[CW] 160m summertime activity.

[k0ng at inebraska.com]

Richard: Just curious, why 17 cm ??

PS, I like MCW OK on FM and a half kc or so with regular CW is OK too(?).

73 DE K0NG 1020 Hz MCW.



Quoting Richard <cwmcode at yahoo.ca>:

> While running some tests on 160m on my newly
> constructed CFZ (270') at only 37' I was pleasantly
> surprised to find a lot of contest activity there for
> the NA contest this Saturday past Aug.6/05. I didn't
> want to disturb the contesters so I went upband to see
> what was taking place on SSB (I know heresy!)and had
> some good reports from very friendly
> operators......The big point here is that I was amazed
> to hear activity on what I, and most, consider a
> winter time band!!
>
> Re: the possibly dire predictions for ham radio in
> general and CW in particular, the eternal optimist in
> me thinks that CW will survive the storm. I'm
> currently wiring up an MCW device to use my handi on
> 2m and 17cm simplex QRGs. I have tentative contacts
> set already in my area and hope some stateside ops
> might consider this mode on VHF/UHF FM----its legal
> here in Canada although some might find it disturbing.
> Its amazing how much better the 'reach' is using MCW
> over FM voice. The comments on here concerning
> skulduggery in the U.S. commercial licensing procedure
> is, to me, rather frightening and I hope it doesn't
> take something catastrophic to have better 'policing'.
>
>
>
>
> --...  ...--
>
>
>
> Richard. VE3MFN
>
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