[Elecraft] Your favorite bands

[Trevor Jacobs]

Let's see:

Iron Maiden - #1 Favorite ;-)
Eric Johnson
Fates Warning - John Arch stuff
Queensryche
Dream Theatre
Steve Vai
SRV
Jimi Hendrix Experience
Joe Satriani
Spastic Inc - Ron Jarzombek
Yngwie Malmsteen
Frank Zappa

Seriously though, for general QSOing, it's hard to beat 40 Meters. There's
always someone willing to QSO. 10 Meters is a hoot when it's open, but
that's not too often these days. 80 Meters is great for local nets (No room
for a DX antenna on 80 here ;-) I use 20 meters a lot these days. Used to
get on 15 a lot also, but even when it's open it seems to lack activity.
Both 20 and 15 have been good for DX during contests recently. Nao JA6PA
used to be regularly heard and QSOd with on 15 around the QRP calling
frequency, but I haven't heard him lately. Japan is pretty easy to work on
15 when the band is open from CA. I worked Nao several times on 15 from the
YL's condo in Long Beach with a K1 and MP-1 antenna. I'd have to say that 40
and 20 are the bands that get the most attention here these days as they
seem to contain the most activity. 20 has been a real DX provider late into
the evening lately (not this week with all the solar activity though) to
Asia, VK and ZL land. I still check 10 and 15 for openings when I'm here,
but rarely hear anything unless there's a contest going. As far as the WARC
bands go, I guess I should check them out more, esp 30 Meters, but for some
reason I stick to the bands I'm used to...I did try out 30 Meters for a
while in the early evenings, but had very little luck with it. Maybe if
there's a contest going that I don't want to participate in, and I'm itchin'
for some CW, I'll give 30 another shot...

73's Trev - K6ESE
http://www.qsl.net/k6ese

73's Trev - K6ESE
http://www.qsl.net/k6ese

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rod N0RC" <n0rc at frii.com>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Your favorite bands


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <k6att at juno.com>
> To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 9:17 AM
> Subject: [Elecraft] Your favorite bands
>
>
> > It's been a while since I sent out a general question like this:  What
> > is/are your favorite band(s) and why?  Let's hear lots of good stories
>
> Since we're going astray...
>
> The Stones, (esp the blues rooted older music)
> Beatles, Sergeant Pepper, The White Album
> The Yardbirds, the "root group" for the super groups of the 60's
> Chicago/Blood Sweat & Tear, great Jazz/Rock/Fusion bands
> The Beach Boys
> Crosby Stills Nash & Young
> Mama's and the Papas
> Jimi Hendrix
> Peter Paul & Mary
> Led Zeplin
> Paul Butterfield/Mike Bloomfield (esp Got my Mojo Workin')
> Jethro Tull
> Glen Miller
> Dr. John
> Professor Longhair
> SRV & Double Trouble
> The Doors
> Manhattan Transfer
> Kronos Quartet (Monks' Suite)
> The Eagles
> & lot's of others as long as it's Jazz/Blues rooted
>
> Drifting back on Topic...
>
> 20 meters, great DX modest antenna requirements, good PSK activity. If a
> major contest is in progress, 30m or 17m. If all that fails, I'll switch
> to Satellite (TV not Ham Radio) and look for a good old B&W movie like
> Casablanca. :-)
>
> --
> 73, Rod N0RC
>
>
>
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