[MRCA] Moose & Squirrel in the Dark?

[Jack Antonio]

I'm willing to try it, any frequency is fine.

According the charts, it looks like Central GA
will be OK after about 10 PM.

Jsck Antonio WA7DIA/4

On 1/25/2014 1:32 PM, Al Klase wrote:
>
>
> 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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>
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