[MRCA] Moose & Squirrel in the Dark?

[Al Klase]

Gang,

Pursuant to today's discussion about getting low-powered military AM 
rigs on the air,  let's explore the possibility of getting something 
going on 75 meters in the evening.

I haven't been paying attention on the air lately, so please make 
suggestions, and keep me straight.

*Time: *

 From http://www.ips.gov.au/HF_Systems/6/6/2 it looks like 75 wakes up 
around 02:00 - 03:00Z, that 9-10 PM EST, and remains usable past midnight.
This chart shows suggested HF frequencies centered on Washington, DC.


*Band Segment:*

Pardon my bad attitude, but I've felt for a long time that there's no 
intelligent life between 3800 and 3999 KHz, and trying to operate QRP AM 
there in the evening is nearly hopeless.  How may people do we cut out 
if we move to the "advanced" 3700-3799 KHz or "extra" 3600-3699 KHz 
segments?  While not a hectic as the general freq's, the advanced 
segment seems pretty busy, and I'd vote for the "extra" band.  There is 
some recurring AM activity on 3705, but there's also a lot of net 
activity on 3710 LSB.

*Crystals:*

Do we need to accommodate a lot of rock-bound rigs?

*Suggested MO:*

Maybe an advanced party, perhaps with reasonably loud signals, could 
establish a beach head on any particular night, and post the frequency 
in real time to this reflector.

What do you thing?  When?  Where?  Who will be Net Control?

VY 73,
Al

-- 
Al Klase -- N3FRQ
Jersey City, NJ
http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/

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