[Boatanchors] Re The Day Two Meter AM Went Extinct!

[jeremy-ca]

Id prefer 9AM Todd. And if the SSB crowd wants to have fun I could always 
hook up the 3CX1000A7 amp; 400-500W of AM should clear a path! Nothing like 
a fat and warbling carrier to drive them nuts.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
To: "jeremy-ca" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
Cc: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com>; 
<boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Re The Day Two Meter AM Went Extinct!


> On 8/1/07, jeremy-ca <km1h at jeremy.mv.com> wrote:
>> There is some Sunday morning 2M AM out this way but I havent checked in
>> lately; Im not vertical at 6-7AM.
>>
>> Best bet is to set the squelch on 144.4 and see what shows up.
>>
>> And leave the Twoer on the shelf, that superregen is a RFI generator for
>> sure.
>>
>> Carl
>> KM1H
>> Clegg Zeus & Interceptor 2 & 6M Ayem
>
> Same issues for me here, Carl. I know the military net runs early to
> avoid the SSB lids who like to intefere, but no idea why VHF stuff
> can't be a bit later, or even during evening hours. I bet more would
> join in. I've listened in on the old military radios net maybe twice,
> when I had to be up at 5AM for some foolish reason.
>
> Same station here as you run. Picked up a nice Interceptor B at
> Hosstraders a couple years back that needs to be gone through, but the
> original Interceptor is perking along nicely. WA2PJP told me recently
> that he's been making a lot of 6M yAyeM contacts with his Clegg twins
> from L.I., bet you could hear him FB.
>
> Perhaps some of us late risers need to come up with an alternative
> time to get on the air?
>
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ
>