[CW] Where are all the 80 meter CW ops?

[scott mcmullen]

Hi Buck,

That's kind of a pet peeve of mine. 

Back when I was a Novice (1976), I could scare up 
80m Novice band QSOs during daylight (at least in
winter), even in mid-afternoon.

I can remember scanning across the 80m General/Extra
CW segment with my Heathkit Mohawk on a Saturday
morning and hearing wall-to-wall roundtables. This
was in about 1975.

These days, 80m CW activity is thin on the ground,
even in winter. I read somewhere that in the 1930's,
80m was the most popular ham band. Guess it was
easier to get the BC radio tubes from junked
receivers to work well on 80 than on the other 
bands.

I have the best luck in my area (central Texas)
calling 'CQ' on or near the Boat Anchor frequency
of 3546-3547 khz. Although I'm more a QRPer/kit 
builder and not really a BA enthusiast, I've never 
been chided for participating in QSOs on their 
frequency. You could also try calling on the QRP
frequency, 3560 khz, or the Colorburst crystal
frequency, 3579.545 khz.

There is a QRP cw contest that specializes in 80m
in winter, and 80 or 40 in summer. Details at:

http://www.arm-tek.net/~yoel/sprint_0507.html

73
Scott
W5ESE

--- Buck - N4PGW <n4pgw-list1 at towncorp.net> wrote:

> Where are all the 80 meter Ops?  I have looked on 80
> meters for CW contacts
> for over a week and have heard none.  
> 
> Thanks
> Buck
> N4PGW
> 
> 
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Scott McMullen, W5ESE
http://www.geocities.com/scottamcmullen
scottamcmullen at yahoo.com
Dripping Springs, Texas


		
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