[AMRadio] 10M AM Frequencies

[rbethman]

Pete,

I began with this in 1980.  I have always found AM starting at 28.5+.

I got pages of contacts since I got my General on 31 Oct. 1980.

These antiquated "Gentlemen's agreements" are the basis of things like 
"AM Windows".

It is long past that these have been honored.

We keep trying to go by antiquity, and we will lose what we DON'T use.

[Just back from picking up granddaughter at bus stop in this never 
ending rain!]

Bob - N0DGN

On 9/23/2011 3:59 PM, manualman at juno.com wrote:
> Bob:
> I totally agree with you. You can operate AM in any phone segment of any
> band as your license class allows. The original point being made was that
> on 10 meters, an entire 200 KHz segment was designated for AM use some
> time in the past as part of maybe "gentlemen's agreement", considerate
> operating guide" or whatever. Even during periods of high 10 meter
> activity in the past, this segment was generally void of any other mode.
> It seems like an ideal place for AM operators to hang out and operate but
> we're all free to operate AM anywhere in the band. During the past active
> sunspots cycles, there have been several AM nets operating between 29.0
> and 29.2 MHz. Actually several weeks ago I checked into an central U.S.
> AM net during the evening hours operating at 29.02 MHz. But, if you want
> to operate down around 28.5 MHz, feel free to do so. Maybe you can
> convert some SSB operators to the AM mode.
>
> The same situation also exists on 6 meters. Most of the SSB activity is
> down at the low end of the band. AM calling frequency is at 50.4 MHz, but
> during band openings, I've worked AM stations as low as 50.2 or 50.3 MHz.
> SSB stations rarely ever creep above 50.25 MHz. So, from roughly 50.3 to
> 50.6 MHz, AM operators can generally have free rein of that segment of
> the band.
>
> Pete, wa2cwa
>
> On Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:28:30 -0400 rbethman<rbethman at comcast.net>
> writes: