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Bigbob
| | Posted on Sunday, January 20, 2002 - 9:17 pm: | 
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when I started out I talked on am had 40 to talk to,they moved away.then got the upper channels found some to talk to,then they went ham,my in-laws moved away.my rad. is on rec. for 4yrs no locals on ssb or am.I get this comp. and find this web site AND UREKA but alas only 3 people aknowledge any thing I post,well thats better than nothing. |
bruce
| | Posted on Monday, January 21, 2002 - 12:05 am: |
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big bob when i first came to florida there were a dozen AM'ers on 6 meters ( 50.4) in the last 15 years except for one BREAKER! BREAKER! all i hear is static ... i feel like the maytag man everyone is SSB or FM now. |
Taz
| | Posted on Monday, January 21, 2002 - 1:36 am: |
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haha, i know what thats like.
alot of my radio friends have moved away |
Sodapop
| | Posted on Monday, January 21, 2002 - 6:27 am: |
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The same thing here Bigbob, we once had a crew of around 30 folks. Now the local group has 8, and only 4 are on every night. But we do have a good time anyways. But a few more locals would be nice! |
Vernonott
| | Posted on Monday, January 21, 2002 - 6:45 am: |
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Bigbob & Bruce: The little I talk on the radio now is on AM straight 11 meter or upper and lower AM 11 meter.I do not use SSB mode.Quack,Quack |
B Pokora
| | Posted on Monday, January 21, 2002 - 10:12 am: |
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I started in CB. In 75 There were a lot of Cbers on then. It was a mess then. I came back in 94 and what a change! there is very little local Cb exept for ch 6 19 is always on But things are always changing Maby get a bigger Amp. With a pre amp. and this will help .Ihis is on Long island. Bill |
bruce
| | Posted on Monday, January 21, 2002 - 11:47 am: |
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vernonott Good for you i like AM and as soon as i get my new shack built i will be on it. You know SSB sounds sike a bunch of sea sick donald ducks i like to call it Sciencetiffic Set Back. O well some may disagree but nothing nicer than a high level plate modulated tap screen grid negitive feedback system... sounds like the live person not some drunk duck. Lissen 7.290-7.295 and 29.0-29.15 these guys make memorys come back. |
Vernonott
| | Posted on Monday, January 21, 2002 - 6:48 pm: |
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Bigbob: It's good that most of your pals have moved away.Most of my pals have moved to thier resting place.I still have a few to chat with when the local deer hunters club isn't telling us we are interfering with thier channel.Usually I tell these guys I was talking on 27.105 when they were in diapers. |
707
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2002 - 5:56 pm: |
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6m AM is one of the better sounding modes, IMHO. I've heard some guys up there that make the local broadcast AM stations sound like telephones. One of my better 6m AM stations was a Hallicrafters SR46a($10 AT ESTATE SALE) with Daiwa RF speech processor($10 AT HAMFEST) running about 40%, Sennheiser MD421u mic($100 FROM USED BROADCAST DISTRIBUTOR) and Cushcraft Boomer yagi(FREE AT ESTATE SALE). Running about 15w into a Fist 6m amp($25 AT HAMFEST) for 50-70w out, I could hit all coasts, Central and South America, Canada and Hawaii no prob when the band opened up. Most would comment on the "velvety" audio quality. Cheap thrills on 6m!
If you are not familiar with the radio, here's a link to one- http://www.w9wze.org/Restorations/SR46A_KB9TMY.htm |
bruce
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 23, 2002 - 11:07 am: |
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im VERY familiar with that radio nice set if i remember right it was o off color white or light cream color i run my ft-620 on am with a small speach clipper it works very well and i have the am filter i just wish there were more people |
