tHAT'S GREAT - ARE YOU SURE THEY ARE NOT ON 3855 KhZ? tHAT SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY POPULAR SPOT FOR am ACTIVITY.
(oops) From: "Jim" <[email protected]> To: "AM Radio Discussion List" <[email protected]> Date sent: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 16:34:16 -0600 Subject: [AMRadio] 3.860 Send reply to: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service <[email protected]> <amradio.mailman.qth.net> <mailto:amradio- [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> <mailto:amradio- [email protected]?subject=subscribe> > I am listening to a new group of guys using AM on about 3.860 and it > near 4:15 PM. They are guys that I have never heard before and are > using break-in procedures. > > I have heard one identify and he is in Houston.so I expect they are > scattered along the Gulf Coast and in South Texas. From what I can > tell they are using rice boxes with amplifiers and are doing pretty > good with everything. One of them is adept at directing the others > on how to set the mic gain, AGC and other controls on the > transceivers. > > He also understands very well not to use more than ~50 watts into > the amp, depending on what amp they use. One of them states he is > running 350 watts, another said (gasp) 500 watts. > > The real funny part is the SSB guys who like to live between 3.855 > and 3.870 are not happy at all. I just heard another guy identify > and he is in Brownwood, TX. Another of them is mobile but I can't > hear the call. The static from the storm is a bit much for me to > hear all of them. > > So watch for these guys and lets encourage them to keep it up. > > 73 > > Jim./W5JO > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
