Les: I'm sure conditions have a lot to do with the activity. Since I'm not an early riser, working stations at 4, 5, 6 AM is generally not an option for me. Also, I generally prefer one-on-one QSO's rather than net participation. Hope you get that 100V on the air soon. That is my favorite AM rig. I can't remember the last time I fired up my Valiant, Ranger, or Apache.
Pete, wa2cwa On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 04:28:42 -0700 "wb6orz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, Pete. Interesting post. > Maybe AM activity has fallen off some because of the conditions, > but out > here the AMI Net still holds forth weekely on 3870, with as many as > 40-50 or > more check-ins. Also, we have a local AM Early Birds Net Sat AM's, > with > several regulars (including me). > In terms of any general fall-off, maybe it's the aging of the > group, of > course we know that phenonenon. > My Valiant and Ranger are faithful, and I've been meaning to run > my CE > 100V on AM, when I recently heard another on the air, it sounded > great. > Angel Music. > (((((73))))) > Les > ---===WB6ORZ===--- > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "peter markavage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 11:19 PM > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] AM Activity? > > > > With all the AM rigs changing hands over the last several years, > and the > > AM mode being included on most of the current crop of > transceivers, one > > might wonder why isn't AM heard more often on the bands. I've even > notice > > that AM in the Northeast, less a few regulars or irregulars > depending on > > who is drawing the description, is not as active as it use to be. > As we > > head to minimum in the cycle, 40, 80, and 160 meters, because of > lower > > noise conditions, should be great. Maybe they're all going > digital. > > > > Pete, wa2cwa > > > > On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 17:30:54 -0700 "Bob Macklin" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > writes: > >> The 40M AM frequency is 7290. But I have only heard SSB there and > not > >> very > >> often. > >> > >> I have not heard anything on 14286 in well over a year. > >> > >> And in the PNW 3870 is dead because of band conditions. > >> > >> Bob Macklin > >> K5MYJ/7 > >> Seattle, Wa.
