Vanity Calls:

Wed Jun 19 16:42:49 EDT 1996

     Maybe that is why they are only issuing 4 new vanity calls per day!  I 
     was hoping it was because demand had tapered off, which would result 
     in Gate 1A opening soon...and Gate 2 soon after...

     73, Tad, NZ3I

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Subject: Vanity Calls:
Author:  syam at Glue.umd.edu (De Syam) at INTERNET
Date:    6/19/96 1:25 PM

Let's just hope that your vanity call applications are not now 
underwater.  Parts of Gettysburg, PA, have received 11 inches of rain in 
the past 24 hours and over 100 homes have been evacuated.

...And I just sent in for my license renewal last week!...

                                     Very 73,

                                     Fred Laun, K3ZO  

>From w5robert at blkbox.COM (Robert)  Wed Jun 19 22:38:17 1996
From: w5robert at blkbox.COM (Robert) (Robert)
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 16:38:17 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Mobile Amp Info Wanted
Message-ID: <9606191638.aa17607 at blkbox.COM>

> 
> 
> It's time to go QRO for the PA QSO Party and other mobile contests.  Would
> appreciate information/recommendations/sources/other useful information on
> 500 watt-class 12 volt amps. Please reply direct.  Many thanks.
> 
> See you in FD from K8HVT/M from sailboat in Long Island Sound.
> 
> 73
> 
> Hal Offutt K8HVT
> 
> 
Excellant subject.  I am discovering that high power solid state
amplifers have a "legal" problem in the states.  One can't sell
them because they are wide band and cover - well above 27mhz.
I'm told with a hamcall sign I can MAIL ORDER one -kit(but can't use
US mail?) that is high power and fits the traveling bill.
Those that do sell them over counter,etc. have devices to limit the
upper freq. ?
-- 
73 Robert  WB5CRG  w5robert at blkbox.com   

>From dgf at netcom.com (David Feldman)  Wed Jun 19 22:51:31 1996
From: dgf at netcom.com (David Feldman) (David Feldman)
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 14:51:31 -0700
Subject: Mobile Amp Info Wanted
Message-ID: <199606192151.OAA24645 at netcom15.netcom.com>

w5robert at blkbox.COM (Robert) writes,

>> It's time to go QRO for the PA QSO Party and other mobile contests.  Would
>> appreciate information/recommendations/sources/other useful information on
>> 500 watt-class 12 volt amps. Please reply direct.  Many thanks.
>> 
>Excellant subject.  I am discovering that high power solid state
>amplifers have a "legal" problem in the states.  One can't sell
>them because they are wide band and cover - well above 27mhz.
>I'm told with a hamcall sign I can MAIL ORDER one -kit(but can't use
>US mail?) that is high power and fits the traveling bill.
>Those that do sell them over counter,etc. have devices to limit the
>upper freq. ?

There are at least three real, legit QRO mobile amps I'm aware of -
one is the Metron MA-1000B (possibly out of production), another is
the ten-tec product, and another is made by mfj/ameritron.

None of them cover 10M but modification is not difficult.

Most require 50 watts drive, and will do 500-600W out on 160-15meters.

All require "hard wired" PTT switching. The ten-tec might do QSK - the
metron definately is not QSK.

In any event I'd suggest extensive testing to ensure damage to the
car electrical/computer system is not damaged due to the strong RF fields.

Also consider a secondary battery close to the amplifier to handle
current peaks.

73 Dave WB0GAZ dgf at netcom.com

>From w7zrc at micron.net (Rod Greene)  Thu Jun 20 00:55:00 1996
From: w7zrc at micron.net (Rod Greene) (Rod Greene)
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 96 17:55 MDT
Subject: SO2R blues/Icom service kudos
Message-ID: <2.2.16.19960619165901.0e074536 at micron.net>

At 01:59 PM 6/19/96 -0300, WF3T wrote:

>        Now, for the good stuff (and the only reason I'd publicly admit to
>being so stupid). Shipped it off to Icom, the slow cheap way, they didn't
>even get it for a week, and in 2 1/2 weeks I had it back, fixed! And, even
>though I had told them what I had done, no charge!!! Needless to say, Icom
>now has one more lifelong customer. It's something to keep in mind when
>you're shopping for that fancy new rig. Maybe if Kenwood had service like
>that (and a radio as good) they wouldn't have to stoop to selling through CB
>shops.
>                                                                    73, Steve
>
>*\*  steve.steltzer at paonline.com (WF3T)  *\*
>*\*        Harley Davidson Inc.          *\*

Steve, I'm sure glad you had a good response.  For every good experience
though, there is a bad one.  Maybe ICOM East responds better than ICOM West.
My little 2 mtr IC27H has been at ICOM West for over a month and "on the
bench" for close to two weeks now.  All it needs is a new volume
control/on-off switch.  Boy have I been given the run around when I call.
They must spend all their time on high priority contest radio repairs.

Sorry for the non constructive, non contest drivel.  It won't happen again.
73, Rod
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