The people on the low end of 80 are just like 40 meters, I routinely have 45 min or longer QSOs with very interesting people, many running low power ( 25 watts) to a rice box after they called on SSB. for many it was their first AM QSO. Many get interested in operating AM. I always tell them about the interesting equipment in use by others I have worked. There is so much more diversity among the AM operators that it just does not compare to many on SSB. I do agree that the so-called AM window is difficult at best, plus I do not really care to be in a six party roundtable. I have had some great contacts on SSB, but there just seems to be something about that mode or the operators that tend to leave the contacts in almost a contest mode. It is not difficult to get people to start to talk, just encorage them with a few questions if they seem a little timid. you will be rewarded with a new friend. I have hear comments about the difficulty of the extra class test. I did not find it as difficult as the general I took in 1954. I believe it was Henry Ford that said " if you think you can not do it, you are probably right" Bernie W8RPW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brett Gazdzinski" <[email protected]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 10:34 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Effort afoot to "reclaim" 3600-3700 CW subband
>I don't bother getting on AM on 80 meters hardly at all, and would never do > so at night. > Its often just the 'usual suspects' around here, its not often interesting > to me, and I don't have a fantastic antenna , I do have lots of power > though, which equals qrm to people around my house....not popular during > prime time... > Low power AM on 80 at prime time in the AM window is pointless in my book. > Its no fun for anyone to try and copy a signal in the fringe, or that 1/2 > the group cant hear at all. > > I don't feel like tuning all over the band to find some AM, it was nice > when > it was in a window, you knew where to look. > > 40 meters on weekends used to be, and sometimes still is nice and active. > I personally like to talk with new people, find out what they are > doing/using. > > I have not found much interesting on AM lately, when I have time to get > on, > and think I will try to get back into CW and do that instead. I sure am > rusty at it! > > Brett > N2DTS > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Carpenter" <[email protected]> > To: "'Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service'" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 9:18 AM > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Effort afoot to "reclaim" 3600-3700 CW subband > > >> Every body that wants to run A.M. go ahead and move down to the extra >> band, >> then don't ask why A.M. is a dying mode !! A lot of "working stiff" still >> have to work 40 to 60 hrs a week, and for what ever reason don't have our >> "extra" but I really love A.M. >> Got to say, I'm beginning to feel like it's a one way relationship , you >> see. I'm not retired yet, and no I don't have a room full of old tube >> xmitters (but would love to have )Do have a old DX 40 that I'm close to >> getting on the air, and a three tube 811 amp, that may allow me to get >> into >> a short QSO with some of you. It's really sad that in order to be "in the >> group" you've got to run a tube xmitter and a amp, at 300 to 800 watts, >> other wise, your just noise, and something to be tolerated with a short >> reply, and then move on to another "big rig" sounding station. >> This will most likely be my last post, sorry about the bitter mood, just >> letting my feeling show I guess. Maybe after the bands get better in a >> few >> years, I can have a little A.M. fun on 10 & 20 meters. >> >> >> A.M.,,,,,,,the EXTRA mode >> >> Bob Carpenter >> KB4WEC >> [email protected] >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of QED Consultants >> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 5:35 PM >> To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service >> Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Effort afoot to "reclaim" 3600-3700 CW subband >> >> Hi Don: what does he even mean by these percentages? if he would treat cw >> at >> >> abt 500 cycles then there is almost no cw use. I have been running at or >> below 3.7 for weeks, last night I could not find a spot from 3675 to >> 3710 >> called cq on 3725and a guy on ssb came back and commented how good the >> audio >> >> sounded, he said it sounded as good as AM. I told him to put the rx on AM >> and have a good laugh. I think I will start dropping down to the 3650 to >> 3675 range. Bernie >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "D. Chester" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 4:22 PM >> Subject: [AMRadio] Effort afoot to "reclaim" 3600-3700 CW subband >> >> >>> The following message is being forwarded around on the internet via >>> e-mail >>> and on some of the mailing lists. They do have a point. There is very >>> little phone activity in this portion of the band, now that the novelty >>> of >>> the expanded phone band has worn off. Why not re-warm the band with AM? >>> I'll be exercising my 3620 kHz xtal a little more often. >>> >>> (QUOTE): >>> >>> "Since the changes were made taking away exclusive use of the 3600-3700 >>> portion of the 80 meter band for CW, I have done extensive monitoring >>> in it. There is very little use of this portion of the band now. I >>> have heard some ssb activity in the upper 25 khz (3675-3700). Percentage >>> of use during a one month period is less than 10%. From 3650-3675, >>> percentage is less than 7%. From 3600-3650, percentage is less than 4%. >>> >>> That is an awful waste of band space. There has been ample time for >>> someone to make use of these frequencies. Since they are not being >>> used enough, I think it should be given back to CW/RTTY/Digital. >>> During contest weekends, the present allocation of frequencies for >>> CW,etc. makes it almost unusable for net operation and QSO's. >>> >>> Who else should I contact with these recommendations and statistics? >>> I will be glad to do so. Me and thousands of other CW ops would like >>> to see this portion given back to us. >>> >>> Thanks for your help and 73, >>> Rodney Baker, W5DY >>> STX Section Traffic Manager >>> Tex CW Asst Net Manager >>> TCC Member >>> ORS (END QUOTE) >>> >>> Click or copy/paste the following link to read some of the replies to >>> this >>> message: >>> >>> http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/cw/2009-January/subject.html >>> >>> >>> Don k4kyv >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________________________ >>> >>> This message was typed using the DVORAK keyboard layout. >>> >>> http://www.mwbrooks.com/dvorak/ >>> http://gigliwood.com/abcd/ >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> 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. > ______________________________________________________________ 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.
