[AMRadio] Are we doomed?

[Jim Candela]

 Rob,
   I remember Rick, K8MLV/0 in Pueblo, Co.. Ozona Bob, W5PYT would break in over Rick who was filibustering, Bob would say, "the weaker the signal the longer they talk!" It was true, in that after 10-20 minutes, the adjacent stations would come closer and essentially occupy the frequency. Then Bob would come on with the Tek-Rad, and the Turnstile antenna up 300' on one side and about 150' on the other side. Boy, Bob would kick the hornets nest! Sometimes I'd be tuned to the SSB stations waiting for their reply when Bob came back on. I specifically recall one station saying he threw his headset across the room when Bob's carrier came on.
Rick, K8MLV/O never changed, and became a SK before his time.
JimWd5JKO

    On Saturday, April 25, 2020, 2:47:36 PM CDT, Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo at gmail.com> wrote:  
 
 Hi Jim; I don't want to get into an argument as I am certain you speak
of honest experience.  However, like many folks in continuous duty
modes, you left out one key bit of information:  transmission time.
If you have no trouble with the tuner after a 30 minute transmission
then I stand corrected.  But I have a hunch you'll see impedance match
creep at about the 15 minute mark if not sooner at 350 watts carrier.

73
Rob
K5UJ

On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 2:08 PM <w5jo at brightok.net> wrote:
>
> Charlie and group,
>
> I bought an MFJ 998RT about 8 years back and installed it at the base of my
> tower.  It is hooked to my coax which is then routed to an antenna switch
> then to a Inverted L for 160 and 60 meters and my common 80/40 meter
> dipoles.
>
> I use it with my GK 500 and my AL 1200 both without a bit of trouble across
> the bands and it tunes fine.  It has withstood the test of time and
> survived numerous thunderstorms without damage but occasionally the memory
> scrambles so have to reprogram the frequency memory by transmitting into it.
> I have not had one problem with it using the GK 500 which puts about 350 or
> so watts to the unit and it modulates to 1200 to 1500 watts on 3.870-90
> meters where my antenna is cut for 3.750.
>
> I have no trouble recommending it.  Their stuff is better built today than
> in years past but if you friend is interested I would suggest it for any
> level below 300-400 watts AM carrier.  I don 't have any experience with the
> smaller units so can't speak to them.
>
> Jim
> W5JO
>
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