[AMRadio] Administration of AMRadio

[Rob Atkinson]

Just get a slingshot and lead fishing weight, some 10 lb. nylon line
and shoot some lines over some trees and pull up a wire.  Feed a
dipole with ladder line and KW Matchbox.  You don't need a tower and
all that Larry.  Don't let complexity get in the way of getting on the
air.  Just pull a wire over something, load it up and have fun.

73

Rob
K5UJ

On Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 3:43 PM Larry <lhthom at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I am also a mostly a silent member, and although I seldom post anything, I do enjoy reading others post.  I do hope someone takes this over. AM Radio is especially interesting for us old guys, but it’s starting to attract some of the younger generations now. There’s a wealth of info here from people that are very knowledgeable and I would hate to see that go.
>    I haven’t spoken of this, but besides being an amateur radio operator, I am the Chief Engineer for WRNO Worldwide, a commercial shortwave station located in Gretna, Louisiana. Without going into the particulars, there have been a few people on this site that have helped me out in the past with some hurdles I encountered on some of the snall standby transmitters we have had over the years.  I’ve been meaning to offer up a piece of equipment to someone here (Globe King); Yes, it was Serial #1 of the remakes! As far as I can tell, there were only three of those made but I’m sure there are others here that know more about that than I do!  It’s not in working order do to a power supply failure.  Since that time it’s no longer needed and just collecting dust.  If this site stays up, I will get back in here with more detail.  It was designed to be a backup in the event the 100KW failed; with it at least some signal could be kept on air.  With the Large Commercial Telrex (Log Periodic) antenna’s gain, the main transmitter produced a couple of million watts ERP, so that Golbe King while being just a tiny fraction of what the main produced, still gave us the ability to have something on in the 7 meg region.
>     I’ve been inactive on Amateur Radio for quite a number of years. I’ve been wanting to get my equipment back up and running but while the “mind is willing, the body ain’t”  My antenna system was destroyed with Katrina and I can’t do the required work anymore to erect a new tower and antenna system etc; Old age sucks!
>    So I truly hope someone takes AMRADIO over, it’s a great place with great people and a real asset to those of us that like AM. Either way, many thanks for the years and a job well done!
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> Larry
> W5LHT
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>   Sent from my iPhone