2015 AM Transmitter Rally Results

[K4RT]

The 2015 AM Transmitter Rally (AMTR) saw the lowest participation since its launch in 2010, with only 18 logs submitted this year.  However, those logs reflect at least 182 stations active in the AMTR for a total of 318 AM QSOs.

Top AMTR scores for 2015 are KC4VWU, KC8ZUL, K8JLY, W1E, W1AEX, and N8SDR. The 2015 AMTR results and logs analysis are shown below.  No stations outside the U.S. appear in any of the logs received, and all logged QSOs occurred only on 75, 40 & 10 meters. Special event call signs active during the AMTR were K4K (op Jerry WA4JK) W1E (op Steve WA1QIX), and  W1G (op Kevin KB2WIG).  Several Apache Labs & Flex transceivers were logged during the rally, as well as Class-D & Class-E transmitters.  While the number of SDR and solid state rigs on AM and in the AMTR continues to grow, the 2015 rally was dominated by vintage vacuum tube transmitters.  A 2015 AMTR newsletter is attached to this post (below).

For those of you who used the hard copy Summary Sheet, the initial version included a mistake in the score calculation grid, which was my error.  All scores submitted with a summary sheet were calculated correctly by both the master AMTR logging program and double-checked by hand.

A big thank you to all stations who submitted logs, to the many stations who were active during AMTR, the special event operators, and to Steve WA1QIX, who entered hard copy logs into the AMTR software and ran the numbers, to Steve K4HX of AMfone.net, and Ray NØDMS for mentioning the rally in Electric Radio magazine.

Your feedback about this event and the logging software are welcome & encouraged. Please post here or contact me direct.

73,
Brad K4RT
2015 AMTR coordinator

2015 AMTR RESULTS (subject to correction)

Logs were scored according to the following categories:

A = Classic Commercial AM Amateur Equipment
B = AM Broadcast Transmitter
C = Military Transmitter
D = Home brew largely vacuum tube transmitter
E = Home brew solid state transmitter
F = Commercial amateur equipment followed by a linear amplifier
G = Anything not covered by the above
H = Unknown transmitter type

Points by Category & Top Scores

Category A:
    KC4VWU,  33 points (Top Score)
       W1G,  28 points
     K0ARA,  25 points
    WB9IFE,  23 points
      WX3K,  22 points
     W3GMS,  18 points
      K4RT,  14 points
      N2BE,  11 points
     K7IOU,   3 points

Category B:
    KC8ZUL,  28 points (Top Score)

Category D:
     K8JLY,  21 points (Top Score)
     W2IMX,   7 points

Category E:
     W1E, 119 points (Top Score)

Category F:
     W1AEX,  28 points (Top Score)
     K7JEB,   8 points

Category G:
     N8SDR,  47 points (Top Score)
     K1SRE,  17 points
     K5UJ,   2 points

There were no entries for categories C or H.

LOGS ANALYSIS

All Rally submissions sorted by points:

W1E: category: E,  96 contacts,  23 states, score: 119
N8SDR: category: G,  32 contacts,  15 states, score:  47
KC4VWU: category: A,  21 contacts,  12 states, score:  33
KC8ZUL: category: B,  19 contacts,   9 states, score:  28
W1AEX: category: F,  22 contacts,   6 states, score:  28
W1G: category: A,  19 contacts,   9 states, score:  28
K0ARA: category: A,  16 contacts,   9 states, score:  25
WB9IFE: category: A,  15 contacts,   8 states, score:  23
WX3K: category: A,  15 contacts,   7 states, score:  22
K8JLY: category: D,  15 contacts,   6 states, score:  21
W3GMS: category: A,  10 contacts,   8 states, score:  18
K1SRE: category: G,  10 contacts,   7 states, score:  17
K4RT: category: A,   8 contacts,   6 states, score:  14
N2BE: category: A,   6 contacts,   5 states, score:  11
K7JEB: category: F,   7 contacts,   1 states, score:   8
W2IMX: category: D,   4 contacts,   3 states, score:   7
K7IOU: category: A,   2 contacts,   1 states, score:   3
K5UJ: category: G,   1 contacts,   1 states, score:   2

Contacts by band (Note - some logs did not contain frequencies and/or bands):

160 Meters: 0.00
80 Meters: 61.95
40 Meters: 37.74
20 Meters: 0.00
15 Meters: 0.00
10 Meters: 0.31

Rig Types (sorted):

Home Brew: 36
Valiant: 14
Class E Rig: 10
Flex 5000: 8
Flex 3000: 8
Viking II: 8
DX-100: 8
Ranger: 7
MOSFETs used: 7
ART-13: 6
Anon (Apache Labs): 6
--> 813 Tubes used: 6
Globe King: 5
--> 4-400 Tubes used: 5
--> 4-1000 Tubes used: 5
DX-60: 4
Military - Uncategorized: 4
Globe Scout: 3
Heath Apache: 3
Collins 20V3 Broadcast: 3
KW-1: 3
TS-590: 3
B & W 5100: 3
--> 810 Tubes used: 3
--> 811 Tubes used: 3
FT-101: 2
T-368: 2
32-V1: 2
IC-718: 2
IC-756: 2
--> 3-500 Tubes used: 2
--> 805 Tubes used: 2
Flex - Unknown: 1
Viking I: 1
DX-40: 1
FT-102: 1
FT-1000: 1
FT - Something: 1
Drake T4-X: 1
Drake TR-4: 1
Drake T- Something: 1
HT-40: 1
BC-610 - HT-4: 1
Collins 300G Broadcast: 1
Broadcast Xmtr: 1
HT-37: 1
HT-32: 1
TS-440: 1
TS-2000: 1
IC-735: 1
Gonset G-76: 1
Eico 720: 1
Harvey Wells: 1

Rig Types:

Flex 5000: 8  W2DTC, W1TAV, KB3KRJ, WA1STH, W7CPA, WB7CAM, WA1KPD, KA1CIV
Flex 3000: 8  N8SDR, KD3HT, WD5JKO, N5AEA, W1GHL, K1BYD, KE7NUB, K4KJ
Flex - Unknown: 1  WA2SQQ
Ranger: 7  K1REX, WF2Q, W3GMS, W4BVT, K0ARA, WB8BFS, N1YNI
Valiant: 14  AA4WI, KA4KOE, N1BCG, KA1T, K4K, NE1S, WF2Q, AI2Q, WA2AAR, AB9MP, WA4JK, K1MPC, A12Q, N2LJO
Viking II: 8  KC4VWU, AA4WI, W1G, W0HRO, N1VIV, WA2MER, WA2RAS, W2ICQ
Viking I: 1  KC9QJE
DX-60: 4  KB9AGK, KJ4YEV, W0ERE, W2WLD
DX-40: 1  W1SD
FT-101: 2  KB3WFV, KI4JMH
FT-102: 1  NE2I
FT-1000: 1  K5UJ
FT - Something: 1  KC0OGH
Globe Scout: 3  WA1HLR, K4GHT, WB4AQL
Globe King: 5  KC4VWU, W2DGB, W5JO, W7MD, WB3FAU
Drake T4-X: 1  WA1STH
Drake TR-4: 1  K0UL
Drake T- Something: 1  WD8BIL
DX-100: 8  N2RY, WB9IFE, KAOAAM, AA4WI, NS5F, K7IYP, WB2ERS, K1ETP
HT-40: 1  W1ZB
BC-610 - HT-4: 1  N3XON
Heath Apache: 3  W1BBC, WB4VOA, K4RT
Collins 20V3 Broadcast: 3  K7RLD, KC8ZUL, K7PP
Collins 300G Broadcast: 1  WB2HUP
Broadcast Xmtr: 1  K9GAS
HT-37: 1  W2JBL
HT-32: 1  KB1PLC
Class E Rig: 10  W1E, K1KBW, KC2RLQ, W1VTP, N1BCG, W1LLY, N1GTU, KB2AM, W1DAN, NE1S
T-368: 2  KD3HT, W9WRL
KW-1: 3  W8LXJ, W3EMD, WA2PJP
ART-13: 6  W8GPA, WA1HLR, K1KW, AJ1G, WU2D, W1GTH
TS-440: 1  K1QAR
TS-2000: 1  KG4FET
TS-590: 3  WF8I, WA9JNM, W3KPT
32-V1: 2  KJ4TSA, KC4TSA
B & W 5100: 3  N0SAP, K3SQP, N1SNG
Home Brew: 36  W1E, K9GAS, K8JLY, W8DCQ, K9YQQ, KC4SSB, NE1S, K1KBW, WA1GFZ, W2DTC, KC2RLQ, W2TRH, W2PHL, N2DTS, W0XV, K9ACT, K4KYV, W4BVT, W0BVT, NA7RH, W1VD, W1BBC, W1ZB, W1VTP, N1BCG, WB9DNZ, KC2FXE, KG2IR, WA1IWQ, N1GTU, KB2AM, KE7NUB, KF7EH, WA1UQM, W1DAN, N8SDR
IC-735: 1  KK4TVR
IC-718: 2  N1GIC, W5ZMF
IC-756: 2  K7EK, W2ZZA
Gonset G-76: 1  WA2PJP
Eico 720: 1  WX3K
Harvey Wells: 1  WA4FTY
Anon (Apache Labs): 6  WB9DNZ, W1AEX, WU2O, KF7EH, K1KW, WA3JBT
Military - Uncategorized: 4  WA1HLR, W2FFC, AJ1G, WU2D

MOSFETs used: 7  W1E, K1KBW, W1VTP, N1BCG, W1LLY, N1GTU, KB2AM

Vacuum Tubes used:
 --> 4-400 Tubes used: 5  K9GAS, W8DCQ, K9YQQ, KC4SSB, KG2IR
 --> 4-1000 Tubes used: 5  K9GAS, K9YQQ, WB9DNZ, W4BVT, WA1IWQ
 --> 813 Tubes used: 6  W8DCQ, W2TRH, W0XV, KW1I, KC2FXE, WA1UQM
 --> 3-500 Tubes used: 2  KB3KRJ, W2ZZA
 --> 810 Tubes used: 3  W1ZB, K9ACT, K4KYV
 --> 811 Tubes used: 3  W0XV, K9ACT, WA1UQM
 --> 805 Tubes used: 2  W1ZB, KW1I

Logged Call Signs (and rigs used if noted in log):

N8SDR: Flex 3000, Home Brew amp w/single GI7BT tube
W1E: Class E Rig (home brew w/MOSFETS)
KC4VWU: Viking II, Globe King
W8LXJ: KW-1, HRO
K9GAS: Broadcast Xmtr, Home Brew, --> 4-400 Tubes used, --> 4-1000 Tubes used (mod)
KC9QJE: Viking I
AA4WI: Valiant, Viking II, DX-100
K1SRE:
W3EMD: KW-1
KJ4YEV: DX-60 barefoot
W1G: Viking II
K8JLY: Home Brew
W8GPA: ART-13
WA1HLR: Globe Scout, ART-13, Military - Uncategorized
K1KW: ART-13, Apache Labs Anon 200d
K4K: Valiant
KC0OGH: FT-901
K4GHT: Globe Scout
W8DCQ: Home Brew 2x813, --> (4-400 mod)
WX3K: Eico 720
K1REX: Ranger
K9YQQ: Home Brew 4-1000 plate modulated by pair 4-400s
N0SAP: B & W 5100 (bw 5100 )
KC4SSB: Home Brew pair 4-400 Tubes
KD3HT: Flex 3000, T-368
KC8ZUL: Collins 20V3 Broadcast xmtr
NE1S: Valiant, Class E Rig, Home Brew pulse
K1KBW: Class E Rig (home brew w/MOSFETS)
WA1GFZ: Home Brew SS AM
W1BBC: Heath Apache (Home Brew modul)
N3XON: BC-610 - HT-4
W2DTC: Flex 5000, Home Brew linear
KC2RLQ: Class E Rig (home brew)
W0ERE: DX-60
W1TAV: Flex 5000
KB3KRJ: Flex 5000, linear amplifier using 3-500 tubes
KA4KOE: Valiant
K6FC:
WA3GPE:
WF8I: TS-590
N2RY: DX-100
WB9IFE: DX-100
KF4VZM:
WA9JNM: TS-590
W0HRO: Viking II
KJ4TSA: 32-V1
W2TRH: Home brew  813 tubes
W2PHL: Home brew SS
W1ZB: HT-40, Home brew xmtr push-pull 810s modulated by a pair of 805s
W2ZZA: IC-756, linear amp w/3-500 tubes
WA1STH: Flex 5000, Drake T4-X
W1VTP: Class E Rig (home brew w/MOSFETS)
WF2Q: Ranger, Valiant
W2FFC: Military
W3GMS: Ranger
N1BCG: Valiant, Class E Rig (home brew w/MOSFETS)
AI2Q: Valiant
WD8BIL: Drake twin
NY4NC:
WB9DNZ: Home brew 4-100, Apache Labs Anon (100 W), linear amp w/4-1000 tubes
K7RLD: Collins 20V3 Broadcast xmtr
WA2PJP: KW-1, 75A4, Gonset G-76
W2DGB: Globe King
N2DTS: Home brew tube xmtr
WA2AAR: Valiant
NS5F: DX-100
W5ZMF: IC-718
W0XV: Home brew 813 tubes modulated by 811s
KG4FET: TS-2000
WS5J:
W9WRL: T-368
K9ACT: Home brew w/810 & 811 tubes
K5UJ: FT-1000
W5JO: Globe King
K7EK: IC-756 Pro
K4KYV: Home Brew w/810 tubes
W4BVT: Ranger, Home brew w/4-100 & 4-1000 tubes
W0BVT: Home brew w/6AG7 tube
WB8UHZ:
K0ARA: Ranger
W8VG:
KH6ITY:
W7MD: Globe King
N7ZZT:
W7CPA: Flex 5000
K7IYP: DX-100
W1LYD:
NA7RH: Home brew 50 W
WB7CAM: Flex 5000
K9EA:
W0VMC:
W1KNK:
W9BHI:
W9WLW:
W9CBN:
K3SQP: B & W 5100
AB9MP: Valiant
WA4JK: Valiant
KAOAAM: DX-100
WD5JKO: Flex 3000
WD9IOK:
KA9SKT:
W4VFW:
WB8BFS: Ranger
KQ6UP:
N5AEA: Flex 3000
NC2P:
W1VD: Home brew
WA2SQQ: Flex - Unknown (flex 6500")
KB1VWC:
WA1KPD: Flex 5000A
W2JBL: HT-37
KW1I: 813 tubes x 2 w/805 tubes
AJ1G: ART-13
W1ZZZ:
WU2D: ART-13
W1SD: DX-40
K1MPC: Valiant
KC2FXE: Home brew w/813 tubes
KA1KAC:
WB2ERS: DX-100
K0UL: Drake TR-4
W1GHL: Flex 3000
WL7B:
KG2IR: Home brew w/4-400 tubes
K1QAR: TS-440
N1GIC: IC-718
KB3WFV: FT-101
KA1CIV: Flex 5000
W1AEX: Apache Labs Anon 100d
WA3JBT: Apache Labs Anon 200d
K1ETP: DX-100
W1LLY: Class E rig (home brew w/MOSFETS)
WA1IWQ: Home brew w/4-1000 tubes
N1GTU: Class E rig (home brew w/MOSFETS)
WU2O: Apache Labs Anon 100d
N1AMA:
KB2AM: Class E rig (home brew w/MOSFETS)
W1VZR:
K1BYD: Flex 3000
N3HQB:
K7PP: Collins 20V3 Broadcast xmtr
KC4IPX:
WB2HUP: Collins 300G Broadcast xmtr
NE2I: FT-102
WA2CDL:
WA4FTY: Harvey Wells Bandmaster
KK4TVR: IC-735
KE7NUB: Flex 3000, home brew linear amp
KB9AGK: DX-60
N9OEQ:
WB4VOA: Heath Apache
N2APB:
KF7EH: Apache Labs Anon 100d, home brew linear amp
WA1UQM: Home brew single 813 modulated by 811s
N1SNG: B & W 5100
W1DAN: Class E rig (home brew)
N1VIV: Viking II
WA2MER: Viking II
KB1PLC: HT-32
W1GTH: ART-13
WA2RAS: Viking II
N1YNI: Ranger
K3SFS:
A12Q: Valiant
KA2J:
W2ICQ: Viking II
W2WLD: DX-60
KI4JMH: FT-101
KC4TSA: 32-V1
KF4TZM:
W3KPT: TS-590
WB3FAU: Globe King
KA1T: Valiant
N2LJO: Valiant
K4KJ: Flex 3000
WB4AQL: Globe Scout
K4RT: Heath Apache
W8FI:
KC9ZUL:
WB9IFF:
N0SAB:

Individual Station Log Counts & Comments:

N8SDR, 9, "Flex 3000 into a linear", "Flex 3000 into an 80 meter L", "Flex 3000 & HB GI-7BT amp", "Flex 3000 GL-7BT  125 W.", "Flex 3000 ICI-7BT Linear 125 w.", ", "

W1E, 8, "E RIG", "HOMEBREW", "Class E", "Homebrew class E 24 MOSFETs", "big class E", "Class E XMTR", "Homebrew Class E  24 MOSFETs"

KC4VWU, 8, "GK 400, NC-300, inv-vee", "VIKING II 80M INV+TUNER", "GLOBEKING 400", "Globe King 400", "Globe King 400  Inverted V 45 feet", "

W8LXJ, 8, "KW1   HRO-60 Receiver", "KW1 HRO-60 DOUBLET", "KW1", "KW1 HRO-60 Receiver", "Collins KW-1 and HRO 60 Rcvr", "

K9GAS, 6, "Homebrew", "HOMEBREW BROADCAST INV", "4X1 HOMEBREW", "H.B. 4-1000 mod by 4-400s", "4-1000 with 70 ft. Inv V open wire line"

KC9QJE, 6, "VIKING I / SOFTROCK REC DOUBLET", "Viking 1 and Henry 2K Classic", "Viking I  Modified, Henry 2K Linear 300 W", ", "

AA4WI, 5, "Viking Valiant II, SX-100, Dipole", "Valiant", "SX100, dipole Ant", "DX-100 Tx and R-1000 Rcvr (also SZ-101A Rcvr)", "Viking II   SX-100 Receiver"

K1SRE, 5, "CLASS B INV V 50 FEET", "K7DYY Solid State", "k7dyy class D rig", ", "K7DYY Class D"

W3EMD, 4, "KW1", "KW1 with 75A4", "KW1", "COLLINS KW1  75A4"

KJ4YEV, 4, "DX 60", "DX-60 Barefoot", "DX-60 into an inverted V barefoot!", "DX-60"

W1G, 4, "VIKING 2", "Viking II", "Viking II  50W, dipole"

K8JLY, 4, "Homebrew 1935", "T-20 TX and Hallicrafters SX-28 - what a great station - check his qrz.com. His station is in an historic mill and I bet he has one of the earliest transmitters heard in the Rally. It uses T-20s in the final - circa 1939.", "Homebrew T-20s mod by TZ-20s  100W"

W8GPA, 4, "ART-13  IC-7000,  Inverted V", "

WA1HLR, 4, "Globe Scout", "ART-13 Military", "art-13/bc-342", "GLOBE SCOUT DELUXE TEMPO 2000 100W "

K1KW, 4, "ART-13", "ANAN-100D SDR into 8877 amp", "Anon 200D SDR", "SDR APHACHE LABS 100D ANAN  25 WATTS"

K4K, 3, "Valiant", "VALIANT II", "special event station (op. WA4JK - Jerry) Johnson Valiant"

KC0OGH, 3, "FT-901", "901DM INTO HENERY2K4", "FT901DM Into a linear"

K4GHT, 3, "Globe scout into a linear", "Globe Scout into a linear"

W8DCQ, 3, "Homebrew 2x813s 80M delta loop", "H.B. 4-400 mod by triode conn. 813s", "HB 4-400 mod-pair 813's "

WX3K, 3, "EICO 720, National HRO", "EICO 720", "Eico 720"

K1REX, 3, "RANGER II, CLIPPERTON-L, DIPOLE", "Ranger II", "Ranger into a linear"

K9YQQ, 3, "Homebrew 4-1000 modulated by 4-400s   Softrock ensemble 2 RX", "HOMEBREW 4-1000 PLATE MOD"

N0SAP, 3, "BW 5100 ", "B&W 5100 "

KC4SSB, 3, "H.B. Pair 4-400s mod by 4-400s", "Homebrew Pair of 4-400s mod by 4-400s"

KD3HT, 3, "Flex 3000 into a Hercules Amp (80-90 w.)", "T368", "T-368/SP-600"

KC8ZUL, 3, "20V2 Broadcast", "Collins 20V2 Broadcast Transmitter"

NE1S, 3, "Viking One", "Valiant", "Homebrew Pulse Width Modulated Tube Rig!  SX-28 Rx"

K1KBW, 3, "Class E", "H.B. 24 Fet Class E", "Homebrew Class E 24 MOSFETs"

WA1GFZ, 3, "Hermes SDR into homebrew SS amp", "HPSDR into a solid state linear", "HPS-SDR into modified MRI amp.  Dipole antenna"

W1BBC, 3, "Modified Apache, H.B. Modulator", "HEATHKIT APACHE", "TX1 APACHE"

N3XON, 3, "BC-610", "BC610  Inverted V at 50 feet", "BC-610  SX-73  Inverted V"

W2DTC, 3, "Flex 5000 into a linear", "Flex 5000", "Flex 5000 into a Homebrew Linear"

KC2RLQ, 3, "H.B. Class E mod by external hi fi amplifier", "Homebrew Class E modulated by an external hi fi amplifier", "class e rig"

W0ERE, 2, "DX-60"

W1TAV, 2, "Flex 5000"

KB3KRJ, 2, "Flex 5000, 3-500Z linear amp", "Flex 5000"

KA4KOE, 2, "Viking Valiant, HQ-180", "Valiant  R-388 Receiver"

K6FC, 2, "Heathkit", "

WA3GPE, 2

WF8I, 2, "TS590 into a linear"

N2RY, 2, "DX-100  (80-90w) 75A4  Rx", "DX100 COLLINS 75A4"

WB9IFE, 2, "DX-100 -75M DIPOLE", "DX-100  HQ-160"

KF4VZM, 2

WA9JNM, 2, "TS-590", "Kenwood 590 S with amp."

W0HRO, 2, "VIKING II NATIONAL HRO REC", "Viking II w/ HRO 5TA1 rx w/ 40 Meter dipole up 60 ft."

KJ4TSA, 2, "COLLINS 32V-1", "

W2TRH, 2, "P/R 813s mod by 813s homebrew"

W2PHL, 2, "Homebrew SS exciter into linear", "Homebrew solid state"

W1ZB, 2, "HT40", "H.B. Pair 810s mod by 805s"

W2ZZA, 2, "ICOM 756 Pro into 2 x 3-500 linear", "BTA-1R"

WA1STH, 2, "Flex 5000", "Drake T4X (modified)"

W1VTP, 2, "Class E", "H.B. Class E - 8 MOSFETs"

WF2Q, 2, "Valiant", "RANGER   2 ELE MONOBANDER"

W2FFC, 2, "BC-375 Military  50 Watts", "BC-375"

W3GMS, 2, "Modified Ranger into a linear", "AWA Net !  Ranger into a linear"

N1BCG, 2, "H.B. Class E 4 MOSFETs", "JOHNSON VIKING VALIANT   "

AI2Q, 2, "Valiant", "Valiant EFJ"

WD8BIL, 2, "Drake twins into a linear", "

NY4NC, 2, "Icom Pro 2", "Icom into an end fed at 25 feet"

WB9DNZ, 2, "Anan 100D into a H.B. 4-1000 Linear", "(165 mis.) ANON 100 with 4-1000 amp."

K7RLD, 2, "20V3 Broadcast", "Collins 20V3 Broadcast Transmitter"

WA2PJP, 2, "Gonset G-76", "Collins KW1  75A4"

W2DGB, 2, "World Radio Labs mod by WRL P-P 6L6s", "Globe king  75S1 Receiver"

N2DTS, 2, "HOMEBREW TUBE XMTR", "4-4CX150 W2IMX solid state screen moduluar"

WA2AAR, 2, "JOHNSON VALIANT 2", "VALIANT 2 COMMANDO 250 AMP  R390  TRAP DIPOLE"

NS5F, 1, "DX-100"

W5ZMF, 1, "IC-718"

W0XV, 1, "Homebrew Push Pull 813s mod by 811s"

KG4FET, 1, "TS-2000"

WS5J, 1, "DX0100"

W9WRL, 1, "T-368"

K9ACT, 1, "Homebrew 810 mod by 811s"

K5UJ, 1, "FT-1000"

W5JO, 1, "Globe King 500"

K7EK, 1, "IC756 Pro II"

K4KYV, 1, "Homebrew PP HF-300 mod by 810s"

W4BVT, 1, "Homebrew 4-1000 Linear, Ranger II driver"

W0BVT, 1, "Homebrew 6AG7 2 watts Low Power"

WB8UHZ, 1, "Ten Tec Orion, Drake L7, full wave loop"

K0ARA, 1, "JOHNSON RANGER II, HQ-110A, ZS6BKW ANT."

W8VG, 1

KH6ITY, 1

W7MD, 1, "Globe King 500"

N7ZZT, 1, "Barefoot SSB Xcvr"

W7CPA, 1, "Flex 5000 into an Alpha Linear"

K7IYP, 1, "DX-100, SX-28, on the grid!"

W1LYD, 1, "McMartin BA-1, SX-28"

NA7RH, 1, "Homebrew 50 Watt Xmtr, HQ-129x"

WB7CAM, 1, "Flex 5000 into a linear"

K9EA, 1

W0VMC, 1

W1KNK, 1

W9BHI, 1

W9WLW, 1

W9CBN, 1

K3SQP, 1, "B & W 5100B + NC-303"

AB9MP, 1, "Valiant (100W)  5/8 wave antenna"

WA4JK, 1, "VALIANT "

KAOAAM, 1, "DX100"

WD5JKO, 1, "FLEX 3000"

WD9IOK, 1, "Drake r4b "

KA9SKT, 1, "TS450s"

W4VFW, 1, "Gonset G60 "

WB8BFS, 1, "Johnson Ranger"

KQ6UP, 1, "Apache"

N5AEA, 1, "Flex 3000"

NC2P, 1,

W1VD, 1, "Class D Homebrew"

WA2SQQ, 1, "Flex 6500"

KB1VWC, 1, "Heathkit Cheyenne"

WA1KPD, 1, "Flex 5000"

W2JBL, 1, "HT37"

KW1I, 1, "Collins TDO pair of 813 x pair of 805"

AJ1G, 1, "ART-13 Military Rig"

W1ZZZ, 1, "K7DYY"

WU2D, 1, "ART-13 Military"

W1SD, 1, "DX-40"

K1MPC, 1, "Valiant"

KC2FXE, 1, "H.B. 813 Rig"

KA1KAC, 1

WB2ERS, 1, "DX-100"

K0UL, 1, "TR4"

W1GHL, 1, "Flex 3000 into a linear"

WL7B, 1, "TS450-S"

KG2IR, 1, "H.B. Pair of 4-400s mod by 4-400s"

K1QAR, 1, "TS440"

N1GIC, 1, "IC718"

KB3WFV, 1, "FT-101 into a linear"

KA1CIV, 1, "Flex 5000"

W1AEX, 1, "Anon 100D SDR"

WA3JBT, 1, "Anon 200D SDR"

K1ETP, 1, "DX-100"

W1LLY, 1, "Class E, 8 MOSFETs"

WA1IWQ, 1, "H.B. 4-1000 mod by 833s"

N1GTU, 1, "H.B. Class E 8 MOSFETs"

WU2O, 1, "ANON 100D"

N1AMA, 1, "TS140"

KB2AM, 1, "H.B. Class E 8 MOSFETs"

W1VZR, 1, "Bart Jr."

K1BYD, 1, "Flex 3000 into a linear"

N3HQB, 1, "K7DYY Class D"

K7PP, 1, "Collins 20V Broadcast"

KC4IPX, 1, "TS430 25 Watts"

WB2HUP, 1, "Collins 300G Broadcast"

NE2I, 1, "FT102 into a linear"

WA2CDL, 1, "Collins KWM380"

WA4FTY, 1, "Harvey Wells TBS-50"

KK4TVR, 1, "IC735"

KE7NUB, 1, "Flex 3000 in a H.B. linear"

KB9AGK, 1, "DX60 into a linear"

N9OEQ, 1, "K7DYY"

WB4VOA, 1, "Apache"

N2APB, 1, "Johnson Invader 2000"

KF7EH, 1, "Anon 100D into a H.B. linear"

WA1UQM, 1, "H.B. Single 813 mod by 811s"

N1SNG, 1, "B & W 5100"

W1DAN, 1, "H.B. Class E"

N1VIV, 1, "Viking II"

WA2MER, 1, "Viking II"

KB1PLC, 1, "HT-32B"

W1GTH, 1, "ART-13"

WA2RAS, 1, "Viking II"

N1YNI, 1, "Ranger into a linear"

K3SFS, 1, "Knight Kit T-60 into a linear"

A12Q, 1, "Valiant"

KA2J, 1, "Not Known"

W2ICQ, 1, "Viking II"

W2WLD, 1, "DX-60B XMTR"

KI4JMH, 1, "ft-101 into sb220-ant is 80m loop  knows warren w1gud"

KC4TSA, 1, "Collins 32V-1 & HQ-180 Rx w/ Delta Loop"

KF4TZM, 1

W3KPT, 1, "Kenwood 590"

WB3FAU, 1, "Globe King 500B R388 Receiver"

KA1T, 1, "Viking Valiant (Modified) National NC303 into dipole up 70'"

N2LJO, 1, "Johnson Valiant Hallicrafters HQ170  dipole"

K4KJ, 1, "Flex 3000 Icom 1000 amp 100 watts"

WB4AQL, 1, "Globe Scout 65A  NC183-D"

K4RT, 1, "Apache  100W  NC173  Inverted L antenna"

W8FI, 1

KC9ZUL, 1

WB9IFF, 1

N0SAB, 1

States/Provinces/Countries worked, with contact counts:

 36 New York
 36 Ohio
 26 Massachusetts
 22 Connecticut
 19 North Carolina
 17 Pennsylvania
 17 New Jersey
 16 Illinois
 15 Indiana
 13 Missouri
 12 Maine
 12 New Hampshire
 10 Kentucky
  9 Michigan
  9 Arizona
  7 Texas
  6 Washington
  5 Georgia
  4 Alabama
  4 Wisconsin
  3 Tennessee
  3 Virginia
  3 Rhode Island
  3 Maryland
  2 Oklahoma
  2 Delaware
  2 Florida
  1 Mississippi
  1 Kansas
  1 California
  1 South Carolina
  1 Vermont

[k7iou]

Thanks guys for the hard work logging and posting.

I saw a comment from the newsletter and I paraphrase: too many high power stations not listening for the little guys.

This brought a chuckle as our 40M AM group had this discussion awhile ago and and a fellow ham commented the guys running low power were "Girly Modulation" which I commented several of us run "Johnson Modulation" (referring to Five Hundred) then another ham sarcastically said "The bigger your J...... Is the more you play with it."
Well the girly modulation stuck so now when we have trouble copying a station due to conditions or ...... He must be running girly modulation. Hi hi

[steve_qix]

Hmmm.. well, I don't know if the comment about the "big guns" on 3885, et al not listening for low power stations is universally applicable    

I was operating the event and was on 3885 both nights and with high power (SUCH a surprise    ) and with a bunch of other guys, some of whom were also running some fairly healthy power.  I can say if someone called in, we ALL stood by and made every effort to include and work these stations.

A number of the stations calling in were running LOW power and we all worked them (even though copy was sometimes very compromised).

This an excerpt from my AMTR log:

21:39   KX3K running an Eico 720
22:43   KJ4YEV running a *BAREFOOT* DX-60 ! (talk about low power)
23:13   NY4NC running a barefoot Icom Pro 2
23:44   KC4IPX running a barefoot TS-430 at 25 watts
00:05   WA4FTY running a Harvey Wells TBS-50

Anyway,

In general I thought the event was really fun.  I think with better publicity and enough lead time, we can make it a lot bigger.

The 2nd year of the event, we did get 43 logs submitted, but there was a LOT of publicity that year, and almost everyone used the logging software, so there wasn't too much manual intervention involved.  There were more than 1200 contacts, so imagine trying to type all of that in 

If we can get it published in QST, that would probably help a lot.  Also, I *think* the 2nd year event was co-incident with the AWA QSO party, and the combination gave BOTH events a whole lot more contacts 

[Steve - K4HX]

I was listening for a while. There was a definite "we aren't doing the Rally" vibe on one frequency. That's OK. No one is compelled to participate. But we should also recognize this sort of attitude WILL run off some. Let's not put our heads in the sand.

[W3GMS]

I was listening for a while. There was a definite "we aren't doing the Rally" vibe on one frequency. That's OK. No one is compelled to participate. But we should also recognize this sort of attitude WILL run off some. Let's not put our heads in the sand.

Personally, I never put much value in what they say anyway, so no surprise there! 

Its nice to have choices within our hobby and to each there own.  For me, I enjoyed meeting some new AM'ers and these events do tend to bring awareness of the AM mode and all of the comments I heard were generally very good.       

Joe - GMS 

[WD8BIL]

It was a very busy weekend at our house but I tried to get on when I could to hand out some Q's. I made contacts on 3705, 3725, 3733, 3875, 3880, 3885, one on 3890, 7290/95, 21.420, 21,430, and 29.030. I stayed on 29.03 for about an hour talking with the guys Seattle Saturday afternoon.

Real fun time. Thanks!

[N8SDR]

I haven't been doing AM all that long roughly 7-8 months
But I can say without a doubt I personally have more fun and more enjoyment on AM then any other mode I have used-
That being SSB, some CW and just about any digital mode you can think of.

Now I haven't yet resurrected an old boat anchor or other piece of heavy metal but diffidently have the urge to do so soon, after I finish up a few other builds I have started.

I have participated in many contest and wish I could have spent more time with the AM Rally,  as I found it too be a very relaxing time, that offered me a chance to learn and hear more of some really great older to more modern rigs and definitely much more courteous operators!

I have a feeling if the weather would have been better for much of the Midwest and east coast there would have been much more participation.

Rick -N8SDR

[w8khk]

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I have a feeling if the weather would have been better for much of the Midwest and east coast there would have been much more participation.

Rick -N8SDR

I know that is right!  I had every intention to participate the entire weekend.  But I was snowed in up in Lynchburg, Virginia.  If I knew that would happen, I would have taken the rig with me.  Lots of tall trees, I could have had a great antenna.  Maybe next year! 

Just wondering, might it be possible to have the rally more than once a year?  With all the positive feedback regarding the event, the question is whether the effort to arrange and organize it would be excessive if done more often???