[Amps] Meaningful Conversations was: VHF all-mode and DC-to-daylight rigs

[Conrad PA5Y]

How very sociable. I am glad that you guys only inhabit bands that I am 
not the least bit interested in.

Conrad PA5Y


On 08/01/2017 08:17, Steve Wright wrote:
> On 08/01/17 04:45,  Manfred Mornhinweg <manfred at ludens.cl> wrote:
>
>> I have used WSJT, [....] but my interest quickly faded, for the same 
>> reason that I don't do DX in the usual way
>
> I too have a completely different approach to DX.
>
> I run 1KW into a wire skeleton slot antenna, run no processor, one bar 
> of ALC, and eSSB.  It's huge!  I get more abuse than compliments!  :D
>
> My receive audio side is DC to 5KHz wide into my home theatre system, 
> and your S9+10dB signal sounds like an AM radio station - I kid you not!
>
> I get on the air and deliberately try NOT to do DX, and I get calls 
> from all over the planet saying, "oh hey, whoppa signal, and brilliant 
> audio".  We talk and laugh for hours and hours about curing and 
> cold-smoking fish and game, loud vtwin motorcycles, useless 
> son-in-laws, and we are inadvertently derogatory about everything we 
> can find - it's enormously satisfying!
>
> I too, crave for the day we can do this over satellites for hours and 
> hours...
>
>
> S
>
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