[AMRadio] AM Presentation

[Bill Guyger]

You know....maybe my coefficient of crabby is going up, but might this be due to a whole lot of the newer crowd being more interested in digital modes in the VHF and UHF bands? There is a WHOLE lot of "if it don't run in software and have a GUI I ain't interested" going around. It takes cojonies (sp?) to work the low bands and to actually want to sit around and rag chew rather than hide behind a computer screen and keyboard seeing how many contacts you can make just by giving name, call and QTH, etc.
 
Bill AD5OL

From: Donald Chester <k4kyv at charter.net>
To: amradio at mailman.qth.net 
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] AM Presentation


I have observed in the past decade or so a pronounced reduction in the
amount of activity on 160, 75 and 40, despite statistics reported from the
FCC data base showing a record number of licensees. This includes all modes,
not just AM. Late in the evening  there is usually very  little 80m CW
activity, except when there is a QuaRMtest on. For many years I have noticed
they roll up the sidewalks on 160m after about 9 PM, and it's getting that
way on 75 as well. Gone are the nightly nocturnal emissions that used to
regularly fill the band until well past 2 AM, even on static-free weekend
nights, although  there are a couple of groups that are often heard on
through the wee hours, and sometimes early evening QSOs end up dragging on
past midnight if the conversation gets interesting enough.