[SEDXC] 6 meter amplifiers

[Bob Mantell]

I am interested in a 6 meter amp also.
 
BTW several clubs around the country have been able to use the old TV transmitting antennas for 6 meter stations.  Anyone checked to see if this could be done in Atlanta at WSB?  An ARRL VHF event is comming up in Sept? 


73 de Bob,
 
 K4ESA EM74qc
 
Bob Mantell
k4esa at yahoo.com
 

--- On Fri, 8/7/09, Robert Carroll <w2wg at comcast.net> wrote:


From: Robert Carroll <w2wg at comcast.net>
Subject: [SEDXC] 6 meter amplifiers
To: sedxc at contesting.com
Date: Friday, August 7, 2009, 1:37 PM


I would be glad to help out WSB—count me in.  Are others interested?  Please let our VP know!  



73

Bob W2WG



From: James Cummings [mailto:kt4mm at bellsouth.net] 
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 7:24 AM
To: w2wg at comcast.net
Subject: Fw: 6 meter amplifiers



Bob:



As editor of the KARC newsletter I received the following email from Mr. Pearcey.  Sounds like there is potential for some nice siz meter amplifiers.  If you could send the email onward to our SEDXC members I think we could help WSB clear out their Channel 2 equipment.



73

Jim C.



----- Forwarded Message ----
From: "Pearcey, Gary (CTV-Atlanta)" <Gary.Pearcey at wsbtv.com>
To: KT4MM at bellsouth.net
Sent: Thursday, August 6, 2009 3:20:54 PM
Subject: 6 meter amplifiers

Hi Jim,

I am Gary Pearcey and I work for WSB-TV.

As you know, we recently vacated 55-60 MHz and moved to UHF channel 39. This hopefully will allow increased use of 6 meters because of fewer problems with TVI. With this increase of activity might come a desire for QRO and amplifiers.

We have retired our old transistorized Harris HT30LS transmitter and are having trouble finding a home for it.

It appears that channel 2 is not very desirable due to QRN and skip. 

Therefore, if no one steps forward to use it as a complete unit, then we must remove the transmitter and part it out.

That’s where the Amateur radio clubs come in.

There are 35 air cooled one-kilowatt amplifier modules, of which all but 2 work OK.

There are some additional 500 watt driver stages as well. Even though it is designed for 55 to 60 MHz operation, I believe it is wide enough to cover 6 meters.

While I cannot guarantee that someone won’t still step forward and buy the transmitter as a unit, I would at least like to have a way to possibly donate the amplifiers and perhaps even the six 50 volt DC (208 3 phase)power supplies.



Please pass this along to the Kennehoochie membership.



Thank you.



Gary Pearcey    

WB4RLW

gary.pearcey at wsbtv.com



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