OMG What am I going to do with this??

[Ed in Tx]

Of course I was jesting. Note the use of the word "clandestine"..geezzz...

If you have a General or better amateur radio operators license (I have an Extra Class) you can indeed operate that transmitter if modified to operate at 1.8 to 2 mHz, the 160 Meter ham band. So if you don't want to get at least a general class ham license, you might take it to a local "hamfest" sidewalk sale and sell it to someone who can legally put it on the air.

[wa2ise]

Originally Posted by Ed in Tx

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If you have a General or better amateur radio operators license (I have an Extra Class) you can indeed operate that transmitter if modified to operate at 1.8 to 2 mHz, the 160 Meter ham band. ...

Usually, having a decent antenna for 160 is harder. Especially for a kilowatt transmitter that expects a quarter wave antenna (like a tall broadcast tower). Oh, it can be done, but takes some effort.

[Ed in Tx]

Originally Posted by wa2ise

Usually, having a decent antenna for 160 is harder. Especially for a kilowatt transmitter that expects a quarter wave antenna (like a tall broadcast tower). Oh, it can be done, but takes some effort.

Yep. I've played with 160 M by loading up my 80-40-20 vertical which is about 40 ft tall with a capacitance load on top. Using a big loading coil I made from some scrap city sewer pipe about 8 1/2" diameter with about 20 or so turns of aluminum ground wire and alligator clip attachments to find a match with my MFJ antenna analyzer before I put power to it. No more than 100 W applied to it by me though.

[jr_tech]

Originally Posted by Ed in Tx

Yep. I've played with 160 M by loading up my 80-40-20 vertical which is about 40 ft tall with a capacitance load on top. Using a big loading coil I made from some scrap city sewer pipe about 8 1/2" diameter with about 20 or so turns of aluminum ground wire and alligator clip attachments to find a match with my MFJ antenna analyzer before I put power to it. No more than 100 W applied to it by me though.

Some impoverished peanut whistle AM station owners, mostly in small towns have had a moderate degree of success with short heavily top loaded arrays such as this:

http://www.star-h.com/docs/STAR-H%20...esentation.pdf

jr