[AMRadio] 10M AM Frequencies

[Bernie Doran]

I started in 1954 and remember the QST having page after page of articles 
related to construction, theory, etc. now it is at least 90%  ads. I was 
going to count the ad pages a while back, got about half way and asked 
myself, why am I wasting my time? why am I paying for this crap?   stupid? 
Bernie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "rbethman" <rbethman at comcast.net>
To: <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] 10M AM Frequencies


> 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:
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