[v7arcssbnet] Fwd: [COham] 2 Meter AM Net, Sunday, 7pm, 145.550 MHz.

[Steve Schaarschmidt]

Thanks, Art!
(Paul W0RW also sent this announcement via the PPRAA reflector.)

I'm gonna hafta try it! (I know a few of those hams, including some SKs.)
My TS-700A (from the estate of Les Borst, KC0NC) includes AM, so let's see
if that mode works.
I don't have my DC cord for that rig right now, so I'll raise an antenna at
home.

How I met Doc Cornell, W0MCT:
He ran an AM net on 145.350 MHz in the late '70s, and I used to check in
with an HW-30 ("Twoer").
I was in high school; I bought that "Benton Harbor Lunchbox" from Art Mayer
(sp?) WA0AEH,
who had modified it with a relay for Push-To-Talk and added a meter and
other stuff.
I further fabricobbled a little interface box that let me use a dynamic
cassette recorder microphone
(with its ON-OFF switch as a PTT) in place of the stock crystal or ceramic
mic that was rather tinny.
Doc commented at least once on the "big audio signal" that came out of that
rig as customized.

Eventually I got a vibrator power supply that ran on 12 V DC and I took
that rig on a camping trip!

The Twoer's receiver covered the entire 2-meter band in about 180 degrees'
twist of a knob.
I learned about AM "slope detection" that allows pretty good audio from an
FM signal!
That was my first way to listen to repeaters, before I bought a Wilson HT
in about 1979.

Years later, I met Scott Cornell (slightly younger than I) at work and
learned that he is Doc's son!
He sold me Doc's TR-9130 a couple of years ago, along with a TR-9500 that I
still haven't tested.

Seeyouse on SSB on Saturday evening and then hopefully again on AM on
Sunday evening...
73,
 = Steve K0CI



On Thu, Nov 28, 2019 at 7:16 PM Douglas Ducote <douglas.r.ducote at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Well, I guess i'm grinding a crystal tomorrow.....
>
> We will try to get the Heathkit HW-30 up and running for that net. It's
> about 1 watt plate-modulated. The receiver is a regen, so hopefully there
> is not a lot of activity elsewhere on the band.
>
> Doug, AD0TP
>
> On Thu, Nov 28, 2019 at 6:43 PM Art Hollingsworth <ke0cqf at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > This just came across the Colorado Ham mailing list and though the
> > sidebanders might be interested.
> >
> > Jim, if you think it is appropriate, can you send this out to the club?
> > Maybe others would be interested also.
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> > From: Paul Signorelli <w0rw1 at msn.com>
> > Date: Thu, Nov 28, 2019, 18:28
> > Subject: [COham] 2 Meter AM Net, Sunday, 7pm, 145.550 MHz.
> > To: coham at mailman.qth.net <coham at mailman.qth.net>
> >
> >
> > Get your old Gonset Communicator out of the closet and get on the air for
> >  the COS 2 Meter AM Net.
> > Sunday night, 1 Dec. 2019,  at 7PM on 145.550 MHz., (Yes 145.550 MHz).
> > Other AM radio guys may also check in.
> > The old Gonset Communicators were first sold in 1954 for $190.
> > See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonset_Communicator
> > This is the  65th year anniversary.
> > i got my Gonset Communicator II in 1955.
> > Our last net in COS was in 2008, We have some catching up to do.
> > These Gonset Communicators (Known as Gooney Birds) are Rad-Hard and good
> > for disaster communications.
> > If you have a spare crystal for 145.550 MHz let us know.
> > Here is the 2008 Net Roster:
> > AC0CC Dan,
> > KC0EIK Gary,
> > W0CNN Reed,
> > AB0LQ John,
> > W0MCT Doc,
> > W0MOG Barry,
> > N0NKG Ted,
> > KC0PBS Roy,
> > KC0PRJ Eric,
> > KG0SS Ray,
> > KV6O Steve,
> > K0SU Rick,
> > Ki0RA Vern,
> > K0TER Mike,
> > K1TXU Skip,
> > N0YGM Ken,
> > W0YP Harlan,
> > KC0TBE Ed,
> > KB0PUN Dave,
> > N0KE Phil,
> > WS0L Jessie,
> > Some of these guys are  SK so this will be their last call.
> > Better check in because the next net may be a few years from now.
> > W0RW Paul, your net control.
> > COS
> >
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