[R-390] EMP vs Tube Gear

[Cecil Acuff]

Gotta add an AR-15 and my trusty 1911-A1 to that list...it will be chaos for 
sure!

Cecil...
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Lawson" <jpl15 at panix.com>
To: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 7:38 PM
Subject: [R-390] EMP vs Tube Gear


>
>
> 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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