[AMRadio] cw

Sat Sep 21 19:39:30 EDT 2013

Absolutely a great time. I will be using one of my many vintage "bugs" 
along with 3 different stations. My chirpy Ranger, my HX-50, and my 
HT-30. You gain more points by using different rigs. So look for me at 
different times to work me using my different setups. In fact, the 
exchange is the radios you are using. It is great fun bringing the old 
"bugs" back on the air and not using computer control. From reading the 
past posts, I must admit I am guilty of computer generated cw but only 
in contesting. I get the rush of the fast pace and competition of 
contesting and the only way you can compete is to stay up with the 
latest and greatest in technology for that facet of amateur radio. I 
will admit though, I get a great thrill out of putting my old "boat 
anchors" on the air and keeping the tradition of amateur radio alive and 
well. Look for me in the Classic Exchange.

73-Bob-W0YBS
http://w0ybs.com

On 9/21/2013 4:49 PM, John Macaulay wrote:
> Tomorrow, Sunday Sept 22 is the CW  part of the Classic Exchange.  There will be a good number of old Boat Anchor rigs (and operators) active most of the day.  Low key contest - more about the old rigs and enjoyment of CW.
> See the web site:
> www.classicexchange.org
> For suggested frequencies and exchanges.
> A lot of fun even if you have a modern rig.
> 73
>
>
>   
> Mac MacAulay
> WQ8U
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 21, 2013, at 2:43 PM, "K5MYJ" <macklinbob at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It largely depends on  where you live. The only thing I ever hear between 7100 and 7125 is CW. And that is rare.
>>
>> Use the message boards to set up an operating schedule in the 7050-7100 section and see what happens.
>>
>> Propagation here in the PNW seems to be all East/West. Not much North/South.
>>
>> The reverse beacons show it.
>>
>> Bob Macklin
>> K5MYJ
>> Seattle, Wa.
>> "Real Radios Glow In The Dark"
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald Chester" <k4kyv at charter.net>
>> To: <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 11:25 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AMRadio] cw
>>
>>
>>> I like the idea of vintage CW but it doesn't have to be limited to novice speed sending. There is supposedly a vintage CW hang-out on 80m around 3550 but all the activity I hear seems to be run of the mill stuff with the usual plastic radios.
>>>
>>> I think a better 40m frequency would be somewhere in 7060-7100. There is rarely any kind of activity there at all except for an occasional digital buzz and a Spanish speaking slopbucketeer. 7100-7125 is often filled with foreign SSB and an occasional broadcaster.
>>>
>>> I wish  the FCC would extend the phone band down to 7100, and then all the countries agree to a band plan that would put RTTY and other digital modes somewhere  up around 7080-7100, and that CW ops would agree to spread out a little more. As it is, they are mostly all clustered down in 7000-7040 or so, RTTY, cw, data and all, with a wide swathe of under-used frequencies from 7060-7125, while the phone bands may be congested to the hilt.
>>>
>>> I do hear a few CW sigs in the vicinity of 7060-80 at times, usually in the  clear enough that you could copy them OK with an S-38. The inefficiency in the way 40m frequencies worldwide are presently used, since the broadcasters mostly moved out of 7100-7200, is ridiculous.
>>>
>>> Don
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