[AMRadio] Fwd: Re: [Boatanchors] 10M AM Frequencies

[manualman at juno.com]

Actually, suggested band plans are not as obscure as one might think but,
of course, it all depends on how you define "good operating habits" or
"considerate operating skills". Obviously, you can operate phone wherever
your license class allows. Personally, I don't really care where you want
to operate AM on ten meters, but since we have a 200 KHz slice on that
band that generally is completely free of SSB activity, I'll stick to
that segment. Turning the receiver dial, retuning the tuner if necessary,
and retuning the transmitter is not a real hardship for me. Actually,
when I use the Flex, it's only a mouse click and that's easy to handle.
Maybe, when you tune up to the "AM segment" of 10 meters, you should try
calling a few CQ's and making some noise. No one makes a contact if
everyone is just listening.

Pete, wa2cwa

On Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:20:56 -0400 "Bernie Doran"
<qedconsultants at embarqmail.com> writes:
> Here we go again, people do not even know what the frequency/ class 
> usage is 
> for ten meters!!! or quote some obscure band plan that has absolutly 
> no 
> meaning.    As far as tuning up to 29 MC that is a bunch of turns on 
> a 75A4 
> or a R390A.   Is it a big deal? No not really,  but why when the ten 
> meter 
> band is about as broad as it gets.  Then if there is someone there 
> retune 
> the antenna match box and the tx.   I almost always do go up and 
> listen, but 
> I never hear any AM.     The same idea happens on 80/75 meters, a 
> lot of AM 
> ops want to stay around 3885 and listen to the squeels. I like it 
> down 
> around 3700 + or - 20 kc.    Band plans, I do not give a Rats A--.  
> Bernie