[AReU] < -- Local frequencies

[Ron Youvan]

   Hi  all:

   I have long wondered it there was a "local" (HF) frequency
around here.

   I have just run into two HF frequencies that are more or less
local, one is local to the Plant City, Valrico es Brandon area,
it is:  28,4150 kHz/s.  It is not busy, but I keep hearing local
traffic on this frequency, including OMs that I know.

   The other is a frequency used by a good number of Florida HAMs.
It is 7230 kHz/s.  It is generally busier in the morning that it
is in the afternoon,* but I was given a S9 when I was running
50 Watts with a 9' wire es a 9' wire on the ground as a
counterpoise by all 3 HAMs, one outside of Leesburg es one
each in Ft. Lauderdale es St. Austine.  (using SSB)
(I was operating with the 9' wire hanging over the edge of Tampa bay)

* populated mostly with nice retired folk, like me.  Just rag chewing!


   Ron KA4INM Youvan ka4inm at gmail.com