[Boatanchors] 10M AM Frequencies

[Mark K3MSB]

I don't think it's a question of should we or shouldn't we run AM lower on
10M.  You can certainly run it anywhere it's legal as long as, as you
stated, you're not disrupting ongoing communications.

I think it's a question of where to look for AMers on 10M.  My perspective
is that if I want to find AMers I look between 29.0 and 29.2.   Even at the
peak of the last cycle, I just dropped below 29.0 if I couldn't find a place
between 29.0 and 29.2.  Never had a problem.   As I recall,  VK2BA usually
held court around 28.9 on a regular basis.   So, I don't think it's the same
situation as people crowding into too small a "window" as on 75M.    The 10M
AM "window" is significantly larger.

I don't agree with your statement that the "voluntary "guidelines" for AM
are outdated.   The guidlines are quite acceptable as long as we in the AM
community create and use them without external coercion.   I'd rather find
fellow AMers at the local watering hole than have to listen across the
entire band -- as long as nobody is telling me I must use the watering hole.

When people start telling us that we can't use AM here or there,  then it's
time to carry the AM flag anywhere it's legal just because we can.
Otherwise  "Everything is permissible -- but not everything is
constructive.  Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others". --
A good plan for implementing "Love thy Neighbor"

Mark K3MSB


On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 2:37 PM, Warren Elly <w1gud4 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Folks,
> I've yet to have any issues running AM regularly on 20, 17 and 15 meters.
> Tim WA1HLR and I regularly sked on AM Sundays on 18.150.
> In nearly 3 years, we've yet to hear a disparaging word.
> I have also worked, as Paul says, many DX stations as well, most on SSB,
> and they just zero beat and call in. Never a complaint.
>
> So, what's the issue? We are not doing anything illegal running AM in the
> phone bands.
> The voluntary "guidelines" for AM calling windows are outdated and on some
> bands terribly overcrowded ie. 3885.
>
> I say fire up anywhere you wish, so long as you are not disrupting on-going
> communications. That's the
> gold standard. Love thy Neighbor.
>
> -Warren W1GUD
>
> On Sep 21, 2011, at 4:40 PM, Paul Baldock wrote:
>
> > At 09:31 AM 9/21/2011, you wrote:
> >> Great formula for QRM and conflicts with ssb signals.
> >
> >
> > I don't think so. I'm working DX regularly on 20M and 15M AM in
> > amongst the SSB station with no complaints. Fortunately most hams are
> > very tolerant and polite. Even a single frequency such as 28.305MHz
> > would be an advantage for those of us that have narrow band antennas.
> >
> >
> > - Paul
> >
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