[R-390] Re: Manassas BPL

[Rbethman]

No, The only "Chicken Bander" I have is an old tube type TRAM D-201.  It 
is a candidate for a 10 mtr conversion!  I has both crystal selection 
AND a VFO.  The biggest problem with the VFO is that it isn't all that 
stable.  Any  pressure on the chassis makes it jump around.

Bob - N0DGN

Dan Cotsirilos wrote:

>too bad even the cheapest one made would be a good tool for this!  cb radio?
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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Rbethman" <rbethman at comcast.net>
>To: <R-390 at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 12:02 PM
>Subject: [R-390] Re: Manassas BPL
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>>No, all my receivers are "antique" tube type.
>>
>>Bob
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>>Dan Cotsirilos wrote:
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>>>Do you have a portable SW radio? It should give you a good idea?  Dan
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>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Rbethman" <rbethman at comcast.net>
>>>To: "JamesMiller" <jmiller1706 at cfl.rr.com>
>>>Cc: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
>>>Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 11:11 AM
>>>Subject: [R-390] Re: Manassas BPL
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>>>>James and the group,
>>>>
>>>>   It indeed IS serious!
>>>>
>>>>   I've made my comments to the FCC.
>>>>
>>>>   I haven't had the opportunity to go to the City Council as of yet.
>>>>
>>>>   I want to record the interference on my reeel to reel first.
>>>>
>>>>   Manassas has ONLY one thing going FOR this, most of the power system
>>>>is underground.
>>>>
>>>>   That being said, the bursts of data can be picked up ALL OVER the
>>>>dial of the R-390As.
>>>>
>>>>   For those NOT in the underground system area, it MUST be horrendous.
>>>>
>>>>   It does, even in my area, cover some low level signals, and make
>>>>others VERY hard to copy.
>>>>
>>>>   My antennas are nowhere near the power feed.  It is coming through
>>>>the power line itself, and then into the R-390A.
>>>>
>>>>   I do NOT find it worse when I turn on the E.F. Johnson TR Switch,
>>>>which is amplified.  BUT to clarify once again - I live in the part
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>>>>is underground!
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>>>>   I wish it was portable.  I could drive around and give a GOOD test
>>>>and recordings!
>>>>
>>>>Bob - N0DGN
>>>>
>>>>JamesMiller wrote:
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>>>>>I see you're in Manassas VA, which now has Broadband over Power Line
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>>>(BPL)
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>>>>>service, as I understand it.  How has BPL affected your R-390 HF
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>>>listening?
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>>>>>What's the interference level like?  (this is a serious thread)...
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>>>>>          
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>>>><                      Bob Bethman - N0DGN
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+-------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| N0DGN AMRadio Manassas, VA    |    REAL Tube Radio and AM        |
+-------------------------------+----------------------------------+
|       Manassas Radio - Home of Homemade Kielbasa & Pirogi        |
+-------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Bob Bethman                \\\|///     " The absence of a danger |
| rbethman(at)comcast.net   \\ ~ ~ //      signal does *NOT* mean  |
|                           (/ @ @ /)      that everything is OK " |
+-------------------------oOOo-(_)-oOOo----------------------------+
|               <http://home.comcast.net/~rbethman>                |
| 1 BC-610I w/BC-614I,1 T-213/GRC-26 w/BC614I 1 '51 Collins R-390A |
| 1 '67 EAC R-390A, Heathkit DX-60, Apache, Mohawk, SX-101, HT-32A |
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|           Amateur Astronomer - Celestron Nexstar 8               |
|             12" f5 Dob coming soon!  Being built                 |
|                  Meade ETX-60 (Got it back!)                     |
|               38 Deg 46.8' N - 77 Deg 28.5' W                    |
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