[JMS] Honor to have the W1HRX QSL

Don Buska D.Buska at Advantest.com
Tue Feb 28 13:16:48 EST 2006 

Mike,

Well you indeed appear to be in the lead for the coveted first of the
High Power Millen (HPM) Awards, not to be confused with that Hiram Percy
dude, hi.

Oh yes, you have one of those collectable 100th Anniversary W1HRX cards.
That reminds me as I wanted to snap a picture of all the QSL's we
received for that event back in 2001 to add to our JMS website.  Now I
will need to go through the cards again and check for yours Mike.

Mike, I forget is your speech amp homebrew or a converted commercial
audio amplifier?  At least the EL34's are reasonably priced if you find
the Russian tubes, or dirt cheap for the China versions.  I use an old
Dynaco ST-70 for my main stereo amp on the home audio system which uses
P-P EL34's.  Sorry I'm holding onto my set of RCA backup's to keep that
system perking for years to come, hi.

Email the group when your ready to smoke test.  Maybe we can get a
Millen EQ round table going on 75M or 40M.

73

Don N9OO  

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 11:59 AM
To: The James Millen Society Members Email Reflector
Subject: Re: [JMS] Honor to have the W1HRX QSL

Hello Don et al,

Well, the big rig is completed--just working on the speech amp etc. and
the control circutry and I will give it a smoke test!

The transmitter is using the 90881  amplifier with a pair of 812As
modulated by a pair of 811As.  The excitation of the 812s is provided by
either a Ranger that will provide both RF and audio, or a 90800 Millen
Exciter providing the RF and a seperate speech amp providing the audio.
In the rack I also have a Millen scope too.  A homebrew power supply
takes care of the Millen exciter 6L6 and 807.       

I also have the a Millen scope for monitoring modulation percentage.

 So to sum it up here is the rack setup for the transmitter:

Millen 90881 Amplifier

Millen Scope

Homebrew 811A Modulator 

Millen 90800 Exciter

Homebrew LV supply for exciter 


I also have a Millen Power Supply that puts out 600/750 volts for the
exciter, but I want to restore it completely before I take out the
homebrew supply and replace it with the Millen supply.

Don, I should be running smoke tests as soon as I find some EL34 tubes
for the speech amp and correct a minor problem in the Johnson Ranger.

Will keep you informed as I go along and getting this beauty on the air
soon!

Vy 73,
Mike, W2NVR

P.S: I worked the Millen station some years ago and have that great QSL
card.  I am sorry I couldn't make the recent AM party. Maybe next year!

I will take and send some photos of the transmitter next week to all of
you.
-------------- Original message --------------
From: "JAMES HANLON" <knjhanlon at msn.com> 

> Don,
> 
> I haven't heard as many hetrodynes in one place since I used to work 
> my brother Bob, W4RXK, at the Ohio State station, W8LT, from home in 
> Fort Thomas, Kentucky as W4VIV. That was on 3850 and circa 1954
through 1956.
> 
> Jim, W8KGI
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Buska" 
> To: 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 8:27 AM
> Subject: [JMS] Honor to have the W1HRX QSL
> 
> 
> 
> Well all, I just received my confirmation QSL card yesterday from the 
> W1HRX AWA AM QSO Party contact. Thanks Jim. It will find a treasured 
> place on the QSL wall of fame! 
> 
> Those of you who were not able to get on for the event you sure missed
a 
> great chance to hear some quality AM rigs. From memory I talked to or 
> heard the following JMS members over the weekend, WA4IAM, K2MP (at 
> W2AN), WA9WFA, W2DGB (in a round table), K5RB, W8KGI (at W1HRX) and 
> W0YVA. Whom did I miss or forget? The JMS members list is growing so I

> find I need to consult my online roster. This has prompted me to find
a 
> computer logging program that would notify me of JMS status when I
work 
> you. It will probably take me a year to figure out how to use it, hi. 
> I also worked several stations using new technology radios which
sounded 
> quite nice. Especially those new FLEXRADIOS which are all computer 
> based from the IF on down. 
> 
> During the first hour I was able to sit in on a round table on 80
meters 
> that reached all the way down to Gray's (WA4IAM)in North Carolina. We 
> were both running our wee power Millen setups and had no problems 
> copying each other. Several of the stations in the round table were 
> just amazed how nice those little Millen stations sounded with their
30 
> watts of carrier power. It's so easy to modulate 100% when using two 
> 6146's to drive a single 6146. This year I used the Millen only on 80 
> meters and the Johnson Valiant on 20 and 40. Hopefully next year I
will 
> be able to complete the BIG Millen rack with the 90881 amplifier and
the 
> 811 modulators. The intention is to keep as much Millen in the rack as

> possible. Thus driving the 811 pair from the current 90831 modulator. 
> I know sveral of you plan similar setups. Who will be the first with a

> high power high level modulation Millen setup? 
> 
> I would like to take this opportunity to thank Jim W8KGI and Doc K7SO 
> for doing a bang up job with the W1HRX station in New Mexico. This was

> a real boost for the JMS organization. Also a big thanks to Gary
WA4IAM 
> and Ed K2MP who are the AWA QSO Party organizers. Gary the flagship 
> stations seem to have hit the nail on the head for getting people on
the 
> air for these events. To work W2AN and W1HRX made my weekend. The 
> prior week was the Classic Radio Exchange (CX). I heard little
activity 
> here in the midwest during that weekend from the AM guys. I don't
think 
> there was a minute during the whole AWA Party that I didn't hear an AM

> station on one of the bands. I can't wait to hear what you drum up for

> next year. 
> 
> Jim and Doc I hope you took some pictures and can write up a bit for
the 
> JMS website. Hope to see stuff in the AWA Journal and Electric Radio 
> magazine as well. 
> 
> With my appreciation es 73 
> 
> Don N9OO 
> 
> 
> 
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