I don't operate at night, but appreciate not having to tune all around the band looking for a good AM qso.
3880 is tough for me, some plasma TV interference on 3880 at nasty high levels, 3870 is clear. I suppose I could learn the garbage for an extra ticket, but don't know where/who gives the test. Besides, I balk at having to take the test, when my station is all home brew, the the person giving the test likely could not figure out how to operate it, let alone build it. I have a commercial FCC license, does that not count for anything? (no). Brett ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Swynar" <[email protected]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 11:16 AM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] AM 75- 80 meters > Hi Bernie, > > I sorta hung up my Viking II & RCA AR-88LF combo into retirement mode up > on > the shelf here several years back for the very reason you mentioned about > 40-meters... > > I'd call & call CQ at various hours of the day with no responses > whatsoever. > So I finally stopped trying. > > As for 75-meters, well, I guess some old habits are slow to die...but from > what I've been hearing up & around the "window" of 3800-3885-KHz, more > than > a few of the regular AM denizens seem to actually enjoy the challenges of > standing-up to the random (and by times, downright vicious!) heckling from > a > few of the more "expressive" within the SSB crowd... > > NOT the sort of place you'd really want to demonstrate the joys & > pleasures > of AM phone, to visitors in the shack! > > The part of the band around 3.7-MHz seems far more civilized. I enjoy > SWL'ing the gentlemen who come down there for some interesting technical > QSOs on AM... > > ~73~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ > > > *********************************** > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bernie Doran" <[email protected]> > To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 11:03 AM > Subject: [AMRadio] AM 75- 80 meters > > >> what is this fascination with 3880 to 3885? last evening my s meter did > not >> fall below +20 tuning through that area and each side. there is no > possible >> way to have a QSO at times like that unless you are talking to your next >> door neighbor! I gave up and went to 3705, called cq for 30 minutes > untill >> dave w9ad ran across me. I could find only three or four ssb stations >> between 3.6 and 3.7. the low end is almost not used, if it is not going > to >> be used the band might as well be changed back where it was. And yes, I >> know this has been brought up before, and yes I know there are generals, > not >> an excuse for most, a few hours with the license manual and you are an >> extra. I talked with a 13 year girl a while back that was an extra!! I >> will be back on the low end tonight around 3.7 +or -15, maybe I can get a >> ssb to respond. Of course maybe it is just that no one wants to talk to >> me!! I have also been listening and calling on 7160 and 7290 for >> several >> days without a nibble. Just about ready to throw in the towel and get > rid >> of my junk. Bernie >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
