I posted those two questions because they were related to what we do. The PNW AM group seems to only operate early evenings on weekdays. I have not seen any weekend activity by this group. They operate on 3870.
I am told the operate early and shut down before the band goes long. So all there is the ground wave. I am in a bad area surrounded by pretty good hills. The base of the Cascades. When I first moved here 5 years ago I could copy many of the stations very well. But now what ever activity there is down in the noise. I hope things improve when we get back up in the next solar cycle. I have never heard any AM on 40M. I have been told to monitor 7295. I have been doing that when I have an interest. But I think the West Coast AMers should grab 7195 for there new home. It is in the General segment and soon the SWBC stations will be gone. Five years ago I also was hearing the West Coast AM group on 14,286 in the early evening. I never hear any AM there but I do hear SSB there. I assume that a lot of my listening problems are due to the fact that we are at the bottom of the Solar Cycle. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 7:23 AM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Re: Amateur Radio Exam Question > On Feb 7, 2008 8:38 PM, Bob Macklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Here is another question from the NEW Extra exam: > > > Which of the following describes how the loading capacitor and tuning > > capacitor are to be > > adjusted when tuning a vacuum tube RF power amplifier that employs a > > pi-network output > > circuit? > > Well Bob, at least this and the previous example you posted show that > the sky really isn't falling after all. I've never cared for the > 'mulitple guess' exams or some of the modes, but at least we still > have the privilege of holding a license and enjoying amateur radio. > What we choose to do with it will be the determining factor. > > A much larger concern to me is the apathy among AMers and probably > other modes as well (although there seems to be plenty of SSB > activity). Most nights it's tough to find any AM activity on the bands > beyond 1885 or the 75 meter ghetto, complete with jamming. Seems folks > can find plenty of time to piss and moan or stir the pot on here, but > locating that power switch and tuning dial is a most formidable > obstacle. Kudos to the few who make a regular effort. > > Below 3800 is slowly filling up with SSB groups claiming frequency > ownership for their 'groups'. Maybe we'll be fortunate enough to keep > another small 'window' area like 75m, where AM signals can be found > 4-5 kcs apart. That way folks will know where to look for activity and > not have to actually create any. > > Meantime, we can troll the web for things to post online, complain > about the ARRL, FCC, SSBers, newbies, or whoever/whatever else. In the > end, we remain our own worst enemy. Hmm...speaking of pissing and > moaning.... (o: > > Hope to hear more of you on the air over the weekend. Very little > static last night, nice stable conditions for a change. Here's hoping > it stays that way for a while, and that more folks find their way back > to the airwaves. > > ~ Todd, KA1KAQ > ______________________________________________________________ > 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.
