[Scan-DC] Tropospheric Ducting?

[Clegg, Andrew W.]

I used to rely on CB radio when I was on the highway to warn about upcoming traffic jams, or to find out what the cause of a traffic jam is that I'm sitting in. Unfortunately, the amount of trucker chatter on CB is way down from what it used to be. I'm not sure if they just spend a lot more time on their cell phones, or they're listening to satellite radio or something, but channel 19 is definitely not as busy as it once was. (I also learned quite a few new words listening to the truckers, but that's another story.)

Back to the topic at hand ... Because of the impending funky weather, I have set my specan to monitor 50 - 90 MHz. Maybe I'll see some strange phenomena on the ham band, low-band TV, or the lower part of FM. Then again, maybe the only phenomenon I see is the loss of signals when my discone goes flying off the roof.

Stay safe!

Andy

-----Original Message-----
From: scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Blair Thompson
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 2:05 PM
To: Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Tropospheric Ducting?

I have a few of those. I was actually working on one, a GE handheld emergency unit, back around Thanksgiving. The antenna attaches to the bottom of the unit. Yeah, what were they thinking? it's quite similar to this:

http://www.amazon.com/GE-3-5920-40-Channel-Portable-Handheld/dp/B0086XN6S6

The poor 11-meter band really got thrown away. It has so much potential. I think of CB as a far more valuable thing to have in an emergency than any cellphone. That and amateur radio. That's preaching to the choir, though, itsn't it?

---------- Original Message ----------
From: Dewey3 <dewey3 at gmail.com>
To: Blair Thompson <b_thom at juno.com>
Cc: Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Tropospheric Ducting?
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:22:51 -0500

I actually heard a guy on CB channel 19 (yes, I still occasionally listen
to a CB) Sunday before last saying that he was in Colorado.  
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