And maybe they were too busy fighting a war to play radio. Best regards - Bry Carling _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.contesting
Well said, Bob. Last summer, on a Brand X discussion forum, we discussed what is the "best" microphone and what is the best EQ setting. I suggested that, because we only use +/- 2700 Hz audio and RF
Rick, Not trying to start something.....but....The only difference between us and Franklin is frequency and power. At least those of us with verticals. John WA1JG And for those of you who can't remem
I have mostly older gear, too. Nothing from this century....I run a section-wide cw net and it amused me when the guys would come on and tell me how many cycles I was off the net freq. when I was NCS
I suppose it would have had to have been the '30's and those were tough times. _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/ma
John, IMO it was the arrival of reasonably priced Xtal filters which led to hams getting interested. SSB was too complex in the beginning. Not everyone fancied tuning a phasing transmitter to generat
If Franklin used his setup to communicate over a distance with a second point, then I agree with you. But I am unaware of him ever doing that. I'm not an expert on history but I do enjoy reading old
Being the owner of a recording studio as well as a ham for over 40 years, I can verify that cost has very little to do with frequency response and audio quality of most microphones. I have built cond
well i came up in the 50s hams loved am and you had to be in that era to love and understand it. then came collins with their first ssb rigs. talk about resentment because the money boys all gathered
hey some movie i see everyonce in awhile has a real spart station on a ship. its the most fasinating thing i have every seen. fire flying everyway and pure ac hum and crackling. i dont understand it
** "personally I think ham radio has gone as far as it needs to go." ** That statement reminds me of the following: "Everything that can be invented has been invented." --[by] Charles H. Duell, Commi
Some if us never left AM. That's why there are other rigs in my shack besides TenTec!! Best regards - Bry Carling _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting
Hey Doug: Now that you mentioned this, I'm curious. Could you share details on how you built the condensor mics? Or did you take a mic out of a cassette recorder and mount it in a case? As to the res
Never left AM -- that's Don, K4KYV's line and I suppose mine too except like many I left ham radio for decades. I use my OMNI VII as RF drive for my 300 W home brew class E now and often listen on th
well you have a good arguement but with the internet the game has changed. cheap cheap mode things can be coded for security reasons. dont forget the cell phone digital stuff. yes we are dinisors!!!!
doug i know a guy that put a mike element in a piece of pvc pipe with a lttle cotton in it. it sounded fantastic beat any 300.00 mike i ever heard. crazy huh? bob all things are possible in Christ Je
hi hi to that comment!! bob k0wtz all things are possible in Christ Jesus our savior Subject: Re: [TenTec] In praise of older technology To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
hi hi to that comment!! bob k0wtz all things are possible in Christ Jesus our savior Subject: Re: [TenTec] In praise of older technology To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
I believe it ! doug i know a guy that put a mike element in a piece of pvc pipe with a lttle otton in it. it sounded fantastic beat any 300.00 mike i ever heard. crazy huh? bob ll things are possible
Well we almost agree 100% -- the only point of departure, is that throwing more money at MY problems would go a very long way to solving them !! ;-) I really agree about the importance of good mic te