AM Transmitter Rally 2010 Results [updated: 4-Jan-2011] !!

[K9PNP]

Yes, let's have it again.  Hope I'm not working during it like some of the events.  Hopefully will get to use the VII this time; was down for maintenance last time.

[steve_qix]

I see derb is still in the running....wazzup?   I vote to have the heavy metal rally again...We should start earlier so that there will be more daylight time on the west coast for 20 meter operation....Did the name get changed from HEAVY METAL to AM TRANSMITTER RALLY???   Is there a standard computer form we can use to log the event to make it easier for the scorekeeper?..... Thanks to all who make this possible...I had a great time...Steve

Oh, these are two different events and with different purposes.  The Heavy Metal Rally is pretty much a night time event (it doesn't start until evening) primarily focusing on large tube type AM transmitting equipment [hence the name, Heavy Metal] and encouraging people with such equipment to operate it, and make AM contacts using this equipment.

The AM Transmitter Rally is a 20 hour event (the event starts at around sunrise) and whose primary purpose is to get people on AM talking with other amateurs who are also using AM (the QSO party aspect), to call attention to AM and AM transmitters, and to be all inclusive of any type of AM or AM-capable transmitting equipment.  There are many categories of equipment which are specifically created to highlight the many types of AM equipment in use today.

Hope this helps :-)

[KL7OF]

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Heavy Metal Rally is in December. The reporting of this first AM Transmitter Rally was held in February 2010.
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Thanks Pete......That explains it....

[Opcom]

Where are the rules for this posted?

[steve_qix]

Where are the rules for this posted?

Here is the proposed announcement - we need to decide on a date !

[Pete, WA2CWA]

Here is the proposed announcement - we need to decide on a date !

Phone Classic Exchange - NOT THIS>> Feb. 14 and 15
AM QSO Party - CORRECT >>  Feb. 19 and 20

[Opcom]

For the purpose, will "AM" be defined as having two sidebands or is it permissible to emit only one sideband along with the carrier?

Noting some military rigs are carrier+upper in the "AM" position and can not readily emit the lower SB.

The information might affect participants' choices of equipment.

thank you.

That is excellent of you to arrange this!

As usual I may fail to be on the air, however a friend across town has a real antenna ^(tm) and a HB 250TH on 40M and a HB PP 808 TX on 20M both cathode modded - but he works almost 24x7 when the XYL is not scheduling or scolding.

[steve_qix]

For the purpose, will "AM" be defined as having two sidebands or is it permissible to emit only one sideband along with the carrier?

Noting some military rigs are carrier+upper in the "AM" position and can not readily emit the lower SB.

The information might affect participants' choices of equipment.

thank you.

That is excellent of you to arrange this!

As usual I may fail to be on the air, however a friend across town has a real antenna ^(tm) and a HB 250TH on 40M and a HB PP 808 TX on 20M both cathode modded - but he works almost 24x7 when the XYL is not scheduling or scolding.

The description of "AM" left out the sidebands portion for this very reason    Thanks for mentioning it, though.  I think there are some commercial multimode rigs (older ones) that have the same issue.  As long as there's enough carrier to properly demodulate the signal, it's am 

Thanks and Regards,

Steve

[steve_qix]

Here is the proposed announcement - we need to decide on a date !

Phone Classic Exchange is Feb. 14 and 15
AM QSO Party is Feb. 20 and 21

Hi Pete,

Where did you get these dates?  I can't seem to find a ham radio event calendar anywhere!

We could do February 5th, which is appximately the same day as last year's event - and that seemed to work out well.

[Pete, WA2CWA]

Steve:
Ignore the Classic Exchange dates I posted. Duh! They are for 2010.
AM QSO Party (AWA) is February 19 - February 20, 2011

Like I did, you can go here to the ARRL Contest Corral which includes ARRL and non ARRL contests. Unfortunately, so far they have only listed January 2011. Normally, they list several on coming months but they're probably still gathering data for the new year.
http://www.arrl.org/contest-calendar

However, even if you use the 2010 info, it can give you a general idea as to what contests generally appear in that month. With some careful extrapolation, you can probably figure out what weekends to avoid.

[steve_qix]

Comments post for the AMTR results  See new main post for this thread - has been updated.

Format: Call sign, number of times the station is logged, comments (all comments).

Individual Station Log Counts and comments (sorted by number of times the station showed up in submitted logs):
   W9T, 11, "TX:Federal 167B, RX:R390A, ANT:3 Wire Dipole Remote Tuner", "Federal 167B xmtr, R-390A. FB sig; ", "813'S", "Federal Marine XMTR 813s x 811s, D104", "Federal 167B 2-813 HB Mod 2-811 3-wire dipole", "federal 167b", "FEDERAL MARINE 813", "FEDERAL TX: 813X 2/811"

KC2UFU, 11, "manahawken", "TS440 4-1000AMP", "Highly modified TS-440 and dipole antenna", "TS440", "TS440S/Amp", "TS440S", "TS440S-AMP", "TS-440S 4-1000 (I gave Kerri a 5x12 report to fit her radical signal reporting system)", "TS440, LINEAR", "TS440S / BTI LK2000"

  W3AV, 11, "irwin", "Valiant, R-390, Delta loop", "VALIANT D014", "K7DYY SR 300w R390 w SDR-455 VX2000 Behringer B1 mic", "vik valient", "VALIANT", ", "

 W0QBX, 10, "viking II, NC183d", " E.F. Johnson II ", "Johnson Viking 2 & NOC-183 100W", "Viking 2, NC183D reciever. Good signal and audio. ", "Half wave antenna,  Unknown Transmitter. ", "Viking II NC183", "

WA2ROC, 10, "nc", "Apache xmtr, Mohawk rcvr.  Bad QRM.", "APACHE", "APACHE", "Apache Mohawk 40M loop (did not use K4R call)", "Apache Mohawk (worked him earlier on 40M)", "apache", "Heathkit Apache"

   K1J, 10, " HB 4-1000 x 4-1000 "Fabio"  Strongest Signal!!!! ", "4-1000 HOMEBREW", "K1JJ ON FABIO WHAT A WISEASS HUZ AND ALL- LUV IT!", "Fabio 4-1000 x pair of 4-1000 (Most potent signal)", "FABIO -4X1 BY 4X1'S", "FABIO -4X1 BY 4X1'S", "4-1000 Plate modulated"

  W9AD, 10, "Flex 5000 w/ DX2400 amp", "Flex 5000", "Flex Radio, operated remote from Mexico", "FLEX REMOTE FROM MEXICO", "remote via internet from Mexico using Dell and Dlink", "FLEX 5000, LINEAR"

   W3K, 9, "sciota", "RANGER JOHNSON", "RANGER INV V - ESTROGEN CHANNEL MAN!", "Johnson Ranger with Inv Vee", "RANGER", "Ranger", "RANGER", "RANGER"

 K3SQP, 9, "DX-100", "DX-100 NC-303 NICE SIG- S OF PITTS", "DX-100", ", ", "DX100-NC300", "DX100"

 W4PNT, 9, "Valiant [150 W], SP-600, inverted 'V'", "VALIANT 2", "VALIANT2", "Valiant 150w carrier SP600 coax fed inverted vee", "valient", "VALIANT", "VALIANT", "Johnson Valient II (KT88)"

   W3Z, 9, " FT-102 x 3-500 amp   WB3HUZ  ", "FT102", ", "FT-102", "ft102 al80 amp", "FT-102 with amp running 350 watts (Funniest participant of the contest)", "FT102 Homebrew Modulator with CAI amp"

   K8A, 8, "shepherdstown", " FT-101EE x GSB-100   N3DRB ", "YEASU 101", "FT-101E, GSB201", "FT101E "

 AB2RA, 8, "?", "DX-100", "DX100/HQ180", "DX-100, HQ-180", "dx 100", "Heathkit DX100"

 K9ACT, 8, "meringo", ", ", "810's mod by 813's"

 W9LRS, 8, "Johnson 500, 75A4, dipole.  Good signal", " E.J.Johnson 500   Best Audio!!!! ", "JOHNSON 500", "Johnson 500, 75A4, 50' high dipole", "johnson 500", "Johnson 500"

  NE1S, 7, "grey", "Viking I; R-390; Cushcraft A3", "HOMEBREW", "Viking 1 (modified), Meissner TrafficMaster Rx", "VIKING I", "vik1"

 N2DTS, 7, "vorhessville", "HOMEBREW 813 HOMEBREW RECIEVER", "FIRST TIME WORKED", "HB 8.13'S", "HB 4D32'S", "813 RIG", "813A mod with 4-100's"

   W3G, 7, "TS440", "TS-440", "TS-440S with SX-28 receiver (Ralph was enjoying using the SX-28 today)", "TS940, LINEAR", "TS440"

 W2PHL, 7, "bronx", "ICOM706/R390A", "IC706, R-390, vertical", "ic 706", "IC706-R390A", "

   W1E, 7, "HOMEBREW CLASS E", "HB SOLID STATE", "class e ", "CLASS E RIG", "Homebrew Class E"

WA9EIC, 7, "32V-1, 75A-1 [1949 versions]  Good signal", "COLLINS", "32V1 75A1 BTk2000 275w windom 30' high D-104", "32v ", "32V1-75A1", "Collins 32V1"

  W1VD, 7, "HOMEBREW CLASS D PDM MODULATED ", "Hbrew Class D", "Class D rig", "HB CLASS D", "CLASS D RIG", "Homebrew Class D"

VE3OWV, 6, "DX100, Mosley", "kinburn", "nr Ottawa; DX100; Collins R-388; 2 el tribander", "Geloso G222/Hbrew RCVR", ", "gelozo @45w"

 K5DIC, 6, "valaiant, 75s3b, 100 watts", " E.F. Johnson Valiant ", "Valiant 100w 75S3 D-104 15' mobile ant in condo"

KD5TUZ, 6, "Johnson 500, TS570D", " E.F. Johnson 500 ", "Johnson 500, 570 receiver, FB audio.  Hiel Gold Line mic. ", "VIKING 500"

 KD3CN, 6, "strasburg", "IKO 720 ", "Icom R-75 RX and Eico 720 TX with Inv Vee", "Eico 720 with external modulator (Beautiful sounding station)", "EICO 720, TL922 LEANYAR", "EICO 720  TL922"

 K2KRI, 6, "wooster", "VIKING 2", "vik 2         ", "Viking II  NC303", "Viking II  "

 W3FJJ, 6, "conowingo", "HOMEBREW 810'S", "VALIANT", "HB 810 FINAL,2/304 MODS", "Homebrew 810 with 304tl's"

  N2BE, 6, "nw nj", "DX100", "Harvey-Wells TBS-50D/HQ120X", "DX-100, NC303"

  K5UJ, 6, "mp 1000mkv amp", "mp 1000mkv amp", "FT1000, LINEAR"

WB3FAU, 6, "T368/75A4", "T-368, 75-A4", "T368/75A4", "dx100", "T-368-75A4"

  K4XK, 6, "Class 'E' xmtr, 75A-4, dipole", "HOMEBREW", "HB Class-e 200w 75A4", "6 fet by qix"

 N8UUH, 6, "NC30R", "GLOBE KING", "wrl globe king", "GLOBE KING"

WA3MJY, 6, "DX-60B w/ 160 W amp, SX-96, Hi-Tower ant", "DX-60B ", "DX60B Swan 1200X amp SX96 EV 664 mic", "dx60b swan amp", "DX60B"

 K8TPY, 6, "32V-2.  Never did hear rcvr type in QRM", "32V2", ", "32V2-75A4"

 KD3HT, 6, "VALIANT  DELTA LOOP 50", ", ", "VALIANT", "VALIANT", "VALIANT"

 KF4TV, 5, "Viking II, SB301 D104", "32V1 NC300 inverted vee", "DX-60", "dx-60"

KA0ARA, 5, "Millen tx pr 812 pp", "Millen, 812s push pull by 811s  101X  BIG Signal and audio", "MILLEN", "MILLEN 812 RIG"

KC0HFL, 5, "viking II, drake r4, single 833", " E.F.Johnson II  ", "Johnson Viking 2 & Drake R4 & Amp", "Viking 2, Drake R4 Reciever, Dipole 50Ft"

 KC9VF, 5, "T368E, Winradio, 193.5' verticle, Remote", " T-368 ", "T368, Onida made,  running Remote config over a computer. FB audio!  Huge Signal from  193.5 ft antenna!", "t368, strong sig"

  W2XR, 5, "HOMEBREW 4-400 CLASS B 833A'S 390A", "HB 4-400'S", "Pair 4-400's by pair 833's (Best audio, very smooth and natural)", "Homebrew Class B 833's with Class A 45's"

   K8Z, 5, "BC1F 2700 LB TRANSMITTER!", "GATES-R9500", "GATES BC1F"

 K3ERN, 5, "32V3 75A4 30' high dipole", "32v3", "32V3-75A4"

 K4KYV, 5, "HB Rig, hf300s, 810s.  Reciever 75A4, Half wave Dipole with tuned feeders.", "HB HF300'S"

 K8RRH, 5, "Class 'E' xmtr, NRD-345 rcvr", "Collins R-390 RX and Federal 167T XMTR", "QIX Design Class D mod, Class e Final, NRD-345", "class e qix version"

 W9SWR, 5, " Collins ART-13 ", "art 13"

 W2XAM, 5, "DATSON RANGER", "Ranger", "Harris NW1A", "HARRIS MW-1 BC TX SOLID STATE", "Ranger"

WB2FOU, 5, "DX-60 HR10 RECIEVER DOUBLE BAZOOKA ANTENNA", "DX-100 75A4 inverted vee", "DX100", "DX100"

 N2JPR, 5, "100 WATTS NIGHTKIT", "KNIGHT R100A T150A AL80B NICE STATION!", "T150A AL80B 250w carrier", "Knight T150A"

WA2PJP, 5, "COLLINS KW1 SETUP", "Collins KW-1 (+40db signal)", "KW-1", "KW-1", "KW1 / 75A4"

 AC4BV, 5, "JOHNSON VIKING", "VIKING2 NICE SIG - NICE GUY", "unknown", "Johnson Viking II"

   W8C, 5, "ICOM", "NICE CHAT- MOSTLY ABT HUNTING! VIKINGBUD AMP SOUNDS TIRED", "ICOM-718", "VIKING BUD", "ICOM 718"

  WI4M, 4, "TX:BC610E, RX:SP600, ANT: Center Fed Zepp", "BC610", "BC610E"

  NC8J, 4, "Desk Kw, ranger, hro 60, dipole", "RANGER DESK KW", "ranger & desk kw"

KE7TRP, 4, "T368, sp600jx14, zep", " T-368 "

  W3HM, 4, "harpers ferry", "JOHNSON RANGER 300WATTS", "RANGER AMP 75A3. NICE QSO GUD TO HEAR HOWARD!"

 KS2AM, 4, "Yaesu FT-101EE", "FT101", "FT101EE", "FT101E"

 W4AUV, 4, "HEATHKIT TWINS", "TX1", "Heathkit TX1 Apache"

   W8A, 4, "29-V-3, SR1000", "20V3 SDR1000 40' doublet", "20v3"

 W9BFO, 4, "Ranger w/2 X 572B amp, FR-101S rcvr", "Ranger HB 572 linear FR101", "RANGER-S72"

   W8K, 4, "Viking II, 75A-4, dipole  [W8KHK]", "vik 2", "VIKING II-51J4"

  WQ9E, 4, "Ranger w/ Desk KW 350 W out, SX-88", "Kesk KW, SX-88 horiz loop"

 AB2EZ, 4, "(7X9) 6AU6 MIMI TUBE HEATHKIT MIC", "??", "Ranger"

 W1EUI, 4, "ALSO KNOWN AS THE ", "B&W 511, antenna at 5' above ground, support failed!", "B&W 5100"

WB2LOI, 4, "HEATHKIT APACHE ", "Apache/NC300", "Apache running 100 watts (Signal dropped from +20db into noise with solar event)", "Heathkit Apache"

 N1MUC, 4, "KENWOOD 930", "??", "Kenwood TS930S"

WA1HLR, 4, "JUNXTON 600 AND SBE RIG", "globe scout deluxe w/amp, good sis as usual", "JUNKSTON 600", "Johnson 500(Homebrew)"

 W1RKW, 4, "HOMEBREW", "HB 2 813 modded by 2 811 ", "Homebrew 813 with 813"

  NT8O, 4, "KENWOOD", "+30 TS870 TL922A 250W", "Kenwood TS870"

WB0SND, 4, "COLLINS 32V", "32V2-75A4", "Collins 32V2"

 K3JVB, 4, "FT1000", "FT1000MP 25W", "FT1000D"

  KW7Y, 4, "Valiant-Heavy SSB interference. Slopbucketeers strike again", "Valiant, Great audio.  Also worked on 20 meter AM this morning. ", "Valint, HQ-150", "vik valient"

  N9WQ, 4, "HT32 HT33A SX111 working on 32V1", "HT32-HT33-SX101", "FT101EE"

 WW2DX, 3, "K3, 500W", "Elekraft K3 + amp 500w; 7 el TH7", "hallacraft alpha amp"

 W6SAI, 3, "DX100, Hammarlund HQ-150", "DX100/HQ150", "DX-100, HQ-150 Bill Orr legacy club station"

WD5JKO, 3, "CE10, 18watts", "Gonset G-76 (1968) 60W", "Gonset G76, GSB201 (GUNTHER) Windom antenna"

WD0FKA, 3, "746 pro, ", "746 pro sb1000amp"

WB5UGT, 3, "rangerII, Nc300", "RANGER"

 W5OJO, 3, "20v, r390", "Collins 20, 830 kenwood exciter,  R390 Reciever,  Big radio, Big audio,  "

 W8BXG, 3, "cincinnati", "FT1000MP 25W", "VIKING II"

 K3MSB, 3, "lancaster", "BW5100"

  N2RY, 3, "e ny", "DX100B/75A4", "DX100-75A4"

  N4AK, 3, "RANGER, THUNDERBOLT"

   W1G, 3, "RANGER 2 SX-28", "ICOM746"

 VE6PG, 3, "VIKING II", "vik 2 lots qrm"

 K8MEM, 3, "TS2000"

 KD0HG, 3, " 304TH x 304TL Homebrew "

 K9EID, 3, "TBS-50 xmtr, Mosley CM-1 rcvr"

WB8UHZ, 3, "Globe Champion 300, NC-183D, full wave loop", "WRL Champion 300 NC103"

 K0EFJ, 3, " E.F. Johnson 500 ", "Johnson 500, Icom Pro Reciever.  FB signal and great audio from the old 500!"

WA3GPE, 3, " Collins KW-1 #98 ", "KW-1", "KW-1"

WA6PBJ, 3, "NEC 300", "940S- Amp.  100 watts, ", "940S- Amp.  100 watts, "

 AB4JK, 3, "JOHNSON 500 HAMMERLIN 500", "JOHNSON500 SP600 GREAT SIG", "jonhson 500"

KC2FXE, 3, "RC390A RECIEVER", "Hbrew pr 813s/pr 813s", "Homebrew 813A with 813A"

 KG2IR, 3, "HOMEBREW RIG", "HB, 2/4-400 X 2/4-400", "4-400's with 4-400's"

 N2LJO, 3, "VALIANT", "Flex", "Valiant "

WA2JID, 3, "KENWOOD K955A AMP", "Kenwood Twins with FL-2100 (+20db signal, very steady)", "T599"

  W2DE, 3, "DX-100", "DX100", "DX100"

 KA1CU, 3, "INVERTED V HL2200 AMPLIFIER", "FLEX 1000 HL2200 STUFFED CLAMS AND SAUSAGE!", "FLEX1000"

WA1GFZ, 3, "VIKING 2 CDC", "PDM RIG", "Viking II CD"

 KB2AM, 3, "ARC 5 TRANSMITTER 51WATTS (MOBILE RIG)", "ARC 5 - 51 watts"

 N2AAN, 3, "HELICRAFTER 32B", "HT32B SX101A DIPOLE 40W-NICE SIG", "HT32B"

 KF2SY, 3, "DX-100", "DX-100", "DX100"

 K2AEP, 3, "HEATHKIT APACHE/MOHAWK", "DX-100", "Heath Apache"

  W2VW, 3, "TS440", "TS440 "

 W8IXY, 3, "HELICRAFT 125WATTS", "ELECRAFT K3", "Elecraft K3 with amp"

WA8SAJ, 3, "DRAKE TR4", "drake w/3-500", "Drake TR4"

 K2DGM, 3, "FT101", "FT101EE"

WB4IUY, 3, "HEATHKIT TWINS  ", "SB301/401, GSB201 LEANYAR", "Heathkit SB401/303"

 K4ALE, 3, "VX60", "DX60"

 K0VUW, 3, "KWS1", "HB 4X150 75A4 coax dipole"

 W1AEX, 3, "TS440S", "GUD OLD ROB ON THE TS440 SOUNDING GUD AS EVER...", "MOD VIKING"

WA3JYU, 3, "OUR BUDDY BERT GK500C R1000 - AM STALWART! ", "Globe King 500,R-1000 receiver(Sounds great after fixing and re-potting his mod xfmr)", "GLOBE KING"

 K8WXQ, 3, "S-line modified for AM", "

 K9PNP, 3, "Elmac AF68 PMR8 40' high dipole", "elmac al8b"

 W4FRE, 3, "Ship radio 813 A1/A2 with HB 810 modulator", "810-813 LIBERTYSHIP"

  N8IE, 3, "DX35", "DX35"

 W1FYO, 2, "DX100, National 303", "DX100; NC-303; 160m fullwave Zepp w/ ladder line"

WA0STX, 2, "Vailiant, Hq170, D104", "N1HTZO (IN DC AREA)"

 W5FFK, 2, "ranger, hb4-400"

 K5SPE, 2, "pr833xpr833, bw5100, 75a4"

  W3OG, 2, "pine grove", "IC-765"

WA8UAS, 2, "newago", "

HB9DCO, 2, "Johnson; SX115; 3 el StepIR", "Ranger+Commando 200 W, SX-115, 3ele STEPIR"

 VE6KQ, 2, "Eico 720/730; Drake R4B", "EICO720/DRAKE R4B"

 K0ETD, 2, "TS850; usually runs an Apache + 75S1", "200watts on transmitter.  Weak signal "

 W4BVT, 2, "4-1000"

WB0GKW, 2, "hc32a"

KB3HZS, 2, "ts570 hb transistor amp"

 KF9KU, 2, "ranger            45Watts"

 N0KGB, 2, "b&w 5100"

KA9UVY, 2, "flex 5k al80a"

 K5AYD, 2, " Heathkit TX-1 "

 K4EGK, 2, " Collins KW-1 "

KB2RSK, 2, ", "FLEX 3000"

KN3DZY, 2, "HEATHKIT APACHE 100WATTS (66 YRS OLD)", "HT32  SX101"

  K0UL, 2, "ALYNCO 100WATTS", "Alinco with amp"

 W2WDX, 2, "BNW5100", "B&W 5100B"

 W1MPY, 2, "FLEX 5000 AMERITRON AMP DELTA LOOP", "Flex 5000 / AL1200"

 K1TLI, 2, "JOHNSON 500 R390A", "Johnson 500"

KB3KRJ, 2, "FLEX 5000 AMP LK550 300WATTS", "Flex 5000 / LK550"

KA2QFX, 2, "FT101", "FT100E SSB1000F"

  W3BV, 2, "ICOM", "IC7800 Alpha 4K Ultra"

 N3SBA, 2, "YEASU 857", "FT757"

 KC1FB, 2, "HELICRAFTER S20 70 WATTS PEP", "Harvey Wells TBS50"

KB3QAY, 2, "VIKING VALIANT", "Viking Valiant"

 N1VIV, 2, "HOMEBREW 6146 HAMMOND TRANSFORM 130 WATTS", "Homebrew Xmtr  HQ110"

 W2DTC, 2, "6146 HOMEBREW RIG HOMEBREW AMPLIFIER DRAKE RECIEVER", "Homebrew 6146"

WA3YNW, 2, "BF63?  INVERTED V", "Heathkit DX60B"

  KW3U, 2, ", "Heathkit DX60B"

KA2DZT, 2, "51 OR 53 OR 54 WATTS TODAY  FULL WAVE LOOP", "Homebrew xmtr 6146 final mod with 6550's"

 K3BVU, 2, "ICOM PRO 3  TOKYO HI POWER 100 WATTS", "IC756 PRO III"

 AB2KC, 2, "HOMEBREW 304TL", "Homebrew 4-1000 with 304TL's"

KC2DMC, 2, "TS440", "TS440S Ameritron amp"

KA1DMZ, 2, "COLLINS", "KW1"

 AB2VI, 2, "YAESU 25WATTS", "Yaesu FT857"

WB2ERS, 2, "COLLINS KWS1 AM MODE"

  W6XR, 2, "COLLIN 32B3 R390A LOOP ANTENNA"

 K2VCV, 2, "VIKING 500", "Viking 500 / 75A4"

 N1EXI, 2, "HOLLOWBURTON", "Haliburton "

 N2DWS, 2, "ICOM 746", "ICOM 746"

KC2JGW, 2, "FLEX 1000 DIPOLE", "Flex 1000"

 W3HTJ, 2, "ALL NC 300", "B&W 5100"

WA1HZK, 2, "HOMEBREW 833'S", "DX 100"

 W2GEZ, 2, "DX-100 ", "DX100"

 W2DAS, 2, "HEATHKIT APACHE 100WATTS ", "Heathkit Apache"

WA2JTW, 2, "COCHINA", "?"

KC2NWA, 2, "VIKING 2", "Viking II"

 KE1FT, 2, "RANGER 100WATTS", "Ranger  "

 W2JBL, 2, "VIKING JOHNSON", "Johnson Viking II"

  N1PS, 2, "HEAVY METAL CLASS E HOMEBREW", "Homebrew Class E"

 W1SNE, 2, "RANGER", "Viking Ranger"

WA1CML, 2, "YEASU", "Yaesu FL101 Alpha 77 amp"

KC2DTQ, 2, "746 ICOM", "ICOM 746"

  NN3C, 2, "TS930S 25 WATTS", "TS930S"

  W3GD, 2, "RANGER HOMEBREW 4-1000", "Ranger"

 N2JBJ, 2, "100 WATTS ICOM 756", "ICOM 756 Pro"

 N2YOW, 2, "ICOM IC 718", "ICOM 718"

  KM3F, 2, "KENWOOD 480 25 WATTS", "TS480"

WA2NFF, 2, "DX-100", "DX100"

 W1SKP, 2, "YAESU 100WATTS", "FT857D "

WB2BWL, 2, "YAESU", "FT747"

KA8WTK, 2, "32B3", "32V3"

 N1YTN, 2, "LAZY BASTARD RADIO", "823 with 811"

 N3FOR, 2, "YEASU", "FT101EE"

 N3XON, 2, "BC610", "BC610 "

 N1YNI, 2, "YEASU", "FT101ZD"

 KW2HV, 2, "KENWOOD", "Yaesu FT2000"

  W3RX, 2, "JOHNSON VALIANT", "Johnson Valient  "

  W2HX, 2, "5020 HARRIS", "Harris 5020"

 W1NZR, 2, "COLLINS", "Collins TDO"

WA2CDL, 2, "ICOM 756", "ICOM 756 Pro II"

 N8ECR, 2, "COLLINS 32V", "Collins 32V3"

 K1ETP, 2, "KENWOOD 5000", "Homebrew 813"

KB3OMM, 2, "VIKING", "Johnson Viking II"

VE3VDL, 2, "VIKING500 SX100", "DX. JOHNSON 500"

KJ6CEZ, 2, "TS440S, Dipole.  Full scale great audio. Could not believe this was a rice box.", "kenwood ts440S.  Duplicate contact later in the day."

  NI6Q, 2, "Icom 781. Good audio. 60 watts to an inverted V for 160.  ", "BC610"

  W7XH, 2, "Valiant D104.  Weak signal. ", "Rice Box,  FB signal here."

 W8KGI, 2, "DX100-HRO reciever. BIG signal and big audio.", "national NTX30 with NSM speech modulator 1938 vintage, 616Gs output by 6l6Gs! Designed by Jim Millen.  HRO 50 Reciever!"

 KB5MD, 2, "RCA BTA transmitter, 300 watts, 4 square antenna, 75 A3 Reciever"

 W7GMK, 2, "Apache TX1, R390 NON A reciever, Inverted V, 30 ft.  Good solid signal. ", "bauer 707-R390A, FB audio and signal!"

 W1ZUA, 2, "Globe King 400C/HRO60"

WB9DNZ, 2,

 W3RSW, 2, "HB 813'S/RX", "HB 813 MODS 2/572B"

VE1BDC, 2, "32V2/75A2", "32-V-2, 75-A2"

XF3PAS, 2, "Ricebox", "IC756 + amp 200W"

 W3GMS, 2, "Ranger/Amp", "RANGER, LINEAR"

  K2PG, 2, "Collins 21E", "Collins 21E"

 K1KBW, 2, "Class E/Class H", "Class E"

WB2GCR, 2, ", "VALIANT II"

KA4DSK, 2, "746Pro 80M loop 40' high", "ICOM 746 PRO"

  K8FG, 2, "Valiant  (all contacts below in W9T roundtable)"

WD8DWR, 2, "HB 2 4-400A mod by 2 4-400A 300w carrier loop ant"

 K9EYE, 2, "K7DYY JR"

 W4BBN, 2, "Apache Drake 2B Heil PR781 flat dipole 25' high"

 AC0OB, 2, "HB 6146 Henry 2K4 Icom 706 HB vertical"

 N9CQX, 2, "il"

 K9BBA, 2, "t368    "

 AB9MQ, 2, "flex 5k qro amp"

 N9JBH, 2, "atc navy version of art13"

 K4JIE, 2, "32V-2"

 G3YPZ, 1, "IC-706, 2el"

 9H1ES, 1, "weak…"

 W5LDA, 1, "TS2000, Al80b, PR40"

 W6QMU, 1, "Homebrew 807, 35 watt"

WA5MEI, 1, "ic706, sb200"

KB0INT, 1, "20v2, ranger"

 KD3VK, 1, "phil"

KB3RQU, 1, "?"

 N8DNX, 1, "LPA9600; Mosley beam"

 W3MIK, 1, "Icom ProIII + SB220 amp first on SSB then AM"

WA0FDV, 1, "DX100B; Collins 51S1; 75 and 40m loops"

  W1ZB, 1, "Ranger barefoot; SX99; Force 12 tribander"

KF2ENM, 1, "Drake TR4CW; 75m off-center-fed vee"

KF7CYG, 1, "Argonaut"

  KX4K, 1,

 K5KAB, 1,

KA5UGO, 1,

 K5IRC, 1,

 AB9MP, 1,

KC2ICX, 1,

WN8RQR, 1,

  AC0Q, 1,

KV4KLV, 1,

VE3OWZ, 1,

 W8AZC, 1,

WA8YLZ, 1,

 W8KXN, 1,

 KNPNP, 1,

  W9GT, 1,

 N9UBH, 1,

  NC8U, 1,

  K5UU, 1,

  W2BE, 1,

WB9ONZ, 1,

   K3A, 1,

KC8UOW, 1,

 W3TIM, 1, "Flex 5000 w/ hmbr 4-1000 amp"

WD8DUR, 1, "Hmbr 4-400 w/ 4-400 mod, 75A4.  Hvy QRM, hope call is right."

 K5SWP, 1, " 833 Homebrew "

WB0FKA, 1, " Icom 746-4X1000 Amp "

  W5OJ, 1, " Collins 20V-2 "

 KD2TT, 1, "ICOM (25WATTS)"

 AG4SO, 1, "FT 2000 (FM09)"

 N2ZAB, 1, "

 W2OBR, 1, "HARRIS R350 SETUP G5RV HT50 MILITARY SETUP"

 K3HVG, 1, "FT1000"

 KIKBW, 1, "ICOM"

 W1FRM, 1, "

WA1SSJ, 1, "CLASS H E RIG"

WA1KET, 1, "JOHNSON VALIANT"

 KA2PM, 1, "FT102 DIPOLE HOMEMADE IMAC ANTENNA"

  KN3W, 1, "

 W4YSP, 1, "

 KE2HC, 1, "YEASU"

KC2JXX, 1, "RANGER"

 N4PUM, 1, "TS440 25WATTS"

 W4JLE, 1, "ICOM 746 PRO"

 KB3OL, 1, "HOMEBREW"

WD8NSQ, 1, "DRAKE TR4C"

KA2EEV, 1, "YAESU "

VE2JWH, 1, "KENWOOD 140"

 W1BBC, 1, "APACHE"

 N1UIL, 1, "APACHE"

WB9SJZ, 1, "YAESU 901"

 AA4GM, 1, "

 K9LPA, 1, " "

WA3ONG, 1, "RANGER MY BUDDY JAY ON FOR THE EVENT!"

VE3UZL, 1, "RANGER +10"

WA9ENA, 1, "D104 HA-10 NICE GUY!"

 N3TQW, 1, "APACHI-NOT SCRATCHY! 125'LONGWIRE"

   W1J, 1, "W1VD GREAT AUDIO FROM CLASS D RIG"

  W3GL, 1, "OUR RALPHIE- A CURMUDGEON'S CURMUDGEON!"

 W8QBG, 1, "Bauer 707"

 K7JEB, 1, "Kenwood-HL2200"

 K6CJA, 1, "6146 X 6146 HB Collins Rxer"

  W6FE, 1, "Flex 5000/amp-Says I still have HUM!"

 NA7RH, 1, "HB 6DQ5 Sweep tube special modulated by four 1625s"

  W7HB, 1, "Valiant- R390A Rxer,  Horses and cows "

WA6FIZ, 1, "Collins 32-weak signal 75a3 Inverted "

 K3QEP, 1, "HB 813 by 811s 200 watts out, 700ft horiz loop, GPR90 Rxer- Great signal!"

  N6JN, 1, "Viking2 inverted V-40ft-Halli SX101A"

 W7DKO, 1, "Icom 706"

WA6CJA, 1, "Collins ART13, Collins Rxer.  Raining in CA heavy but starting to slow down."

  AE80, 1, "Ranger 1, SB220, HQ 140X, C-windom.  Greaet sig! Great audio!"

 K6TOX, 1, "Portable station!  Low power. Not at normal QTH."

KC6MCW, 1, "Kenwood 950sdx hi-fi-Hb amp.  BIG AUDIO BIG SIGNAL"

 KI0SC, 1, "Tentec Jupiter, Tentec amp. Garbled audio. Mistuned?  "

 W6MAU, 1, "Valiant 130 watts, NC183D.  On USS pocono and had four T368s doing t-type 24/7 when he was in Service!"

WA0IRS, 1, "ts430S, 75a3 receiver, Working on boat anchor transmitter."

 K3IAN, 1, "DX100, NC303 reciever.  STRONG signal for this late in the day on 40!"

KB7FDF, 1, "ht32, SX101A, Good signal.  Sounded better as he tuned it."

XE2-W7ISJ!, 1, "JOE IN south america, Operating as XE2, w7isv. Using Morrow 560A transmitter, FB signal!  Note, This counts as out of country!"

 W8ULG, 1, "Icom Pro 2, FB signal into PHX AZ!"

 K7EWE, 1, "Globe King 500A, 75A4,  Inverted V, 55ft.  40 DB over, Full boat audio. "

 AF6HP, 1, "Icom Pro 756, 30 watts, Inverted V,  Decent signal. "

KB0IMT, 1, "Collins 20V2, Big radio, big signal, big audio "

KE7TBB, 1, "Icom 718,  Amp,  NC300,"

 N5YRJ, 1, "ham Hq170A, Hamm HX-500,  Center fed inveted V, BTI amp, BIG Sig!"

  WJ6W, 1, "BC Transmitter, Big audio, Big signal.   Colins 20V2, Sp600 JX17, Inverted V at 65 ft. "

  NY6L, 1, "Globeking 400, External audio.  SP400X Rxer, Coax dipole.  Ribbon mic, ect."

KF6SYD, 1, "Valiant, HQ 129 Reciever, Clear audio as normal..   Cobra Ultra lite SR antenna."

WA6JUS, 1, "HB push pull 4-250 by 810s.  Big signal. "

WB6YEC, 1, "Ranger with Afterburner amp.  Modulator by final.  HB like a Desk KW.  Clear loud audio. "

 KD3ZK, 1, "BC669"

KB3DNZ, 1, "FT1000 MK5"

KA3UPR, 1, "TS430"

 N3HIA, 1, "ICOM 746"

WB2ZAK, 1, "DX-40"

 W5PRG, 1, "KW-1"

WA1QIX, 1, "Hbrew class E"

 N2DTC, 1, "Hbrew 3x4D32/pr 811s"

  W7UD, 1, "T368/R390A"

 K9HAW, 1, "DX40/Drake R8"

KC2IFR, 1, "Hbrew 4x1"

 N8AZC, 1, "Hallicrafters H-32B, SX-100"

KC5OLC, 1,

 K8PRH, 1,

  WC8J, 1,

KC0RPS, 1,

VE1BOC, 1, "

WA2LOT, 1, "TS480SAT"

   W2M, 1, "DX-100 75A4 120' dipole with open wire line"

 W0ENE, 1, "HB 813 modded by PP 5514s, HRO 50"

 K8TTY, 1, "32V2 75A4"

WB0SMD, 1, "Globe 500 NC303 (later transmission used modded KWS-1)"

  W2VD, 1, "HB Class-d 475w carrier Persius SDR dipole 90' high"

 W4QCU, 1, "p/p100th's 805 finals, big burtha strong here"

 N8ULN, 1, "dx100   light sig here"

  N8BT, 1, "2 812's mod by 2 811'S"

 AB3IS, 1, "40 watts very light"

KD8CVY, 1, "kenwood 570 dentron clipperton L"

WA1HFF, 1, "t150 light sig"

  K8TG, 1, "ranger"

  KA2J, 1, "hb 1- 813 x2 mod 811a's"

 W8MNQ, 1, "ranger & johnson kw"

  K9OA, 1, "heath appache r4b"

 N9XCK, 1, "746 pro"

 K9YHH, 1, "dx60"

 W9OVW, 1, "bc610"

 W3RWS, 1, "32v2"

 AC9OQ, 1, "ic7600"

KJ4KLV, 1, "ft950"

 K3QSP, 1, "dx100          "

 W8KXR, 1, "b&w 5100"

 KY1RK, 1, "hallicrafter k3"

WB9YGD, 1, "756 pr0"

WD8DRW, 1, "hb kw 4-400 x 4-400;s"

KB9YSJ, 1, " Il"

KC8VOW, 1, "599 kenwood & amp"

 AE9MS, 1,

KB9ENH, 1,

 K9QET, 1,

WA9FDO, 1,

  KG9D, 1,

 AB8FJ, 1,

 K8WBL, 1,

 W8QAJ, 1,

 W8UVS, 1,

   W9D, 1,

WA9CGZ, 1,

  W9GY, 1,

 K8TFD, 1,

KC8LSD, 1,

 K4KWU, 1,

 W8DCQ, 1,

WD9IVE, 1,

WD0FKR, 1,

KB9YGD, 1,

 N8OKR, 1,

 AC0OQ, 1,

 N8YOH, 1,

KA9VDP, 1,

 W2ROC, 1,

KC9PCP, 1,

KC9CLM, 1,

 KI8BQ, 1,

KA1KAQ, 1,

 WB4UY, 1,

  K5XU, 1,

 K9BTP, 1,

WB9EDL, 1,

 W9RAN, 1,

 W2TXI, 1,

 AF8RH, 1, "TS990"

  W8AV, 1, "5000A"

 KOVUW, 1, "HBTX-75A4"

 AA1PL, 1, "IC-7000 (His first AM contact)"

 W2DAN, 1, "Multi-mode rig (Nice sounding rig with no modifications)"

WA1LGQ, 1, "Modified Viking II running 100 watts with R-390 (Loudest keying relay)"

 WA2AS, 1, "Johnson Ranger running 50 watts with NC-300 (Decent signal for that power level)"

 W1AIU, 1, "Elecraft K3 with TL922 amplifier running 125 watts  (Very clean sounding audio)"

 AB2BI, 1,

 KD2AM, 1,

 K3ZRF, 1, "VALIANT"

 N3WWL, 1, "FLEX 5000, LINEAR"

 K1VYU, 1, "VIKING II, 75A-4"

 K1PHG, 1, "VIKING I, R390A"

 W2CHX, 1, "RANGER"

WA1IWQ, 1, "4X1 RIG"

  K1BF, 1, "??"

 KI8KQ, 1, "ELMAC"

 OH1TX, 1, "DX.32V, LINEAR"

GW8TBG, 1, "DX. MERVNI, VALIANT"

 F6AQK, 1, "DX. HB EXCITER, 3-500 LINEAR"

PE1MPH, 1, "DX. HB TX PL?? TUBES"

  W6VX, 1, "ICOM 7800"

  NR7Y, 1, "ICOM 765"

  WC0L, 1, "ICOM 765, SB200"

 W6HYK, 1, "RICEBOX"

  KB4T, 1, "FLEX 5000"

KJ4BIX, 1, "32V-2"

KB8ELG, 1, "DX-100"

KB0CIM, 1, "APACHE"

 W8OLO, 1, "??"

KC2UDZ, 1, "TS440S / BTI LK2000"

  K1CU, 1, "Flex 1000 AL2200"

WB2EMS, 1, "Icom 703 3 watts carrier"

WA1KEP, 1, "Johnson Valliant"

   K1G, 1, "Ranger II"

  K2PM, 1, "FT102 with homebrew amp"

 KB2HC, 1, "FT757GX"

 W1GHW, 1, "FT One"

[steve_qix]

Oh, 17 special event calls were logged:

Special event calls logged:
W9T  K8A  W3K  W3G  K1J  K8Z  W1G  W8A  K3A  W1E  W8K  W3Z  W8C  W1J  W2M  W9D  K1G

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

Good break down, Steve. All the info anyone could ask for.

My vote is for Feb 5th as the date. Worked well last year, even called in a huge snowstorm for the mid-Atlantic region. Just hold the snow off until evening this time.

[W2PFY]

My vote is for April 16 when I re-open  my camp. It also spreads the two venue's out a bit.

It looks like yours was a great success Steve, kind of what heavy metal was about but seems to me that it lost it's luster.

 I think it's all about enthusiasm and that is made by talking it up. 

[w8khk]

The AM Transmitter Rally is a 20 hour event (the event starts at around sunrise) and whose primary purpose is to get people on AM talking with other amateurs who are also using AM (the QSO party aspect), to call attention to AM and AM transmitters, and to be all inclusive of any type of AM or AM-capable transmitting equipment.  There are many categories of equipment which are specifically created to highlight the many types of AM equipment in use today.

Hope this helps :-)

Just wondering if it might make sense to open the event for a two-day period, rather than limiting it to 20 hours.  It seems that several people were unable to participate due to work hours or travel.  Since it is not really a contest, per-se, perhaps a longer open period might enable even more participation and favorable exposure for the AM mode.   This might also allow for more contacts depending on propagation conditions if limited to a shorter period....    Just thinking out loud...