Transmitter location: Ocean County, New Jersey
FM29
Control point and alternate transmitter location: Huntington Township, Pennsylvania (25 miles WSW of Wilkes-Barre)
FN11
If you are interested in amateur radio, with an accent on vintage radio, full fidelity, natural-sounding AM, and experimentation, you have come to the right place! There are a few surprises on this site as well. Enjoy!
NEW THREAT TO AM AND VINTAGE RADIO OPERATION! READ ABOUT IT
HERE. (REVISED JANUARY 2008)Contents:
W3P Special Event Station, QSL information
Collins 20V-Series 160 Meter Conversion Tips
Gates BC-1T and BC-500T 160 Meter Conversion Tips
WP3XEN: Greater Philadelphia's Experimental Broadcast Station
Deep-Fried Oreoâ Cookies?
Phil's Philadelphia-Style Tasty Enrobed Cake
The Ultimate Old Buzzard's Confection
Electronic mail address:
Phil (at) k2pg.com
Mailing address:
Philip E. Galasso
635 State Route 239
Shickshinny, PA 18655
Current Projects:
The Collins 21E broadcast transmitter is on the air from Pennsylvania! This transmitter came from WMTR in Morristown, New Jersey. WMTR totally redesigned its transmitter plant, retiring the venerable 21E and replacing it with a Harris DX-10, providing full redundancy.
Birthday:
May 15Place of birth:
Elizabeth, New JerseyMarital status:
Single...nobody to nag me but my cats!Occupation:
Broadcast engineer.Radio Clubs:
AM International #1316, QCWA #28512, Grey Hair Net #221, FISTS #2995Professional Society:
Society of Broadcast Engineers, #3676 (expired). The SBE became a bit greedy and jacked their membership dues sky high, so I dropped my membership.Professional License:
FCC General Radiotelephone Operator License, PG-3-10080Professional Certification:
SBE Certified Broadcast Radio EngineerLicensed September 27, 1968 as WN2HMH. I held the callsign WB3EZA briefly while working in Pennsylvania. The callsign of my New Jersey station was changed from WA2HMH to K2PG on May 24, 1977. The New Jersey station has been at its current location since May, 1992. I came to Wilkes-Barre in March, 2004 and moved to Huntington Township (a very rural area) in October, 2005. The New Jersey station is still on the air.
I enjoy restoring vintage radio equipment and using it on the air. Non-radio related interests include beekeeping, gardening, and just hanging out on the beach or hiking through the mountains and cooling off in a nice mountain lake.
Class E AM Transmitters (WA1QIX)
Antique Electronic Supply (Tubes and old-timey parts)
RF Parts (Power tubes and semiconductors)
Mouser Electronics (General electronic components; no minimum order)
P.W. Dahl & Company (Large transformers and reactors)
Boat Anchor Manual Archive (Manuals for vintage radio equipment)
Collins Collectors' Association (Manuals for Collins amateur, commercial, and military equipment)
