[R-390] EMP vs Tube Gear

[John Kopke]

I hesitate to show my ignorance, but what is an EMP ?
Foolishly;
john (read thermonuclear electro magnetic pulse )???








n Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:38:43 -0500 (EST)
  John Lawson <jpl15 at panix.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> On Mon, 15 Jan 2007, Perry Sandeen wrote:
> 
>> 1. That after an EMP, listening to the radio will be 
>>important.
>> 2. That there will be something to listen too.
>>
> 
> 
>    Not only will having a radio to listen to be of 
>crucial importance (in 
> the however-unlikely event of such a global catastrophe 
>actually occuring) BUT: after that scenario, I would like 
>to humbly offer that myself - and many others who posess 
>boatanchor *transmitters* and who have backup generators 
>- may in fact become THE 'talkers' that those EMP-proof 
>radios will be able to hear.
> 
>   I can make an honest kilowatt on AM from the BC band 
>up thru about 20 
> meters - and 150 watts, and two rigs that make about 40 
>on all the current ham bands (RCA BTA-1MX, Valiant, 
>Ranger and ELMAC AF-67)  I have a genset available that 
>will run 'em all, plus the house. (of course I have BA 
>recievers, too - R-390, R-390A, R-388...)
> 
>   Someone I know, with a couple of retro-fit type mods, 
>can do 10KW AM on 
> most HF freqs - as well as 1 KW, 450watts, and 100 watts 
>- simultaneously if need be.  He has a military-style 
>multifuel genset that will operate all these rigs - and 
>run on any reasonably-volatile oil. And he also (lucky 
>dog!) has the acreage for big antennae. I have room for 
>slopers and Vs...  but still an effective antenna array 
>can be fielded at my QTH.
> 
>   So - *if* the Doomsday Scenario comes to pass - the 
>Boatanchors of today 
> might very well become *the* communications 
>infrastructure, until it all gets put back together 
>again.
> 
> 
> 
>   Just my 200 milidollar on the subject of Hams, 
>Emergencies, and 
> privately-owned legacy gear.   ;}
> 
> 
>   Cheers
> 
> John
> KB6SCO
> DM09fg
> 
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