[Johnson] [heathkitnovicestations] 29 MHz AM

[Carl]

The problem there is that being rockbound when the band is open just jams up 
those frequencies. With all/most of the 100W+ vintage AM rigs including a 
VFO attracting answers to CQ's the rock bound is at a serious disadvantage.
It is more manageable but often a problem on 6M but with the wide tolerance 
of the 8400kc and other surplus rocks a bit of tuning is often needed as few 
transmitters came with a VFO and most of those were big drifters.

Im on 10M AM often and have never tuned for a reply and it seems that more 
and more respondents are using riceboxes and SDR rigs.

For the cost of a few crystals there are plenty of VFO's available; I havent 
paid over $25 for the Johnson, Heath, WRL, Meissner, and Hallicrafters I 
have here.

And then there is always the BC-459 (-:  Or synthesized CB rigs that can be 
modified.

Carl
KM1H



----- Original Message ----- 
From: Bry Carling
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; johnson at mailman.qth.net ; allied at mailman.qth.net ; 
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Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 6:35 AM
Subject: [heathkitnovicestations] 29 MHz AM



10m sporadic E, trans-equatorial and other exotic modes can often be pretty 
hot during this time of year.  Even with a few watts, contacts can often be 
made.  Suitable crystals are available as follows:


I have a few each of these FT243s left (and numerous other 10m crystals that 
will work with almost any ham rig from the golden era of tube radio!)


29.000 MHz
29.010 MHz
29.020 MHz
29.040 MHz
29.100 MHz
29.120 MHz
29.160 MHz
29.172 MHz
29.180 MHz


Limited stock available - most of these are $14.00 each.


Some folks say not to expect much from 3 or 4 watts of AM on ten meters, but 
under the right circumstances I have made QRP contacts into central Asia and 
other spots on the opposite side of the globe with decent R5 signal reports 
each way. Those were with a converted CB rig, so would be similar power 
levels...


YMMV


10m Crystals


http://www.af4k.com/FT243crystals28000-39999khz.htm


73 de AF4K


Bry Carling



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