[TenTec] Orion as AM radio

[Steven Moore]

I owned a dx100 and several of its hundred pound cousins. Other than selling them on ebay for big $ I can't 
think of any reason to have them back including am.

Same goes for the hallis and nationals.

Steve  wd0ct

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Atkinson, K5UJ" <k5uj at hotmail.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 7:59 AM
Subject: [TenTec] Orion as AM radio


>
>>>If I wanted to get into AM operation, no solid state rig could ever
>>>satisfy me. I'd want a big tube transmitter. <<<
>
> There's this mythical idea hams seem to have, that decent AM can only happen
> with a big plate modulated tube rig.   I have no idea where this comes from,
> given the fact that broadcasters are ditching this techology for solid state
> transmitters as fast as they can.  Turn on your medium wave AM receiver and
> tune around to any radio station.  Odds are 3:1 that you are hearing a solid
> state rig, especially if you are tuned into a big 50 kw station.  About the
> only ones left running primary vacuum rigs are the dinky daytimers that
> aren't generating enough revenue to go solid state.
>
> the best sounding ham AM rigs out there now are solid state, either class E,
> dsp generated AM from the flex radio, or low level modulated exciters
> driving amps.  a few guys are doing well with old tube broadcast rigs and
> globe kings, gold dust twins etc. but for every one of them there are 100
> with dx100s who are unbearable.
>
> rob / k5uj
>
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