[Hammarlund] Hammarlund Restoration & Noise Level

[Les Locklear]

In the mid to late 50's I was living in Madrid, Spain where my Father was stationed. I had a Hammarlund AACS (an SP-200 variant) that tuned from 300 Kc. to 10 Mc.
With an approximately 125 ft. end fed longwire I could hear BCB stations on the east coast like a local station. There weren't many noise makers in businesses and homes back then. Those days are gone for trans Atlantic bcb dxing with those kind of signals. I can still get an occasional lf broadcast out of France or the UK in the winter months.
WWV on 10 MHz is a hit and miss proposition here on the Gulf of Mexico. Some days 5 MHz is stronger or 15 MHz. Take your pick.

Les Locklear


----- Original Message -----
From: <manualman at juno.com>
To: <hammarlund at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: 6/6/2019 5:33:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Hammarlund] Hammarlund Restoration & Noise Level
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You really don't need sun spots to work stations around the world. A good
antenna, an understanding of time, mode, propagation, and frequency can
generate lots of contacts even with modest power and no or minimum sun
spots. Even 50 MHz has been hopping lately with single and double hop
contacts across the U.S. and into Europe and South America.
During the late spring and summer months, you can make lots of 10 meter
contacts with Sporadic E openings which can last for minutes, hours, or
days.

But, you need to get on the air and make some noise.

Pete, wa2cwa


On Thu, 6 Jun 2019 17:31:24 -0400 Frank Barnes <fbw4npn at gmail.com>
writes:
> The mid-to-late 1950's was when I got into ham radio.   We could work 
> into
> nearly any location with low power.   Sure wish those old sunspots 
> would
> come back.

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