[Boatanchors] WANTED: FT-243 Crystal for 7160 khz

Fri May 17 04:34:34 EDT 2013

Yes, those are some of the hot spots for AM.
7160 (and occasionally 7190) kHz
Also anywhere form 7285 to 7295 kHz

Of course you can operate AM anywhere that you can operate phone on 40m.

"Use it or lose it" applies in all circumstances.

Especially as noted lately on 28.005 MHz which is now becoming a new "de facto CB 
channel!"

I wonder what happened to "Intruder Watch?"

Bry AF4K

On 15 May 2013 at 11:21, telegrapher at q.com wrote:

> I listen down there occasionally as there are some fellows up in
> central California who operate there on Sunday afternoon.  I've got
> Xtals for 7160 in a couple of my transmitters but i don't hear any
> activity during the day.  7293 operations in Arizona, New Mexico,
> California and occasionally Utah during the day.  Most activity is
> in central Arizona, Phoenix - Tucson area with occasional checkins
> from So. Cal.
> 
> Larry
> W0OGH
> 
> Viking II
> TMC PAL-500
> TMC ST-1K
> HB 4-250 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: pulsarxp at embarqmail.com
> To: Brian Carling AF4K <bcarling at cfl.rr.com>, Glen Zook
> <gzook at yahoo.com>
> Cc: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net, Al Klase <ark at ar88.net>
> Sent: Tue, 14 May 2013 14:43:29 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] WANTED:  FT-243 Crystal for 7160 khz
> 
> I among many others meet on and off daily seven days a week on 7160
> AM.  The stations are in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas. 
> 
> Lee, w0vt
> 
> From: Bry Carling 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 10:18 AM
> To: L L bahr ; Glen Zook 
> Cc: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net ; Al Klase 
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] WANTED: FT-243 Crystal for 7160 khz
> 
> I have come acroiss a good number of operators lately running
> ancient radio equipment around 7055 - 7065 kHz and some operate that
> way, "a little off." Probably not as far off as in thue novice
> days., but it is fun to hear an occasional bit of "yoop," or a
> signal from a guy who makes a very high freq audio (or very low)
> from his carrier appear!
> 
> 
> There is another good pocket of this style operation up around 7110
> - 7125 kHz these days also. When you get on the air and start
> operating it is quite amazing. I find it easier to contatc guys
> running older tube gear now in 2013 than I did ten years ago!
> 
> 
> 73 - Bry AF4K
> 
> 
> On 14 May 2013 at 8:11, Glen Zook wrote:
> 
> 
> > Also, I have noticed that, depending on the individual
> transmitter,
> > the crystal will oscillate on different frequencies.  Of course,
> the
> > type of oscillator and the tolerances of the components affect
> the
> > actual frequency.
> > 
> > This is why the commercial FM two-way crystal controlled units had
> a
> > "warping" circuit which was used to "net" the oscillator to the
> > correct frequency.
> > 
> > As for not noticing a difference:  With most of the receivers
> used
> > by Novice Class, and, for that matter, a lot of higher class
> > operators, in the "goode olde dayes", even being as much as 4 or
> 5
> > kHz away would not be noticed.
> >  
> > Glen, K9STH
> > 
> > 
> > Website:  http://k9sth.com
> > 
> > 
> > ________________________________
> >  From: L L bahr <pulsarxp at embarqmail.com>
> > To: Glen Zook <gzook at yahoo.com> 
> > Cc: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net; Al Klase <ark at ar88.net> 
> > Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 10:39 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] WANTED:  FT-243 Crystal for 7160 khz
> >  
> > 
> > Back in 1953 as a Novice, Glen, I would have never noticed a 2
> kHz
> > error with my trustee Hallicrafters S-38C !  Back then I was
> mainly
> > on 3735 kHz because Burstein-Applebee was selling that surplus
> > FT-243 crystal for 35 cents.  They had a bunch of them for that
> > frequency.  I was using an Eldico TR-75TV transmitter.  In Feb
> 1954
> > I became a General and bought a Globe Scout 40A.  I was rock
> bound
> > with that rig mainly on 3950 as it was the Wisconsin calling
> > frequency until Heathkit came out with the VF-1 VFO.  I think I
> paid
> > around $13.00 for it including shipping.  That opened up a new
> world
> > to me.
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