[Hallicrafters] AM calling freqs or whatever!

[Peter Markavage]

Actually, my point is that I enjoy spreading the fun of AM operation with
others. Many times, when I call CQ "somewhere in the band" I can contact
a person who has never been on AM with his/her rig before or contact a
person who hasn't been on AM in 30 or more years and thought it didn't
exist in these present days. Many times these contacts initially start
out as an AM to SSB type QSO. Hanging out in an imaginary AM Window
severely curtails the spread and fun of the AM mode to the rest of the
amateur world. Fortunately, at one of my station setups, I always have a
spectrum analyzer (panadapter) on the receiver, so I can find AM signals
very quickly and be there in the click of a mouse. Personally, I dislike
spending my amateur radio time in a "box".

Pete, wa2cwa


On Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:05:33 -0800 (PST) Spike Dennis
<spike.dennis at yahoo.com> writes:
As this thread has progressed there has been a couple statements made in
answer to a VERY simple & innocent question that have no place here, or
anywhere else in the Ham community.
 
I collect military radios & have for MANY years. Some of those say
Collins on them, some Hallicrafters, Some Motorola, etc, etc.
Some transmit or receive AM, some SSB & CW. They all have one thing in
common, I like to use them all. It's much easier to find somebody to use
them with if you have some idea where they may hang out. I have every bit
as much fun running my TCS in a QSO with a bunch of guys on 40mtrs USB as
I do my GRC-106 on 3885 in comms with a BC-610. Again, it's much easier
to find them if you know where to look.
I also love QRP, & HFpack operation & do so EVERY day, & yes, we have
calling freqs for both of those two.
 
To close, Dennis D is EXACTLY right! 
 
Yes, if you are legally licensed for the frequency in question, you can
usually transmit any mode you want regardless of it's "gentleman's
agreement" portion of the band voice, cw, data or otherwise, but your
chance of a successful contact & communications will severally hampered.
 
KB0SFP






From: w7qho <w7qho at aol.com>
To: Peter Markavage <manualman at juno.com>; hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2008 3:36:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] 15 & 20 meter AM


On Dec 21, 2008, at 11:56:11 AM, "Peter Markavage" <manualman at juno.com>
wrote:

Sitting on a make-believe "calling frequency" or in a make-believe "AM 
Window" makes no sense to me.
(And similar sentiments expressed by others)




Well, OK so call it an AM congregating area, neighborhood or whatever. 
Birds of a feather do flock together as do AMers.  Believe the usual
gathering areas have all been identified in the course of this thread.
--

Dennis D.  W7QHO 
Glendale, CA
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