Hi Ken, Yes, very much so, due to their lower noise levels (especially in the spring and summer, when thunderstorms are more prevalent in the US). I've had good success with 20W of carrier power or less, on 10M, when the band is in good shape.
73, Ellen - AF9J ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Zuercher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 10:59 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] AM on 160m <SNIP!> > I have a Heath DX-40 which is more > than enough for any cw contact but I haven't done more > than test on AM. Do you think the higher bands will go > with the lower power on AM? > Thanks for the advice in advance! > Ken KC8QO > ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ 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.
