Very nice sir! I'm all about the latest and greatest ham technology but absolutely love the vintage equipment. It just seems like it's alive and has a personality. LOVE it and great to hear ham AM operators. Thank you for sharing. 73's
Hi Steve, hope you are doing well. Neat to see the R5 working. I have a non-functional one that was given to me in Hawaii. I spent hours trying to get the slider dial to work. Anyway I tried to bring it to KY to work on and broke the glass in transit. Enjoy your AM net. Sounds like a nice bunch.
If the glass break was clean and can be put back together, make a scan of it and take it to a copy center that has a graphics department. They can make a clear plastic overlay, either with the adhesive on the back or the front to, of course, put the new dial on a piece of glass or plexiglass cut to the right dimension, on the front or back. If broken too badly, a good picture of the dial and a editor program, you can make a dial for the graphics dept to use. The real issue to home made is the fact the a printer that prints white, cost thousands. I did this procedure for a 1958 Silvertone AM/FM radio in a console with a smashed glass, and my place made a beautiful overlay, with perfect graphics, all from an emailed picture. Or, buy a real junker with a good glass.
@@charliel.5475 Thanks for the encouragement. I think the break is clean enough to do what you suggest. The original glass has a hole drilled where the bandspread knob pokes through. Not sure if my local hardware store can reproduce that, so it might have to be a plexiglass replacement. Certainly, hearing Steve's R5 work has rekindled my interest in this project. Then there is that darn dial cord to deal with....🤥
Hi Steve, what power does that Ameco put out on AM? I love the mellow sound of strong AM signals, I really must listen around more for them. Thank you for posting the video nice to hear an AM net from your side of the pond. 73 de Mark G0NMY
About 12 watts. I drive an AL-1200 with it to 250 watts carrier. The TX86 has over 100% modulation...Actually 130% due to it's "duo-grid" modulation scheme.
I can argue either way but it's futile. Kirchhoff's law demands two poles for any antenna. By that standard, anything is a dipole no matter where it's fed. It's just words.
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That sounds great Steve. I keep forgetting about the net.
Sorry I missed the net. We had relatives from out uf town that day. Sounds like propagation was good Sunday.
Very nice sir! I'm all about the latest and greatest ham technology but absolutely love the vintage equipment. It just seems like it's alive and has a personality. LOVE it and great to hear ham AM operators. Thank you for sharing. 73's
Hi Steve, hope you are doing well. Neat to see the R5 working. I have a non-functional one that was given to me in Hawaii. I spent hours trying to get the slider dial to work. Anyway I tried to bring it to KY to work on and broke the glass in transit. Enjoy your AM net. Sounds like a nice bunch.
If the glass break was clean and can be put back together, make a scan of it and take it to a copy center that has a graphics department. They can make a clear plastic overlay, either with the adhesive on the back or the front to, of course, put the new dial on a piece of glass or plexiglass cut to the right dimension, on the front or back. If broken too badly, a good picture of the dial and a editor program, you can make a dial for the graphics dept to use. The real issue to home made is the fact the a printer that prints white, cost thousands. I did this procedure for a 1958 Silvertone AM/FM radio in a console with a smashed glass, and my place made a beautiful overlay, with perfect graphics, all from an emailed picture. Or, buy a real junker with a good glass.
@@charliel.5475 Thanks for the encouragement. I think the break is clean enough to do what you suggest. The original glass has a hole drilled where the bandspread knob pokes through. Not sure if my local hardware store can reproduce that, so it might have to be a plexiglass replacement. Certainly, hearing Steve's R5 work has rekindled my interest in this project. Then there is that darn dial cord to deal with....🤥
Nice station Steve
I had a TX-86 after upgrading from my Knightkit T-50, but the receiver was a NC-183d in 1965.
Lee, WA8QFE, Indy
Hi Steve, what power does that Ameco put out on AM? I love the mellow sound of strong AM signals, I really must listen around more for them.
Thank you for posting the video nice to hear an AM net from your side of the pond.
73 de Mark G0NMY
About 12 watts. I drive an AL-1200 with it to 250 watts carrier. The TX86 has over 100% modulation...Actually 130% due to it's "duo-grid" modulation scheme.
I’m looking forward to getting my Central Electronics gear up and running so I can join the Pacific North West AM guys
It’s a Cool Radio but JESUS CHRIST said,Nets are for Fish.I agree with HIM & I love Amateur Radio as well.👍🎙
No such thing as an "End Fed Dipole"...how could there be !!!
I can argue either way but it's futile. Kirchhoff's law demands two poles for any antenna. By that standard, anything is a dipole no matter where it's fed. It's just words.