[Milsurplus] Extra Class AM Window 3685 KC

[John Page]

Looks like I will have to try and fire up the T368-C a lot more. Its awful 
tough to copy SSB through 500 watts of AM. John

John Page K4KWM
Hollow State since 1953
(ex W8PKU,N8BLB,NA8O)




>From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
>To: "David Stinson" <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>
>CC: Milsurplus Radios <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Extra Class AM Window 3685 KC
>Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 11:29:22 -0500
>
>On 1/4/07, David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
>>It's about to get very crowded there.
>>I don't know about the northeast, but the "mode police"
>>squeeze us down here with an SSB group on 3878 and
>>a new SSB group that's decided they like 3895 just fine,
>>when they aren't making themselves comfortable on 3890
>>and even 3885.
>
>Yes, I've heard the dilemma you have down in 4 and (to a lesser
>degree) 5 Land with these few troublemakers. It makes me cringe since
>I'll be moving to Florida later this year. Some have told me that 'the
>SSB stations won't let us operate' which seems like nonsense to me.
>Get a few strong stations, get on the air, use different frequencies,
>and operate. We have SSBers in 2 and 8 Land who think they own 75 and
>80 meters too - the AM community just doesn't agree.
>
>The good thing about up this way is that we have a large group, many
>of whom have big rigs from BC-610s and T-368s to converted broadcast
>transmitters. Globe Kings, Johnson 500s, and so on. The problem is
>getting folks on the air regularly. More and more it seems like the
>majority need to be led to operate, by a net or some special event. If
>25% of the guys who check into the Collins net 'for the numbers' would
>get on a few times a week, it would make all the difference. Instead
>it seems like folks want to get on long enough to tell everyone what
>they have for gear, then disappear.
>
>>This isn't going to get better.  We're going to need
>>a window on the low end, and soon.
>>I don't say abandon the traditional window.
>>But we better accept that the "gentleman's agreement"
>>is lacking in SSB "gentleman," and if we want to use
>>our rigs we need a refuge from the barbarians.
>
>You just hit the nail on the head, Dave. Unfortunately, setting up a
>new window or small group of frequencies just puts a target on our
>backs for the problem children to zero in on. Most of the folks I've
>spoken with agree that we need an area of the band where folks can
>look for activity, but also that we need to make use of any open spot
>we find and are licensed to use. As you pointed out with your remarks,
>the "gentleman's agreement" only works if all parties comply, and only
>one side has been consistent over the years. With more folks coming
>back to AM through vintage gear, Class E, and better plastic radios,
>the best thing we can do is re-learn how to spin the dial to find
>activity. If you find none, throw out a CQ. More often than not, folks
>are sitting out there listening. Last night seems to have been the
>exception.
>
>Tune up, Tune in, Enjoy. The only thing stopping us is 'us'.
>
>~ Todd,  KA1KAQ
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