I have been working the low end of 80, 3650 to 3725, for some time and find that I can get more nibbles to a CQ there than I can on 40 ssb, plus almost no qrm Bernie W8RPW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 3:45 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] another thought
> On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 3:00 PM, VJB <[email protected]> wrote: > >> What I was thinking, however, is the nice sound of a bunch of AM QSOs >> during events like the AM Bandwarming Party and Heavy Metal Rally. And, >> those times on 75m and 10m when conditions were SO good that they deserve >> a second listen. >> >> We were arrayed politely every 10Kc or so, no complaints from >> incompatible modes, drawing pleasant attention and participation from >> others wishing to take part. >> >> THAT's a classy way to maintain and further AM's presence on any band, >> anywhere. > > This is the only way to go IMO. Trying to 'claim' any frequency or > otherwise reserve its use for a specific group not only makes us > guilty of the very thing we complain about the trouble makers doing, > it paints a target on our backs and invites problems. You can say 'but > they're not allowed to legally do that' all day long, it won't change > a thing. It's good to have some idea where to look, even better not to > limit yourself. > > I credit the bandwarming party with really sparking much of the AM > activity we now see down on 80m. Go there almost any afternoon and > find 3-5 ongoing AM QSOs spread from 3733 well down below 3700. The > biggest issue there, as well as on 40 or anywhere else, is getting > folks offline and on the air to operate. It seems like most folks want > someone else to start the party so that they can join in at their > leisure and enjoy it. > > Remember the first couple months on 80 after the bands opened up, > there was a lot of activity. But once the novelty wore off, many > drifted back to the old ways. Thanks to those who use any open > frequency and avoid the catfights above, 80 has a decent AM contingent > below 3750. Hopefully 40 will see the same rebirth of activity with > the ensuing excitement. A good example of what to expect is the number > of new stations trying AM for the first time, and resulting converts > from those nights we took the time to help them set up their new > ricebox radio for decent AM. > > ~ Todd, KA1KAQ/4 > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Post: [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Post: [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with the word unsubscribe in the message body. This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
