[Boatanchors] [3890_AM]

[Bry Carling]

21.420 MHz is used a lot for AM - partly because it is a direct multiple of 7.140 and a lot of
crystals for that frequency were floating around.

> Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 07:47:45 -0800
> To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> From: paul at paulbaldock.com
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] [3890_AM]
> 
> If the band is open (which it is most days in daylight hours) you 
> will most always find someone listening on 21.430MHZ
> 
> - Paul   KW7Y
> 
> 
> At 05:52 AM 2/17/2016, you wrote:
> >Actually there ARE AM QSOs taking place elsewhere...
> >(I will steadfastly maintain our amateur radio tradition of calling 
> >them QSOs rather than
> >the grotesque-sounding "Qs" invented by a few contest operators who 
> >used to be CBers.)
> >
> >You will find plenty of AM QSOs on lesser known AM haunts including 
> >3837, 3870, 3875, 7160, 7190, 7285, 7290,
> >7293, 7295, 14286, 21.420 etc. Yes there is some competition at 
> >busier times, but hey, AM was always a mode
> >where you had to accept some QRM would occur.  (I will not call QRM 
> >"Q" either, even if some young hot shots
> >try to start that nonsense too, LOL!)
> >
> >73s to all - AF4K Bry
> >(you get one 73 each!)
> >
> > > Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2016 17:10:27 -0600
> > > From: ranchorobbo at gmail.com
> > > To: manualman at juno.com
> > > Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] [3890_AM]
> > > CC: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> > >
> > > That is certainly true in theory but the unfortunate reality is that
> > > if free time is limited, you want to spend your CQing time
> > > productively, and that means calling CQ where AM operators are more
> > > likely to be listening. And on 75 m. they are usually listening
> > > somewhere between 3880 and 3890.
> > >
> > > This is why attempts to CQ elsewhere have failed, because no one likes
> > > to spend a chunk of their free time calling CQ only to be responded to
> > > by undetectable slopbucket.  Those who "call CQ until I am blue in the
> > > face" down the band, usually wind back up in the "ghetto."   The
> > > solution is to construct a voice and time saving CQ Robot, (something
> > > I would like to do) and/or work out arrangements to operate down at
> > > the other end of the US phone band with other operators and try to gin
> > > up activity.
> > >
> > > 73
> > >
> > > Rob
> > > K5UJ
> > >
> > > On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 1:14 PM,  <manualman at juno.com> wrote:
> > > > Any phone frequency can be used for AM. There's nothing special about
> > > > 3890 unless you're crystal controlled and only have one crystal.
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