[Clegg] New Admin

Sun Jul 18 09:02:28 EDT 2004

Hi Pete,
I've got a couple Interceptors and a Zeus, but have never known
if theres any AM activity to justify getting the station all set up again.
Is there still AM or CW operations on 6M, and is the Clegg gear 
stable enough to use on CW these days? 

I've also got a Venus I'm thinking of selling if anyones interested.

Looking forward to some actvity on the reflector!
73
John K5MO

At 02:57 AM 7/18/04 -0400, Peter Markavage wrote:
>
>Let's not forget about those real "manly" Clegg rigs like the Zeus,
>Intercepter, Thor, Venus, etc. These rigs really glowed in the dark. A
>lot of them are still on the air today. Also, don't forget the
>Clegg/Squires Sanders connection. Except for maybe the FM-27A/B, Clegg's
>70's FM rigs were typical for that era, and the only time they glowed was
>when you accidently reversed the 12 volt connections. I use either my
>Clegg Thor or 66'er on 6 meter AM almost any time I'm around and the 6
>meter band is open. Occasionally I even fire up the Zeus and Interceptor
>when I want to tickle my neighbors.
>
>Pete, WA2CWA
>
>On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 18:03:13 -0700 "Doug Fitts W7FDF" <w7fdf at cox.net>
>writes:
>> Hello Clegg Radio Folks:
>> 
>> Yup, I am the new Clegg list Administrator, I did volunteer for 
>> this
>> responsibility, my name is Douglas Fitts and my Amateur Radio 
>> callsign as a
>> General Class tix holder after almost 45 years is, W7FDF. The wife 
>> and I
>> reside here in southern Arizona, Tucson to be more specific but with 
>> a
>> planned move to our new home [being built as I type this] sometime 
>> the
>> middle of next month [August], in Vail,Arizona.
>> 
>> I am also the list Admin for the Remotebase list with currently 98
>> subscribers and the 60 Meters list with 54 subscribers. Thanks to 
>> the
>> Qth.net folks I have been permitted to rant and rave [in a positive 
>> fashion]
>> and yak about things related to Amateur Radio communications and
>> specifically revolving around the often stressful world of Ham 
>> repeater and
>> remotebase systems. Indeed you are permitted to speak your thoughts 
>> and
>> offer any suggestions that concern the 1970's vintage Clegg radios 
>> and
>> accessories.
>> 
>> I have , in my own humble way, some experience since about 1979 on
>> specifically the Clegg model FM-76 220 mhz transceiver. Seems back 
>> then in
>> the great city of New York [where I am from] there were several 220 
>> mhz
>> Amateur repeaters up and in full operation and I just had to join 
>> the
>> "bandwagon" and get involved as it were. Since that time period and 
>> up to
>> now I have designed and built at least 12 full blown Ham repeater 
>> systems
>> [on 2-meters,220,440 and 900 mhz] and a few what are called, 
>> remotebase
>> systems to enhance my learning experiences in this great hobby of 
>> ours. I am
>> also a former two-way radio repair shop Owner and have about five 
>> years
>> experience in that often busy and hectic world of commercial 
>> service.
>> 
>> So if what I tell you seems like I am an "expert", I am not. I am in 
>> my
>> third career change currently working as a City of Tucson Bus 
>> Operator
>> [driver] with ten years experience here in the community. My 
>> electronics
>> experience started way back after I graduated high school in 1961
>> [television/radio repair] and joined the U.S. Naval Reserves and 
>> became a
>> Radioman, as we were called back then. After my Military obligations 
>> I
>> subsequently went to work for the Xerox Corporation [senior 
>> technical
>> representative] for five years, then over to Canon U.S.A. [assistant 
>> service
>> manager] for 4.5 years. Yup, along the way I managed to get my Ham 
>> license
>> and remember well how I was tested in front of an FCC examiner and 
>> how I
>> flunked the Morse Code part of the General tix the first time. Those 
>> were
>> many years ago but remembered very fondly.
>> 
>> Along the beaten path I had a career change and went to work for 
>> Trans World
>> Airlines, my first experience dealing with the general public in a
>> transportation kind of environment. Yes indeed the service aspect of 
>> the
>> workforce is where I have always been involved and still provide a 
>> service
>> to the public here in Tucson, as a Bus driver and enjoy the work, 
>> and the
>> stress associated with it, with dedication and patience that the 
>> job
>> requires.
>> 
>> Having said all of the above.......the next few weeks the wife and I 
>> will be
>> busy packing up and making arrangements to move into our new home. 
>> If you
>> care to review the other two lists I maintain you will see that 
>> there really
>> has not been much activity either from the current subscribers or 
>> myself.
>> There are no doubt several reasons why that is but not too worry 
>> folks. A
>> new prospective, a new thought process and a new "method of madness" 
>> will
>> evolve after I get settled into the new Qth and get my shack and 
>> workbench
>> and library in place.
>> 
>> I have come to realize that to supplement any Qth.Net list on the 
>> internet
>> with text and the written word of expression, there are times when a 
>> graphic
>> or image must be included in the dialogue to add more "Ummph" to 
>> the
>> discussions. I have some experience designing and maintaining a 
>> typical Ham
>> Radio related website. At this time I do not have a website up and 
>> running
>> but to be sure.......I will create a new website that will be 
>> formatted
>> towards the three areas of my simple and basic
>> expertise......communications,repeater and remotebase systems and 
>> the HF
>> frequencies.
>> 
>> So I invite you to join the Remotebase and 60-Meter lists with this
>> intention, to add some new dimension and insight into the world of 
>> the Clegg
>> product line, repeater and link systems and the "low bands". In time 
>> I hope
>> to see more discussions and input from the growing International 
>> community
>> of Amateur Radio Operators and you can bet your last dollar, there 
>> is
>> something in this hobby for everyone on this planet!
>> 
>> Indeed, the Clegg radio is "alive and well" in this Qth and though 
>> many
>> radios are crystalled controlled from the 1970's time period, you'd 
>> be
>> surprised how not too difficult it is, to modify and "update" these 
>> Clegg
>> rigs.
>> 
>> So lets get this Clegg list up and running and how about we all 
>> throw out
>> some thoughts and tidbits from what we've been doing all these 
>> years, OK?
>> Here's a question for you: Who designed and built the first all 
>> [hardware]
>> Clegg Ham repeater system in the United States? So lets break out 
>> the notes,
>> library books and hidden files and come up with the answer. This 
>> should keep
>> you busy for a couple of weeks while I pack up my goodies and move 
>> to the
>> new Qth. You folks out there in southern California may know the 
>> answer
>> already?
>> 
>> 73
>> 
>> Doug Fitts W7FDF
>> Clegg Admin
>
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