[MRCA] Moose & Squirrel in the Dark?

[Steve Gajkowski]

Maybe 80 meters below 3.7Mhz, 75 is crazy..

 

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From: mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Al Klase
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2014 1:32 PM
To: Military Radio Collectors Association
Subject: [MRCA] Moose & Squirrel in the Dark?

 



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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