and met him in person a few times.
Wonderful fella indeed, he will be missed..

On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 9:56 AM Mike Sawyer via AMRadio
<amradio at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>
> It is with the saddest of heart that I must announce the passing of
> 'Vortex' Joe Cro, N3IBX. He passed away while down in the basement with his
> radios. Joe has to have been one of the most friendliest man on AM radio.
> His pleasant voice and willingness to help someone is beyond comprehension.
> I will pass along service information when I receive them.
>
> Mod-U-Lator,
> Mike(y)/W3SLK
>
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From randyn3lrx at gmail.com  Sat Apr 20 16:27:50 2019
From: randyn3lrx at gmail.com (Randy Berry)
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2019 16:27:50 -0400
Subject: [AMRadio] AM Icon
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The Derb, ZRF, AHE, now the Vortex. Hopefully now that's he's up there
with the Man he can ask him to send us some sunspots!

On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 12:38 PM Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> real sorry to hear about Joe.   You guys all take care of
> yourselves--we're losing too many!
>
> 73
> Rob
> k5UJ
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 8:55 AM Mike Sawyer via AMRadio
> <amradio at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> >
> > It is with the saddest of heart that I must announce the passing of
> > 'Vortex' Joe Cro, N3IBX. He passed away while down in the basement with his
> > radios. Joe has to have been one of the most friendliest man on AM radio.
> > His pleasant voice and willingness to help someone is beyond comprehension.
> > I will pass along service information when I receive them.
> >
> > Mod-U-Lator,
> > Mike(y)/W3SLK
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From ka1kaq at gmail.com  Sat Apr 20 16:40:24 2019
From: ka1kaq at gmail.com (Todd, KA1KAQ)
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2019 16:40:24 -0400
Subject: [AMRadio] AM Icon
In-Reply-To: <CANoMxYRT=L_7FEmmpTYYyC8MeghwKHGVkrDyOE5g_DN+J3oqdg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <000301d4f780$c1963bf0$44c2b3d0$@verizon.net>
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'GMS posted it on 'fone yesterday but I missed it until today.

Obit is posted here:

https://www.hooperfuneralchapel.com/notices/Joseph-Cro

Great choice of photo!

Joe was a wonderful guy who would give you the shirt off his back or bend
over backward to help you if he could. I recall a decade or so back he was
looking for some 199 tubes for an old radio he was trying to get going so I
sent him a pair. He asked if there was anything I was looking for in
exchange. I said no, but if he saw any of the older 810s with the red
pyroglazed RCA emblems on them to please let me know.

Some weeks or months later a bunch of us were gathered at the home of
KB3AHE (also SK) for the post-Timonium AM pharty. Joe came over and tugged
at my sleeve and motioned for me to follow him outside. There he handed me
a box with 2 beautiful pyroglazed RCA 810s neatly wrapped inside. They now
reside in my 300G.

God bless and watch over Joe; he was indeed a kind soul. He has good
company at the big AM station in the sky, preceded earlier this week by Big
Al Koepke/K1JCL. Al used to operate a 6m AM repeater in CT and was big into
homebrewing large transmitters.

~ Todd/KAQ


On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 4:15 PM Randy Berry <randyn3lrx at gmail.com> wrote:

> I heard this on FB from Joe GMS, very sad indeed. I never worked Joe
> IBX on the air but heard him and met him in person a few times.
> Wonderful fella indeed, he will be missed..
>

From ra12942637 at gmail.com  Sat Apr 20 17:24:08 2019
From: ra12942637 at gmail.com (Sarge USA RET)
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2019 17:24:08 -0400
Subject: [AMRadio] AM Icon
In-Reply-To: <CANCs6AWzyjGNUJ=SpT_ZEJNVedm2PP=2ykh-u94eonXkioQ-4g@mail.gmail.com>
References: <000301d4f780$c1963bf0$44c2b3d0$@verizon.net>
	<CANoMxYRT=L_7FEmmpTYYyC8MeghwKHGVkrDyOE5g_DN+J3oqdg@mail.gmail.com>
	<CANCs6AWzyjGNUJ=SpT_ZEJNVedm2PP=2ykh-u94eonXkioQ-4g@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <985e04e5-4427-ca53-22a1-ea89bc8ab39d@gmail.com>

Nice to see another Amateur using a BC-610!

Regards, Robert "Bob" Bethman
N0DGN

On 4/20/2019 4:40 PM, Todd, KA1KAQ wrote:
> 'GMS posted it on 'fone yesterday but I missed it until today.
>
> Obit is posted here:
>
> https://www.hooperfuneralchapel.com/notices/Joseph-Cro
>
> Great choice of photo!
>
> Joe was a wonderful guy who would give you the shirt off his back or bend
> over backward to help you if he could. I recall a decade or so back he was
> looking for some 199 tubes for an old radio he was trying to get going so I
> sent him a pair. He asked if there was anything I was looking for in
> exchange. I said no, but if he saw any of the older 810s with the red
> pyroglazed RCA emblems on them to please let me know.
>
> Some weeks or months later a bunch of us were gathered at the home of
> KB3AHE (also SK) for the post-Timonium AM pharty. Joe came over and tugged
> at my sleeve and motioned for me to follow him outside. There he handed me
> a box with 2 beautiful pyroglazed RCA 810s neatly wrapped inside. They now
> reside in my 300G.
>
> God bless and watch over Joe; he was indeed a kind soul. He has good
> company at the big AM station in the sky, preceded earlier this week by Big
> Al Koepke/K1JCL. Al used to operate a 6m AM repeater in CT and was big into
> homebrewing large transmitters.
>
> ~ Todd/KAQ


From ron.k3pid at sbcglobal.net  Sat Apr 20 19:06:42 2019
From: ron.k3pid at sbcglobal.net (Ron.K3PID)
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2019 18:06:42 -0500
Subject: [AMRadio] AM Icon
In-Reply-To: <985e04e5-4427-ca53-22a1-ea89bc8ab39d@gmail.com>
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	<985e04e5-4427-ca53-22a1-ea89bc8ab39d@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <0A0494456660438381E7C70D855EE763@Zeus>

Wow! Joe was just 60! Anyone know if he had been ill?

Ron K3PID


-----Original Message----- 
From: Sarge USA RET
Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2019 4:24 PM
To: amradio at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] AM Icon

Nice to see another Amateur using a BC-610!

Regards, Robert "Bob" Bethman
N0DGN

On 4/20/2019 4:40 PM, Todd, KA1KAQ wrote:
> 'GMS posted it on 'fone yesterday but I missed it until today.
>
> Obit is posted here:
>
> https://www.hooperfuneralchapel.com/notices/Joseph-Cro
>
> Great choice of photo!
>
> Joe was a wonderful guy who would give you the shirt off his back or bend
> over backward to help you if he could. I recall a decade or so back he was
> looking for some 199 tubes for an old radio he was trying to get going so 
> I
> sent him a pair. He asked if there was anything I was looking for in
> exchange. I said no, but if he saw any of the older 810s with the red
> pyroglazed RCA emblems on them to please let me know.
>
> Some weeks or months later a bunch of us were gathered at the home of
> KB3AHE (also SK) for the post-Timonium AM pharty. Joe came over and tugged
> at my sleeve and motioned for me to follow him outside. There he handed me
> a box with 2 beautiful pyroglazed RCA 810s neatly wrapped inside. They now
> reside in my 300G.
>
> God bless and watch over Joe; he was indeed a kind soul. He has good
> company at the big AM station in the sky, preceded earlier this week by 
> Big
> Al Koepke/K1JCL. Al used to operate a 6m AM repeater in CT and was big 
> into
> homebrewing large transmitters.
>
> ~ Todd/KAQ

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From n4tua at aol.com  Sat Apr 20 21:17:45 2019
From: n4tua at aol.com (Collin)
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2019 21:17:45 -0400
Subject: [AMRadio] Elmac A54
Message-ID: <4593837B-4914-4605-B4C6-755084BEEE08@aol.com>

I had a similar experience on a Globe King 500 with loading capacitor presenting little if any change to plate current. I tore the whole PI network out looking for a smoking gun and did not find any gun. It turned out to be parasitic oscillation. Of coarse the King didn?t come with chokes on the plate leads but I made some and then the rig straightened out and tuned/loaded normally. May want to try this, doesn?t take much to whip up a choke. 

Good Day, Collin

> On Apr 18, 2019, at 5:56 PM, JAMES HANLON <knjhanlon at msn.com> wrote:
> 
> Charlie,
> 
> I have an A-54 in my collection, not currently on the air, and an AF-67 and AF-68 both on the air, so I do have some experience with Elmacs.  
> 
> As to the A-54 manual, the copy I have, probably downloaded from BAMA years ago, has an original page with microphone and power plug illustrations and Tuning Procedure.  Those Instructions are only partially legible, and there is another page in the package In clear print that appears to be someone's recreation of the Tuning Procedure.  That page calls for initially setting the Loading for 105 ma and then dipping the Plate Tuning for minimum, and repeating this procedure until the minimum dip is 300 ma.  That is, as you observed, an obvious error probably made when the author was struggling to read the the partially legible original.  Looking at the schematic, you'll see that the meter measures plate and screen current together.  The max total plate and screen current for an 807 should be about 105 ma, certainly not 300 ma.  So that takes care of that part of your concern.  
> 
> As to the (lack of) action of the Load cap, that is not normal for an A-54.  I run my A-54 into a 50 ohm load system, and the Tune and Load controls act like those on any conventional pi-match.  It sounds like your Load capacitor might not be properly connected in the circuit.  
> 
> The final tank circuits in all of the Elmacs were probably designed so that they could match to a typical, inductively loaded mobile whip antenna.  But in my experience they all tune up into a 50 ohm system as well. 
> 
> And if you want to keep your 807 alive for a decent amount of time, keep its plate current to 100 ma or less.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Jim, W8KGI
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Apr 1, 2019, at 11:22 AM, CL in NC <mjcal77 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 
>> One thing you get when you ask questions on some  sites about gear, is a lot of pontificating, useless suggestions,  and no info.  Amphone always seems to have more meat on the answers. On the Elmac A54 meter for plate current, it has a 150MA scale, and a tic mark at 100MA.  I seen no mention of the scale being X 2, the actual tune up procedure in the manual,  says load to 300MA or as near as possible, that has to be a misprint.  On one site, a fellow puts 600VDC into it and loads to 200MA.  That seem like a heck of a lot for a single 807.  
>> 
>> Other comments say the plate tank is designed for a whip antenna, and not a 50 ohm load.  Is that a true statement?  The one on the bench right now I'm working on, I put 450 VDC on the plate and am getting about 35 watts out, but the load cap has minimal effect, like none, you can set it anywhere and does not change plate tuning but a tiny bit, and still gives 35 watts into a dummy load.
>> 
>> Charlie, W4MEC in NC
>> 
> 


From mikebracey at att.net  Sat Apr 20 23:40:53 2019
From: mikebracey at att.net (Mike Bracey)
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2019 03:40:53 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [AMRadio] AM Icon
In-Reply-To: <0A0494456660438381E7C70D855EE763@Zeus>
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 Yes, Joe was way too young. It broke my heart that in so many pictures he was holding a cigarette. They have taken so many people before their time. RIP Joe and Godspeed.
Mike KE5YTV

    On Saturday, April 20, 2019, 6:07:05 PM CDT, Ron.K3PID <ron.k3pid at sbcglobal.net> wrote:  
 
 Wow! Joe was just 60! Anyone know if he had been ill?

Ron K3PID


-----Original Message----- 
From: Sarge USA RET
Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2019 4:24 PM
To: amradio at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] AM Icon

Nice to see another Amateur using a BC-610!

Regards, Robert "Bob" Bethman
N0DGN

On 4/20/2019 4:40 PM, Todd, KA1KAQ wrote:
> 'GMS posted it on 'fone yesterday but I missed it until today.
>
> Obit is posted here:
>
> https://www.hooperfuneralchapel.com/notices/Joseph-Cro
>
> Great choice of photo!
>
> Joe was a wonderful guy who would give you the shirt off his back or bend
> over backward to help you if he could. I recall a decade or so back he was
> looking for some 199 tubes for an old radio he was trying to get going so 
> I
> sent him a pair. He asked if there was anything I was looking for in
> exchange. I said no, but if he saw any of the older 810s with the red
> pyroglazed RCA emblems on them to please let me know.
>
> Some weeks or months later a bunch of us were gathered at the home of
> KB3AHE (also SK) for the post-Timonium AM pharty. Joe came over and tugged
> at my sleeve and motioned for me to follow him outside. There he handed me
> a box with 2 beautiful pyroglazed RCA 810s neatly wrapped inside. They now
> reside in my 300G.
>
> God bless and watch over Joe; he was indeed a kind soul. He has good
> company at the big AM station in the sky, preceded earlier this week by 
> Big
> Al Koepke/K1JCL. Al used to operate a 6m AM repeater in CT and was big 
> into
> homebrewing large transmitters.
>
> ~ Todd/KAQ

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From mjcal77 at yahoo.com  Sun Apr 21 23:40:01 2019
From: mjcal77 at yahoo.com (CL in NC)
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 03:40:01 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [AMRadio] Elmac A54
References: <957890855.2594505.1555904401702.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <957890855.2594505.1555904401702@mail.yahoo.com>

Thanks to the fellows who gave me input on the A54.  It ended up working pretty well.  The VFO was found to be spot on, didn't have to touch a thing. It does have a parasitic choke in the plate lead, just not the familiar coil on resistor style.  Running it on an Elmac 1070 PS, used the 250 volt line to run the low stages, and the hi B+ for the modulator plates and PA, with the internal PS regulator disconnected.  It is putting out about 38 watts at 525 volts with the plate meter at the tic mark and modulation is very good, even with a carbon mic, but I think the owner may rewire the mic amp as shown in the schematic for a crystal mic.  The meter on it is very nice, sort of art deco.  I had a Babcock MT5 that had the same style meter on it, and it was the best looking part of the radio.  The fellow that brought the rig to me for repair seems happy, and it is out of my shop, so, goody.  Onward and upward with the rest of the stuff I have to fix.

Charlie, W4MEC in NC

From ranickel at comcast.net  Mon Apr 29 12:41:49 2019
From: ranickel at comcast.net (Robert Nickels)
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 11:41:49 -0500
Subject: [AMRadio] Article on the role and future of AM radio
Message-ID: <f47fdb65-f6d6-1d03-6b7f-6a3df21837cd@comcast.net>

AM broadcasting, that is.?? While Politico is a, well, political site - 
since many of us are also AM BC listeners I thought this article was 
worth sharing:

https://www.politico.com/interactives/2019/magazine-am-radio-still-matters/

This is not a technical piece, but they've done a nice job of profiling 
four AM stations that still serve the needs of their unique audiences.? 
(Click the red tower icon to hear a sample of each station's 
programming).?? Since AM radio is still the simplest way to? broadcast 
information over long distances and can be received with the simplest 
radios, I hope it continues to re-invent itself to stay a part of the 
media landscape.

73, Bob W9RAN


From w5jo at brightok.net  Mon Apr 29 15:36:45 2019
From: w5jo at brightok.net (w5jo at brightok.net)
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 14:36:45 -0500
Subject: [AMRadio] Article on the role and future of AM radio
In-Reply-To: <f47fdb65-f6d6-1d03-6b7f-6a3df21837cd@comcast.net>
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Message-ID: <2C42BE29C42149DF8E5A2EB89E721E10@JimPC>

I read that story Bob.  here are some things I do wish they could change to 
make AM better.

I live about 120 miles North of a Spanish language station that protects 
North in its normal operation.  A station I like to hear is a 250 watter, 
non-directional, 10 Kc. above them that is about 30 miles South of me .  The 
Spanish station's pattern precludes them from reaching a large part of the 
Metroplex where they operate so they filed for an STA 3 times to allow them 
to operate non-directional at their allowed power of 32 KW.  I bet this was 
an audience building move so they could increase their advertising rates.

There is so much spitting and sputtering on the desired signal that it 
becomes so irritating that I quit listening to my favorite station.  I filed 
a formal complaint with the FCC, by letter, after contacting the ownership 
of the offending station a couple of times.  The letter included information 
about both station's patterns, power level and signal levels at my home 
using my Icom IC 7300.  I also sent details about my installation for them 
to see how I arrived at my readings.

Low and behold a representative of the FCC called me to explain under the 
rules a station could operate at full power using a non-directional pattern 
as long as there are no complaints.  The result has been that they asked me 
to continue to monitor and log for an additional couple of weeks and write a 
narrative about my observations, which I did.  Soon the FCC employee, who 
happens to be a ham, took at the information to their lawyers and the 
offending station has reduced their operation to proper levels.  The rule is 
a directional station, who has complaints at full power, must reduce their 
power level to 1/4 of their allowed maximum to operate non-directional, 
which is , in this case, 8 KW.

The offending station is 10 Kc. below the desired station and they are 
allowed to 125% modulation, which adds to the problem I had.  If Ajit Pai 
really wants to help things they could reduce the maximum modulation to 100% 
to help with interference.  And I haven't even mentioned the problems with 
computers.

Jim
W5JO



-----Original Message----- 


AM broadcasting, that is.   While Politico is a, well, political site -
since many of us are also AM BC listeners I thought this article was
worth sharing:

https://www.politico.com/interactives/2019/magazine-am-radio-still-matters/

This is not a technical piece, but they've done a nice job of profiling
four AM stations that still serve the needs of their unique audiences.
(Click the red tower icon to hear a sample of each station's
programming).   Since AM radio is still the simplest way to  broadcast
information over long distances and can be received with the simplest
radios, I hope it continues to re-invent itself to stay a part of the
media landscape.

73, Bob W9RAN


From bguyger at yahoo.com  Mon Apr 29 17:30:58 2019
From: bguyger at yahoo.com (Bill Guyger)
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 21:30:58 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [AMRadio] Article on the role and future of AM radio
In-Reply-To: <2C42BE29C42149DF8E5A2EB89E721E10@JimPC>
References: <f47fdb65-f6d6-1d03-6b7f-6a3df21837cd@comcast.net>
	<2C42BE29C42149DF8E5A2EB89E721E10@JimPC>
Message-ID: <802470547.2353983.1556573458531@mail.yahoo.com>

 The Non-D rule is you're SUPPOSED to operate at 1/4 of your licensed DA power when operating Non-D period. I don't know why they received a STA to do otherwise unless they appealed on the basis of being a minority owned business and pleaded hardship.
Bill AD5OL
    On Monday, April 29, 2019, 2:37:03 PM CDT, w5jo at brightok.net <w5jo at brightok.net> wrote:  
 
 I read that story Bob.? here are some things I do wish they could change to 
make AM better.

I live about 120 miles North of a Spanish language station that protects 
North in its normal operation.? A station I like to hear is a 250 watter, 
non-directional, 10 Kc. above them that is about 30 miles South of me .? The 
Spanish station's pattern precludes them from reaching a large part of the 
Metroplex where they operate so they filed for an STA 3 times to allow them 
to operate non-directional at their allowed power of 32 KW.? I bet this was 
an audience building move so they could increase their advertising rates.

There is so much spitting and sputtering on the desired signal that it 
becomes so irritating that I quit listening to my favorite station.? I filed 
a formal complaint with the FCC, by letter, after contacting the ownership 
of the offending station a couple of times.? The letter included information 
about both station's patterns, power level and signal levels at my home 
using my Icom IC 7300.? I also sent details about my installation for them 
to see how I arrived at my readings.

Low and behold a representative of the FCC called me to explain under the 
rules a station could operate at full power using a non-directional pattern 
as long as there are no complaints.? The result has been that they asked me 
to continue to monitor and log for an additional couple of weeks and write a 
narrative about my observations, which I did.? Soon the FCC employee, who 
happens to be a ham, took at the information to their lawyers and the 
offending station has reduced their operation to proper levels.? The rule is 
a directional station, who has complaints at full power, must reduce their 
power level to 1/4 of their allowed maximum to operate non-directional, 
which is , in this case, 8 KW.

The offending station is 10 Kc. below the desired station and they are 
allowed to 125% modulation, which adds to the problem I had.? If Ajit Pai 
really wants to help things they could reduce the maximum modulation to 100% 
to help with interference.? And I haven't even mentioned the problems with 
computers.

Jim
W5JO



-----Original Message----- 


AM broadcasting, that is.? While Politico is a, well, political site -
since many of us are also AM BC listeners I thought this article was
worth sharing:

https://www.politico.com/interactives/2019/magazine-am-radio-still-matters/

This is not a technical piece, but they've done a nice job of profiling
four AM stations that still serve the needs of their unique audiences.
(Click the red tower icon to hear a sample of each station's
programming).? Since AM radio is still the simplest way to? broadcast
information over long distances and can be received with the simplest
radios, I hope it continues to re-invent itself to stay a part of the
media landscape.

73, Bob W9RAN

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From mjcal77 at yahoo.com  Mon Apr 29 20:54:27 2019
From: mjcal77 at yahoo.com (CL in NC)
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 00:54:27 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [AMRadio] AM radio article
References: <1554855230.2151716.1556585667249.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1554855230.2151716.1556585667249@mail.yahoo.com>

In the, 'Who's listening' category, if you are near a large metro area, there are many stations that are not just broadcasting in Spanish.  I have wondered if anybody is actually monitoring those stations for content.  An English language station can make a screw ball off the wall comment, and it goes viral, demanding immediate action to the station or the person who made the vitriolic comment.  What exactly is that station in NYC, Chicago, or similar diverse ethnic metropolis broadcasting in the native various languages of their immigrant population?  Apparently the FCC cares about that with the same intensity as their concern about  foulness that happens on the ham bands.

On the more technical side, I started an application for a commercial shortwave broadcast station, just to see what it would take.  After I sloughed off the extreme expense involved in the licensing procedure to see what else lay in store,  got to the area where the FCC outlined the parking lot with how many handicap spaces it had to have. I quit. 

Charlie, W4MEC in NC

From ranchorobbo at gmail.com  Mon Apr 29 21:08:48 2019
From: ranchorobbo at gmail.com (Rob Atkinson)
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 20:08:48 -0500
Subject: [AMRadio] AM radio article
In-Reply-To: <1554855230.2151716.1556585667249@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1554855230.2151716.1556585667249.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1554855230.2151716.1556585667249@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CALWD7Z4=A8F0APwb8YikzWUGReTx2asMED1Rc9JAon44Giv1zQ@mail.gmail.com>

There's a lot of environmental nonsense you have to get through also
and in some places, you can't stick a shovel in the ground until one
or more Native American tribes have decided you won't disturb ancient
burial grounds and you have to pay them fees one way or the other.  I
am not making any of this up--I know a guy who had to go through all
that on the way to getting a CP for a station.  The red tape was
absolutely unbelievable.   Once you get to where you are qualified for
the CP, other interests can file with the FCC to get it taken away
from you if they can justify that they are better qualified.   This is
after you have done all the work.  It was insane.

Rob
K5UJ

On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 7:54 PM CL in NC via AMRadio
<amradio at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>
> In the, 'Who's listening' category, if you are near a large metro area, there are many stations that are not just broadcasting in Spanish.  I have wondered if anybody is actually monitoring those stations for content.  An English language station can make a screw ball off the wall comment, and it goes viral, demanding immediate action to the station or the person who made the vitriolic comment.  What exactly is that station in NYC, Chicago, or similar diverse ethnic metropolis broadcasting in the native various languages of their immigrant population?  Apparently the FCC cares about that with the same intensity as their concern about  foulness that happens on the ham bands.
>
> On the more technical side, I started an application for a commercial shortwave broadcast station, just to see what it would take.  After I sloughed off the extreme expense involved in the licensing procedure to see what else lay in store,  got to the area where the FCC outlined the parking lot with how many handicap spaces it had to have. I quit.
>
> Charlie, W4MEC in NC

From W2xj at w2xj.net  Mon Apr 29 22:10:29 2019
From: W2xj at w2xj.net (W2xj)
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 22:10:29 -0400
Subject: [AMRadio] AM radio article
In-Reply-To: <CALWD7Z4=A8F0APwb8YikzWUGReTx2asMED1Rc9JAon44Giv1zQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <1554855230.2151716.1556585667249.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1554855230.2151716.1556585667249@mail.yahoo.com>
	<CALWD7Z4=A8F0APwb8YikzWUGReTx2asMED1Rc9JAon44Giv1zQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <8ABB2D24-3876-4E8C-B441-BE65364DAB4E@w2xj.net>

Actually it is auction now. The person who writes the biggest check gets the CP. 

Sent from my iPad

> On Apr 29, 2019, at 9:08 PM, Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> There's a lot of environmental nonsense you have to get through also
> and in some places, you can't stick a shovel in the ground until one
> or more Native American tribes have decided you won't disturb ancient
> burial grounds and you have to pay them fees one way or the other.  I
> am not making any of this up--I know a guy who had to go through all
> that on the way to getting a CP for a station.  The red tape was
> absolutely unbelievable.   Once you get to where you are qualified for
> the CP, other interests can file with the FCC to get it taken away
> from you if they can justify that they are better qualified.   This is
> after you have done all the work.  It was insane.
> 
> Rob
> K5UJ
> 
> On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 7:54 PM CL in NC via AMRadio
> <amradio at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>> 
>> In the, 'Who's listening' category, if you are near a large metro area, there are many stations that are not just broadcasting in Spanish.  I have wondered if anybody is actually monitoring those stations for content.  An English language station can make a screw ball off the wall comment, and it goes viral, demanding immediate action to the station or the person who made the vitriolic comment.  What exactly is that station in NYC, Chicago, or similar diverse ethnic metropolis broadcasting in the native various languages of their immigrant population?  Apparently the FCC cares about that with the same intensity as their concern about  foulness that happens on the ham bands.
>> 
>> On the more technical side, I started an application for a commercial shortwave broadcast station, just to see what it would take.  After I sloughed off the extreme expense involved in the licensing procedure to see what else lay in store,  got to the area where the FCC outlined the parking lot with how many handicap spaces it had to have. I quit.
>> 
>> Charlie, W4MEC in NC
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From jcandela at prodigy.net  Tue Apr 30 16:34:38 2019
From: jcandela at prodigy.net (Jim Candela)
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 20:34:38 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [AMRadio] AM radio article
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I enjoyed the article. They seemed to leave out the big syndicated programs such as Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh, and even Coast to Coast. A few AM stations are privately owned, and therefore they can pretty much broadcast whatever they want within the confines of the FCC regulations. One example is 1600, WAAM in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The folks at Politico would never mention them though, unless they stepped into something.. :-)
My 2009 Pontiac Vibe car radio does quite well receiving AM broadcast. Many times in the morning, FM is fluttering, or the Sirius XM cuts out when I am near a Cell Tower. Then I switch to AM, and there it is clear as a bell. In the Austin Texas area, it is 590 KLBJ. All that extra technology, and at times, only AM gets through!

JimWd5JKO

