[AMRadio] (no subject)

Mon Jul 11 02:41:15 EDT 2011

1957 !? Wow! Bernie, lot's of things have changed. Anyway, if you want to not work 10 meter AM because the area that is used now has moved from over 50 years ago, seems like you'll be missing out a lot of great AM now that the sunspot cycle is on the upswing. 

 I will be putting my Viking II up on 29.000 on the weekend afternoons that I don't work. Hope to catch you AMers up on 10! (The ones willing to accept a little change that is)

 73 John KX5JT
----- Original Message -----
From: Bernie Doran
Sent: 07/10/11 08:35 PM
To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] (no subject)

 In past cycles, 1957 to me, AM was every 5 to 10 kc from bottom of the phone band to the top. so at some point AM guys decided to just give up that space. same as hanging around 3880 3885 and being on top of each other when the low end is only moderately used. If I have to listen to the QRM up there it just is not worth the bother, so I hang at 3700 + or - 20 KC. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Wilhite" <w5jo at brightok.net> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" <amradio at mailman.qth.net> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 9:12 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] (no subject) > In past cycles the majority of the AM signals were from 29 to 29.2. > Back in 98 & 99 signals were solid every 5 Kc. 10 year previous there > was a lot of SSB activity but not as much AM. In 98 a few stations > operated from 28.8 to 29 but not that many. > > You should tune around to see what is there remembering that 10 can be > open from North to South but not East to West at the same time. In the > early 90s I regularly worked stations in South America and could not > find a station in the US. > > David VK2BA and Smitty KD4AF regularly worked each other two times per > week on 28.875 or so when the band was "supposedly" closed. I remember > pointing my beam toward David and working Smitty off the back of the > antenna and David toward the front. > > Up there, to make contacts, you have to make noise in all directions to > see where the signals go. > > Jim/W5JO > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > >> Bernie, >> It's our special spot to play AM radio and find each other. If you >> want to play FM radio go up past 29.6 MHz, if you want to play CW >> radio, go down to 28.025 MHz. >> If you call CQ using AM below 29.6 MHz, it's doubtful you'll get a >> response, at least not from an AM station. Try it, see how it works >> for you. I love AM and ten meters, let's hope the 10 meter band comes >> on strong next year. >> Pete >> K5PZ >> >> >> >> ---- Bernie Doran <qedconsultants at embarqmail.com> wrote: >>> This is getting ridicules, I hear all sorts of beacons and a few ssb >>> stations, then crank the knobs around and around to 29 and nothing!!! >>> why >>> does anyone think they have to be that far from the bottom of an >>> unoccupied >>> band??? Please do not tell me that the way it has always been!! no >>> it has >>> not!! > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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: AMRadio at mailman.qth.net > To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-request at mailman.qth.net 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: AMRadio at mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-request at mailman.qth.net 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