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« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2011, 06:57:04 AM » |
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Welp my Hy-Gain Hy-Tower Jr. arrived and I got two days to get it together before the next deluge of rain arrives.
THEN the upper bands will be alive once again.
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« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2011, 07:30:34 PM » |
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Here's one of George - AB2KC strapping into Italy on his 4-1000 rig and 4-element quad! Space shuttle audio |
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« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2011, 10:35:07 PM » |
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Most likely the receiver used. My A-4 sounds the same with the 6kc filter and passband tuning set in the center. Crank it off to one sideband or the other and the audio comes to life with more highs. Need to get one of those 8 or 9kc filters one of these days.
Pretty incredible to have the ability to hear stateside AMers coming in so well into EU. Another area where the 'net comes in handy for on-air operation.
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« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2011, 12:11:30 AM » |
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« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2011, 07:02:50 AM » |
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Gee, if I knew he was recording me, I would have worn a tie and jacket.
whoa!! I thought there was an International EQ setting for 10M contacts The audio through a YouTube feed and a camcorder mic from a Rice box sounded ok to me. Carl is pulling your chain Pete. The "East Coast Sound' is capable to promote AM, but look at what the guy on the other end is using. Fred |
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« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2011, 07:28:38 AM » |
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Here's one of George - AB2KC strapping into Italy on his 4-1000 rig and 4-element quad! Space shuttle audio Would probably have sounded better had the recording been made right off a tap somewhere. That was just mic-to-speaker coupling. Geez, the SP600 is dark. THAT would have been the receiver for this. Around TRT 4:55 he says he's listening in 3.1Kc, ugh. How about this: Chuck WA1EKV monitored on a Frog 7700, in QSO with a station in the UK : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=812-5Ttrx3AThat too, sounds like a mic-to-speaker coupling, yet those highs off that Flex make me smug listening to him. |
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« Reply #8 on: November 25, 2011, 09:01:19 AM » |
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Here's one of George - AB2KC strapping into Italy on his 4-1000 rig and 4-element quad! Space shuttle audio Better than no audio. |
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« Reply #9 on: November 25, 2011, 12:17:06 PM » |
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It is interesting that there aren't more good sounding signals on 10 meters. Of all the HF bands, it's usually the one with the least amount of noise and QRM. These are the conditions where good audio can be fully appreciated.
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« Reply #10 on: November 25, 2011, 01:08:06 PM » |
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whoa!! I thought there was an International EQ setting for 10M contacts
The audio through a YouTube feed and a camcorder mic from a Rice box sounded ok to me.
Carl is pulling your chain Pete.
The "East Coast Sound' is capable to promote AM, but look at what the guy on the other end is using.
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« Reply #11 on: November 25, 2011, 01:37:10 PM » |
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I've heard some real good audio on 10 meters AM the last few weeks.
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« Reply #12 on: November 25, 2011, 01:52:10 PM » |
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i have heard a good mix. but most good. alot of rice boxes. but i have yet to work an icom 718 trying a.m. for the first time like i do so much on 75m.
i'm waiting to hear the k4hx homebrew antenna and also the k1jj mono bander.
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« Reply #13 on: November 25, 2011, 01:54:40 PM » |
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And some very good soundin rice boxes too.
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« Reply #14 on: November 25, 2011, 04:28:34 PM » |
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And some horrible sounding ones too.  I've heard plenty of what I call fair or middle of the road audio, better than typical comms audio but not anywhere near hi-fi or broadcast type audio. The only broadcast audio I've heard on 10 this cycle has been HB9ASQ. |
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« Reply #15 on: November 25, 2011, 08:18:57 PM » |
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Somebody said that my Marauder sounded "good" on 10 AM. Boy that is a fairly low standard of excellence. Some of the riceboxes coming up on AM for the first time are not set right initially; some never will sound that great, and some sound absolutely fine. Yes you do hear some pretty interesting AM from the cacophony of different rigs folks are bringing on line during the frenzy. 10M is a band that is not open enough to draw in the big Iron and may rigs of The Lafayette type come out of the closet. I worked a G76 last weekend.
I hope to hear more interesting rigs and homebrews, converted CB's, military FM rigs and the like!
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« Reply #16 on: November 25, 2011, 10:24:37 PM » |
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I talked to a guy using the Cheyenne/Comanche combo the other day. For controlled-carrier modulation it sounded pretty good.
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« Reply #17 on: November 25, 2011, 11:02:03 PM » |
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Shouldn't this be in the 10 meter band watch?
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« Reply #18 on: November 25, 2011, 11:56:48 PM » |
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Somebody said that my Marauder sounded "good" on 10 AM. Boy that is a fairly low standard of excellence. Some of the riceboxes coming up on AM for the first time are not set right initially; some never will sound that great, and some sound absolutely fine. Yes you do hear some pretty interesting AM from the cacophony of different rigs folks are bringing on line during the frenzy. 10M is a band that is not open enough to draw in the big Iron and may rigs of The Lafayette type come out of the closet. I worked a G76 last weekend.
I hope to hear more interesting rigs and homebrews, converted CB's, military FM rigs and the like!
Your Marauder sounded FB here, Mike. I wouldn't have known it was a filter rig had I not noticed one sideband was missing. Chuck K1KW puts some nice audio into here also with his Flex. And there was a G3 that sounded very nice; don't know what he was running. |
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« Reply #19 on: November 26, 2011, 12:35:43 PM » |
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Maybe. Posting guidelines say, "Post your 10 meter activity reports and QSO requests here." I guess the vids are a form of activity report. They are/were quite a few days old. The idea for the band sections was for current activity report - almost like spots. Admittedly, it's a fine line. Dunno? Shouldn't this be in the 10 meter band watch?
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« Reply #20 on: November 26, 2011, 07:13:11 PM » |
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Maybe. Posting guidelines say, "Post your 10 meter activity reports and QSO requests here." I guess the vids are a form of activity report. They are/were quite a few days old. The idea for the band sections was for current activity report - almost like spots. Admittedly, it's a fine line. Dunno? Shouldn't this be in the 10 meter band watch?
It's not really a big deal to me whatsoever but I know some similar posts get moved off there. Often the intent of someone posting band-related material here in QSO is for more coverage. There are many readers that don't bother with the band-watch. I noticed that a lot when the band-watch section was new. |
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« Reply #21 on: November 26, 2011, 07:34:15 PM » |
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...There are many readers that don't bother with the band-watch. I noticed that a lot when the band-watch section was new.
The workbench dwellers probably fall into that category. |
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« Reply #22 on: November 27, 2011, 09:33:19 AM » |
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...There are many readers that don't bother with the band-watch. I noticed that a lot when the band-watch section was new.
The workbench dwellers probably fall into that category. Ya think we have workbench dwellers who never get on the air here Pete?  |
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« Reply #23 on: November 27, 2011, 10:40:55 AM » |
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not a lot of class e guys on 10 either
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« Reply #24 on: November 27, 2011, 01:18:37 PM » |
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Aw maann! You're depressing me! I got caught up on 10m QRP CW (got V51YJ yesterday). I need to get either the FT-301SD or even the Kernwood TS-2000S up on 29 Megs!
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