[AMRadio] Kenwoods on AM

[Christopher Douglas]

Hear hear!  A couple months after passing my General, and earning "all
amateur privileges", they took some away.  Why can't people just leave it
alone?  I also earned the right to run a KW on AM.  This is the kind of
crap we throw the tea into the harbor for.
73

On Sun, Aug 17, 2025 at 7:48 AM CL in NC via AMRadio <
amradio at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> Here is an interesting mod kit:
>
>
> https://casarain.com/products/am-transmit-adaptor-for-kenwood-hybrids?pr_prod_strat=e5_desc&pr_rec_id=5bc09e269&pr_rec_pid=6730421928001&pr_ref_pid=6730418946113&pr_seq=uniform
>
> Note in the text, a very accurate statement: "AM is a relaxed mode, with
> some of the best and most technically knowledgeable radio amateurs you are
> likely to meet."
>
> ARRL membership is down to 135,000 and still falling.  The ARRL is also
> still actively pursuing allowing Tech phone privileges on 75 and 40
> meters.  If you are a long time AM'er, perhaps you remember the League big
> shot that petitioned the FCC to ban the AM mode.  Like WW II and Korean War
> Vets that are slowing passing away, all that were around during the
> Incentive Licensing debacle are slowing fading into  memory too, and I
> know/knew many who quit the League almost 60 years ago just for that.  I
> got my Novice ticket the year it went into effect.  The League is slowly
> killing its own self.
>
> Funny, the League thought everyone would get an Extra to work all the DX
> at the bottom of the bands, when in fact, the DX moved into the general
> bands to be able to work someone.
>
> Charlie, W4MEC in NC
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