Hi Craig, I know about the 3970 PNW AM gang. There are really 2 groups. The dry siders (East of the Cascades) and the wet siders (West of the Cascades). Until about 3 years ago I was able to hear the wet siders in the late afternoon but they just faded into the noise. I have never heard any of the dry siders.
As you state, with this antenna limitation I am at a real disadvantage on 75M. But a couple years ago I was doing very well on 40M and higher. I hope that stuff comes back! Bob Macklin K5MYJ Kent (Seattle), Wa, "Real Radios Glow in the Dark" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig C. Heaton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service'" <[email protected]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 6:50 PM Subject: RE: [AMRadio] 40 meters > Hi Bob, > > There is activity daily on 3.870MHz, usually between the hours of 3PM > through 5PM. Most stations are in the state of WA. You will have a tough > time hearing or working them with an undersized antenna. > > I listened most of the late morning and into the afternoon on 40, didn't > hear any AMers on or near 7.290, just foreign broadcast across the entire > band. > > >From 3PM on there was a QSO on 3.870, I was there running the Junkston Desk > KW and had to turn up the wick towards the end because of slopbuckets n' > swishing carriers. Everyone was Q5: stations checking in were from WA, OR, > and MT. Early on one of the stations was getting by with just a Viking > Ranger running 40 watts. > > Sad to say, nothing beats a full size antenna and good band conditions. > > Haven't had a QSO on 40 since last summer, it only lasted a few minutes > because of poor conditions. > > 73's > wd8kdg > Craig > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Macklin > Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 4:53 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] 40 meters > > My interest in 40M is mostly because a have a severe antenna limitation. I > live in a 20' by 20' RETIREMENT CLOSET! > > I live on the 4th floor with my windows facing south. At least they are not > facing North! I have a 40M dipole 6" below the ceiling. The center is in the > SE corner. The hot leg goes West about 18" then turns North. The > counterpoise goes North from the feedpoint about 18' then goes West. > > I can recive on this KLUDGE on contest days. It seems to take current OK on > 40M. I need to try loading this thing on 15M also. > > I am interested in trying to promote 40M AM activity. But is seems the only > interest here in the PNW is on 3870. And I have not heard anything there in > over 18 months. > > But I did hear some weak AM on 3885 this morning. I understand it is a > Calif. group. I have heard them before. > > It would be nice to get some AM activity back on 20M also. > > I don't know what is happening in the rest of the US but here in the PNW it > seems the only time me or some of my friends hear anything at all is during > contests. > > Anyway my DX-60 is ready to try on 40M AM! > > Bob Macklin > K5MYJ > Kent (Seattle), Wa, > "Real Radios Glow in the Dark" > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "VJB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 3:51 PM > Subject: [AMRadio] 40 meters > > > > When the FCC expanded the 80/75 and 40 meter phone segments, we organized > a "bandwarming party" that brought out dozens of stations to help > commemorate new areas to operate AM. > > > > I wonder if we should try something like that again with the upcoming > departure of international SW stations from the portions of 40 meters we've > been sharing with them. > > > > It doesn't take much: A few articles in print publications, some reworking > to post the same thing on popular internet sites, and some on-air promotion > to drum up support and notice. > > > > Hit this link for an example of a 'net posting: > > eham.net/articles/15428 > > > > And these postings to a boatanchors reflector Dec 15 2006 marking the good > time: > > > > > It was effective last night at the crack of midnight (EST). > The > frequencies from 3600 to 3750 sounded as if a contest > were in process. > > > 73 de Mike W9OJ > > The bandwarming party certainly did take place, > starting right about > 0501Z with phone activity throughout 3600 - 3750. The > most interesting > thing to me was the large number of AM signals and the > large number AM > QSO's on different frequencies throughout the newly opened > segment. > > > > > All it would really take to debut some additional 40m activity is a > numerically critical mass of people to organize and get on. Someone want to > take the lead ? > > > > > > --Paul/VJB > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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. > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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. > ______________________________________________________________ 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.
