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Any Good Solid State XCVR for AM?
Do any of the solid state rigs from the mid-80s to present put out a
good AM signal? If so, which ones? Is the conventional wisdom true that only by resurrecting a boatanchor tube transmitter can an operator get a nice sounding AM signal? Thanks! |
There are lots of folks running the 'rice boxes'. I can attest by using the
following rigs to got results. Yaesu FT-101 series. Kenwood Twins Newer rigs such as the FT-1000MP does fine also, and the new Kenwood TS-2000 sound good. Running AM is fun, but you don't get the 'full effect' unless it smells funny and once in a while catches fire. "Real radios glow in the dark" Dan/W4NTI "Paul Clay" wrote in message ... Do any of the solid state rigs from the mid-80s to present put out a good AM signal? If so, which ones? Is the conventional wisdom true that only by resurrecting a boatanchor tube transmitter can an operator get a nice sounding AM signal? Thanks! |
There are lots of folks running the 'rice boxes'. I can attest by using the
following rigs to got results. Yaesu FT-101 series. Kenwood Twins Newer rigs such as the FT-1000MP does fine also, and the new Kenwood TS-2000 sound good. Running AM is fun, but you don't get the 'full effect' unless it smells funny and once in a while catches fire. "Real radios glow in the dark" Dan/W4NTI "Paul Clay" wrote in message ... Do any of the solid state rigs from the mid-80s to present put out a good AM signal? If so, which ones? Is the conventional wisdom true that only by resurrecting a boatanchor tube transmitter can an operator get a nice sounding AM signal? Thanks! |
"Dan/W4NTI" w4nti@get rid of this mindspring.com wrote in message link.net... There are lots of folks running the 'rice boxes'. I can attest by using the following rigs to got results. Yaesu FT-101 series. Kenwood Twins Newer rigs such as the FT-1000MP does fine also, and the new Kenwood TS-2000 sound good. Running AM is fun, but you don't get the 'full effect' unless it smells funny and once in a while catches fire. Or get a nice arc from the PA plates to the cage (or, occasionally, the operator.) :) |
"Dan/W4NTI" w4nti@get rid of this mindspring.com wrote in message link.net... There are lots of folks running the 'rice boxes'. I can attest by using the following rigs to got results. Yaesu FT-101 series. Kenwood Twins Newer rigs such as the FT-1000MP does fine also, and the new Kenwood TS-2000 sound good. Running AM is fun, but you don't get the 'full effect' unless it smells funny and once in a while catches fire. Or get a nice arc from the PA plates to the cage (or, occasionally, the operator.) :) |
Dan/W4NTI wrote:
There are lots of folks running the 'rice boxes'. I can attest by using the following rigs to got results. Yaesu FT-101 series. Kenwood Twins Newer rigs such as the FT-1000MP does fine also, and the new Kenwood TS-2000 sound good. Running AM is fun, but you don't get the 'full effect' unless it smells funny and once in a while catches fire. "Real radios glow in the dark" Dan/W4NTI "Paul Clay" wrote in message ... Do any of the solid state rigs from the mid-80s to present put out a good AM signal? If so, which ones? Is the conventional wisdom true that only by resurrecting a boatanchor tube transmitter can an operator get a nice sounding AM signal? Thanks! It may be fun, but it is also inconsiderate unless on a little used band. It takes up at least twice the spectrum of an SSB signal, and possibly more - hardly necessary given crowded band conditions. Not to mention the off-frequency heterodynes. Just two cents worth from an old timer (licensed for nearly 65 years) and brought up on AM. Bob, W6NBI -- Remove spam-suppression X from my address |
Dan/W4NTI wrote:
There are lots of folks running the 'rice boxes'. I can attest by using the following rigs to got results. Yaesu FT-101 series. Kenwood Twins Newer rigs such as the FT-1000MP does fine also, and the new Kenwood TS-2000 sound good. Running AM is fun, but you don't get the 'full effect' unless it smells funny and once in a while catches fire. "Real radios glow in the dark" Dan/W4NTI "Paul Clay" wrote in message ... Do any of the solid state rigs from the mid-80s to present put out a good AM signal? If so, which ones? Is the conventional wisdom true that only by resurrecting a boatanchor tube transmitter can an operator get a nice sounding AM signal? Thanks! It may be fun, but it is also inconsiderate unless on a little used band. It takes up at least twice the spectrum of an SSB signal, and possibly more - hardly necessary given crowded band conditions. Not to mention the off-frequency heterodynes. Just two cents worth from an old timer (licensed for nearly 65 years) and brought up on AM. Bob, W6NBI -- Remove spam-suppression X from my address |
Bob Stein wrote:
Running AM is fun, but you don't get the 'full effect' unless it smells funny and once in a while catches fire. "Real radios glow in the dark" Dan/W4NTI "Paul Clay" wrote in message ... Do any of the solid state rigs from the mid-80s to present put out a good AM signal? If so, which ones? Is the conventional wisdom true that only by resurrecting a boatanchor tube transmitter can an operator get a nice sounding AM signal? Thanks! It may be fun, but it is also inconsiderate unless on a little used band. It takes up at least twice the spectrum of an SSB signal, and possibly more - hardly necessary given crowded band conditions. Not to mention the off-frequency heterodynes. Just two cents worth from an old timer (licensed for nearly 65 years) and brought up on AM. Bob, W6NBI I agree that it's important to be considerate, Bob. But even today, I think there's still room for playing around with AM, especially if one is carefull about the time of operation, the amount of power used (I'm planning on using 40 watts output or so) and radiating a good signal. No question that SSB uses less spectrum for voice communications, but, if one is willing to forgo the enjoyment (dare I say fun) of operating phone, one could conserve even more spectrum by operating CW exclusively. Obviously there's a trade-off involved (between the extra "utility", broadly defined, of higher fidelity signals and the extra, double as you say, bandwidth consumed), but, so long as operators exhibit good judgment and courtesy, I think the community's enjoyment of the hobby is maximized by giving people the choice of operating AM. - Paul, N6LQ |
Bob Stein wrote:
Running AM is fun, but you don't get the 'full effect' unless it smells funny and once in a while catches fire. "Real radios glow in the dark" Dan/W4NTI "Paul Clay" wrote in message ... Do any of the solid state rigs from the mid-80s to present put out a good AM signal? If so, which ones? Is the conventional wisdom true that only by resurrecting a boatanchor tube transmitter can an operator get a nice sounding AM signal? Thanks! It may be fun, but it is also inconsiderate unless on a little used band. It takes up at least twice the spectrum of an SSB signal, and possibly more - hardly necessary given crowded band conditions. Not to mention the off-frequency heterodynes. Just two cents worth from an old timer (licensed for nearly 65 years) and brought up on AM. Bob, W6NBI I agree that it's important to be considerate, Bob. But even today, I think there's still room for playing around with AM, especially if one is carefull about the time of operation, the amount of power used (I'm planning on using 40 watts output or so) and radiating a good signal. No question that SSB uses less spectrum for voice communications, but, if one is willing to forgo the enjoyment (dare I say fun) of operating phone, one could conserve even more spectrum by operating CW exclusively. Obviously there's a trade-off involved (between the extra "utility", broadly defined, of higher fidelity signals and the extra, double as you say, bandwidth consumed), but, so long as operators exhibit good judgment and courtesy, I think the community's enjoyment of the hobby is maximized by giving people the choice of operating AM. - Paul, N6LQ |
"Bob Stein" wrote in message ... Dan/W4NTI wrote: There are lots of folks running the 'rice boxes'. I can attest by using the following rigs to got results. Yaesu FT-101 series. Kenwood Twins Newer rigs such as the FT-1000MP does fine also, and the new Kenwood TS-2000 sound good. Running AM is fun, but you don't get the 'full effect' unless it smells funny and once in a while catches fire. "Real radios glow in the dark" Dan/W4NTI "Paul Clay" wrote in message ... Do any of the solid state rigs from the mid-80s to present put out a good AM signal? If so, which ones? Is the conventional wisdom true that only by resurrecting a boatanchor tube transmitter can an operator get a nice sounding AM signal? Thanks! It may be fun, but it is also inconsiderate unless on a little used band. It takes up at least twice the spectrum of an SSB signal, and possibly more - hardly necessary given crowded band conditions. Not to mention the off-frequency heterodynes. Just two cents worth from an old timer (licensed for nearly 65 years) and brought up on AM. Bob, W6NBI -- Remove spam-suppression X from my address Your arguement is invalid. Considering modern day receivers with DSP, notch filters, and crystal/DSP IF filters. You don't hear the other sideband, or the carrier.....if you know how to use them that is. Dan/W4NTI |
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