[AMRadio] AM Frequencies used

[Mike Sprenger]

Hi Dave and Jim,

I'm Mike - W4UOO @ Tampa Bay

This time of year I operate AM pretty much only on Sunday Morning Florida
AM Net which last few months we try to call the net to order at 7AM Eastern
/ Local on 3885 per conditions it usually corresponds with the broadcast AM
pattern change time.  (When the static subsides in the winter, I like
AM'ing in the evenings too)  We run from 15 to 30 check ins, so its usually
one round of comment and one round of 73 and we're done by 8:00 AM - 8:15
AM EDT, but there's usually folks on much earlier.

Wide variety of gear shows up - Knight's, Heathkit DX100's, Hallicrafters
HT-32's, Ranger's and BC-610's (several), and some solid state fare like
Flex and K7DYY's...

When the band conditions are good, I only run an R390 and a BC-610-I and
avoid the Web SDR's (its a purist thing) but when the band is long, I still
want to hear my AM friends so I cave and web to N4DKD's SDR.

Some folks are on as early as 5:00 or 5:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time - which
is while the band is long and we hear folks from Kentucky / Maryland (and
we can hear the Texas folks on 3890 at times) - then the net goes 'Local'
to South of Atlanta after about 7:15 AM and from Tampa I don't hear anyone
North of Georgia.

If ya happen to be awake that time on Sunday Morning check in with us...
https://flamgroup.wordpress.com/about/   Facebook Group:
Florida AM Group = Ham Radio
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/154845541219803/?ref=group_header>

We run net logger for the check in roster (helps me know when its safe to
go get coffee) https://www.netlogger.org/

Depending on propagation / when the band is really long we listen on
http://n4dkd.asuscomm.com:8901 <--- in Alabama      http://sdr.n4but.com
 <----In Orlando

You're welcome to join us...

Thanks,
Mike




On Wed, Sep 4, 2019 at 9:36 AM <w5jo at brightok.net> wrote:

> Hi Dave,
>
> Not a lot has changed but summer weather and propagation has pretty much
> stopped activity on 7.290 and 7.160.  You will hear some stations on 7.290
> from time to time but I rarely do.
>
> On 75 the main frequencies are still 3.875, 3.880, 3.885 and 3.890 with
> activity depending on your location.  Activity will be picking up soon as
> the storms subside.
>
> On 160 there is little activity West of the Mississippi but in the South
> there is a number of stations on 1.980-85 and some on 1.885 with most of
> those stations in the NE.
>
> There is a net on, I think, 14.313 or so each week on Wednesday, someone
> will  have to verify that.
>
> 73,
>
> Jim
> W5JO
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
>
> After send my question post I found a typo. I asked about 75, 40, and 20
> meters but instead of 40 I typed 30.
> Please excuse my error (typo).
>
> Dave de W5QWX
>
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-- 
Thanks,
Mike Sprenger
(37.9167N  81.1244W is the Summit)