I usually have the reciever on 40M at that time period. I will start parking it on 3870 in the later evening. At least my antenna is right for that path.
Bob Macklin K5MYJ Seattle, Wa, "Real Radios Glow in the Dark" ----- Original Message ----- From: "W6OM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service'" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 9:56 AM Subject: RE: [AMRadio] Left Coast AM? > I work VE7ZWZ in BC two or three times a week around 8 - 9 PM on 3870 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Macklin > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 9:49 AM > To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Left Coast AM? > > But what time should I be looking on any of these frequencies. > > When I moved to this locatin in 2003 I was able to hear the PNW AM group on > 3870. But now they are down in the noise. > > I used to check 14.284 in the early evening (between 4PM and 5PM PST). Again > I use to hear them a few years ago but I have not heard them in over 2 > years. > > I was tols one to check 7290 at noon on saturdays. I tried that and no luck. > > I received a note from a ham in Alaska that told me the farther north you go > the worse things get. > > On 80M I do receive the PNW RTTY net most night on 3595. What I am receiving > seems to be ground wave. That's what I would expect right now. > > The PNW AM locals (Seattle) are located north of me and over some high > hills. I suspect that I am off the end of their antennas. > > My antenna currently runs east to west. So my best path is N/S. > > Bob Macklin > K5MYJ > Seattle, Wa, > "Real Radios Glow in the Dark" > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "W6OM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service'" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 9:31 AM > Subject: RE: [AMRadio] Left Coast AM? > > > > Plenty, 3870, 3880, 1925, 1885, 7,293, 7,140, 14,286. Daily AM activity > > from all 11 western states AM community a total of 183 check ins the last > > two months.. > > > > Ron W6OM > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Macklin > > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 9:28 AM > > To: AM Radio > > Subject: [AMRadio] Left Coast AM? > > > > Is there any real West Coast AM activity besides the PNW AM group that > > operates on 3870 in the early evening? > > > > Is there any West Coast AM activity on 40M? > > > > Recent ly I have been hearing SSB activity on 14.286 during the time > period > > that the the AM group used to operate. > > > > Or is the problem just the dead bands due to the solar cycle? > > > > Bob Macklin > > K5MYJ > > Seattle, Wa, > > "Real Radios Glow in the Dark" > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > > AMRadio mailing list > > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > > AMRadio mailing list > > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
