[Boatanchors] Re: GB> Re: "XM3XZ" --- Special Callsign Prefix

[Ed Swynar]

Hi Doc,

I've a suspicion that far too many of us (myself included, oft-times!) spend
far too much time in front of these one-eyed monsters surfing the web,
instead of surfing the bands! Hi Hi

~73~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ





----- Original Message -----
From: "kd4e" <kd4e at verizon.net>
To: "Old Tube Radios" <glowbugs at piobaire.mines.uidaho.edu>
Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 8:18 AM
Subject: [Boatanchors] Re: GB> Re: "XM3XZ" --- Special Callsign Prefix


> > Ed Swynar wrote:
> > Some interesting observations:
> >
> > -10-meters was open on Saturday big time! The robot CW stations in
> > "...beacon alley" were absolutely chock-a-block with 599 signals --- yet
> > there was next to zilch "live action" to be had there, anywhere (have we
> > all collectively just assumed 10 was dead ALL of the time?).
> >
> > -15-meters had its share of openings, especially on Saturday. It's a
> > funny band: to-day I worked an "SV1" station with a 599 signal --- yet
> > there was nobody else audible on the whole band! Go figure.
>
> Just wondering ...
>
> 1.  When one wants to use 10 or 15M perhaps one should
> pepper the appropriate lists with requests that guys try
> to listen in during scheduled times and that they attempt
> some CQ's of their own before and after.
>
> 2.  No band may be considered dead until one has made a
> big CQ noise (see #1) and found no-one who should be
> heard is able to be heard.
>
> Too many of us are either not even listening or are
> listening to a fixed freq. (or randomly twisting the
> knob).
>
> Unless we are continually scanning across the bands we
> will likely miss the occasional CQ on the freq. to
> which we may be listening.
>
> I have acquired a Uniden BR330T wideband receiver which
> covers 100 kHz to 1299.995 MHz.  Even though it does not
> demodulate SSB/DSB/CW (need to rig an outboard BFO on
> the IF) in AM mode it should tell me when there is 10
> or 15M activity.
>
> It has been very valuable for monitoring 6M as it does
> its primary task of monitoring public service activities.
>
>
> --
>
> Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e
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