nope, I wouldn't. that's why I let the radio have it's head.
in most cases, you can't run qrp on those things. when you try, there's 
not enough power in your modulation to excite the balance modulator. 
that's why when you ran qrp, you could be heard on A.M by everyone who 
bothered to listen there.

Shaun,
vk2fese,


"Cry 'havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war"


web sites:
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skype: brailledude


On 25/12/2008 12:06 AM, we were able to ascertain that John Miller 
pondered upon these thoughts, and proclaimed thus.:
> With my TS-520, which I sold to a local ham just before getting my TS-830 
> which I like better, I had to really hold the thing back on 75 meters, it 
> wanted to put 165 watts out. I had to work like hell to hold it back to 140, 
> any lower I had to really detune it and I was always concerned about that. 
> Luckily the current owner is pretty much on 20 and 40 where it is a lot 
> safer at around 110 watts. I won't know why it wanted to put out such high 
> power on 75 so bad though, it was a huge struggle to keep it down too, you'd 
> be surprised.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 12:32 AM
> Subject: Re: Most Memorable Experiences
> 
> 
>> I won't tell you then I use to squeeze 150 watts out of my old 520 then
>> will I? hi hi.
>>
>> it was indeed fun back then. but, having said that, I remember working
>> europe on barely 20 watts out the back of an old cybernet radio.
>> admitedly it was out of band as well, but, there it was. 20 watts was
>> barely slightly louder modulation compared to 12 watts but it was fun to
>> work europe on bugger all power.
>>
>>
>> Shaun,
>> vk2fese,
>>
>>
>> "Cry 'havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war"
>>
>>
>> web sites:
>> http://www.myspace.com/blindmanshaunoliver
>> http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/
>> skype: brailledude
>>
>>
>> On 24/12/2008 2:29 PM, we were able to ascertain that Colin McDonald
>> pondered upon these thoughts, and proclaimed thus.:
>>> operating out of band?  CB, oh dear dear.  Did i hear too much power, or 
>>> was
>>> it just never     quite enough hi hi.
>>> 27.425, 435 and 445 lower side was where i used to talk to the ausies all
>>> the time from north western canada.
>>> swing the beam a bit west of south and null out the idiots from the lower 
>>> 48
>>> and lard thunderen G, the boys down under would come rolling in like a 
>>> big
>>> surf.
>>> and i only ever ran 12 watts...
>>> but here we are, all respectable ham operators now, we can't remmoniss 
>>> about
>>> the old days when we had a bit more lee way and didn't care as much about
>>> regulations...not to mention a bit more fun...the absolute lack of
>>> intelligence from the lower 48 operaters was nothing short of pure 
>>> amusement
>>> and entertainment on a daily basis...kind of like an adult version of the
>>> simpsons or southpark on crack.
>>> the challenge was breaking a pile up of music, noise makers and cursing 
>>> and
>>> swearing, rather then 100 nearly as stupid ham operators spitting out 
>>> their
>>> calls wanting to talk to some dx contact for 2 seconds to put it in a log 
>>> to
>>> claim they talked to so and so in here or there.
>>> For amateur radio, the rag chewwing is fun, the experimentation with
>>> equipment and antennas is fun, and the occasional rare dx contact without 
>>> a
>>> pile up can be interesting...but the rest is just dribble and no better 
>>> then
>>> the cb stuff when the dx is rolling good.
>>> I have made hundreds of very good clean personable contacts on 11 metres 
>>> in
>>> the past with people in some pretty rare places.
>>> Yeh it's not specifically up to par with regulations, but neither is 
>>> driving
>>> 70 in a 65 zone, or parking in a no parking zone, or adjusting ones taxes
>>> just a little bit to get a break, or not declaring cash payments for work
>>> done...those aren't ok either, but lots of good law abiding people do 
>>> that
>>> and it doesn't make them losers.
>>> Ham radio has more then it's fare share of IO's (idiot operators) too, 
>>> and
>>> not all of them have come up from the "cb" ranks with their bad manners.
>>> It's all radio and it's all fun if you don't mind the attitudes....which
>>> personally i have no problem with because it's not serious but
>>> entertainment.
>>> It's like going to see a commedian, your not going to sit there and 
>>> analyze
>>> each word and say how terrible he is for saying what he's saying.  Your
>>> going to laugh at what's funny and boo him if he sucks...
>>>
>>> 73
>>> Colin, V A6BKX
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 4:47 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Most Memorable Experiences
>>>
>>>
>>>> that's how I started pretty much, a friend told me how to use one
>>>> shortwave radio as a BFO for another, so I did.
>>>> I got into cb for a while, did all the naughty things like work out of
>>>> band etc, ran amateur radio equipment on 27 mhz, all the naughty stuff.
>>>> then this year after procrastinating for the better part of 20 years, I
>>>> finally went and got my license.
>>>>
>>>> Shaun,
>>>> vk2fese,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Cry 'havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> web sites:
>>>> http://www.myspace.com/blindmanshaunoliver
>>>> http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/
>>>> skype: brailledude
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 24/12/2008 10:02 AM, we were able to ascertain that Bill Deatherage
>>>> pondered upon these thoughts, and proclaimed thus.:
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>> That brought back memories.  I first learned about short wave radio 
>>>>> from
>>>>> a
>>>>> student at The Kentucky School for the Blind.  I was there in the late
>>>>> 1960's and early 1970's.  After talking to my parents about it my 
>>>>> mother
>>>>> bought me one of those radios that had a m and f m and short wave on 
>>>>> it.
>>>>> That is where I first heard about ham radio.  They had some classes for
>>>>> Novice license when I was living in louisville that was for KSB 
>>>>> students
>>>>> and
>>>>> people who lived there could participate in the class.  I went to a few
>>>>> classes but never stuck with it.  What sparked my interest at that time
>>>>> the
>>>>> director of the Rehab center where i was a student who's name is Fred
>>>>> Gissoni talked to me about amateur radio and the licenses and what you
>>>>> had
>>>>> to do to get your license.  He is blind and is a general class 
>>>>> opperator.
>>>>> well, later in my life i got a radio with the same bands but this radio
>>>>> had
>>>>> local police and air frequency bands on it.  part of this covered the 
>>>>> 146
>>>>> meg band so I started listening to hams on 2 meters.  and I finally
>>>>> studied
>>>>> long enough to get my technission class license.  At that time the only
>>>>> difference between technission and general was the code so I finally 
>>>>> got
>>>>> my
>>>>> code spead up to 13 words a minut and now I am a general.
>>>>> but like you it all started with listening to short wave.
>>>>> Bill Deatherage
>>>>>
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