[SixClub] AM signals during band openings

bruce mallon wa4gch at yahoo.com
Sat Jul 1 22:31:51 EDT 2006


Im on 6 alot ..... and even call CQ ..... your right
no calls and no one knows your there .....

I DID work one station on AM 50.400 last opening ...

--- K2UBG at att.net wrote:

> If you want to find each other on 6am or any
> mode-pick a freq and leave the radio squelched and
> decide to call at the top of the hour and/or just
> keep calling but keep a rig on that freq 24/7 or you
> too will fall victim to the 706 syndrome. I tried
> that freq but didn't hear anyone so I sat there and
> looked at the radio and tuned around 40, glug, glug,
> glug...
>        It is destroying ham radio and we are making
> it happen; more on that later-
> --
> 73, 
> John/K2UBG
> 
> 
> -------------- Original message from kd4e
> <kd4e at verizon.net>: -------------- 
> 
> 
> > > Has anyone heard AM mode signals during these
> recent 
> > > band openings? I've been monitoring 50.400 but 
> > > haven't heard a peep. 
> > > Carl W1ZGZ 
> > 
> > Have you tried some regular hollering of CQ's? 
> > 
> > Perhaps everyone is waiting for someone else to 
> > go first? 
> > 
> > As soon as I get my Knight TR-106 running you can 
> > count on hearing me bellowing CQ! :-) 
> > 
> > Still, I would love to get the rig to do DSB as 
> > well, but that may be asking too much. Sure would 
> > be fun, though! 
> > 
> > Probably going to be a while before I can afford 
> > the Yaesu FT-897D I want. 
> > 
> > -- 
> > 
> > Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e 
> > http://bibleseven.com 
> >
>
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