On 10/12/06, Bob Maser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I am in the Tampa area. The reason I sold my 20V2 and 20V3 was once you work the 30 or 40 stations that seem to hang out on 3885, you're done.
Done? How.....sad. What's next, digital? Sounds a lot like corntesting to me. Work 'em once and move on. No wonder you get bored. > I really don't think that it's too smart to put an AM signal on 3795
in the evening. You(we) are still the minority, you can question the ratio, but since all AM'ers do is "lock and talk" and hardly ever chase DX, why would you even consider going into the "DX part" of the bands.
I'm not in favor of invading the DX window on any band, I enjoy DX as well as the next guy and I also have (shhhh) a nice old SSB station. It just gets very little use because once you've quacked, you're done. I prefer AM and old gear, it's more fun for me. But using your reasoning, why would any SSB station want to even consider going into the AM portion of the band? I don't advise that either, but it happens all the time. Agreements only work if all parties abide by them, and since that's not likely to happen with the SSB group anytime soon, where's the issue? AMers stay in the ghetto, while everyone else is free to transmit where they please, even at the expense of AM operation? Not likely.
AM'ers need friends, not enemies.
Just spent a great weekend with many of them at Hosstraders hamfest. 30-40 of them at least - and I've worked many of them multiple times. Sorry, I didn't know that after the first time I was 'done', Bob.
BTW, I don't know what you define as a "strapping signal" but I would go up against the best with my SSB signal, especially in the DX window. If you want to set up a schedule sometime, let's see who gets heard on a common frequency out to the mid west.
Nah, I never got into the d**k measuring aspect of this hobby. I leave that to the guys with Leenyars and corntest certificates. I've got an Alpha 77, it sits in the corner collecting dust and holding down the house. But! I did get out from little old VT to southern OK and Arkansas a week or so back, and enjoyed it emmensely. That's like DX to a lowly AMer who needs friends, sortakinda. 73, Todd KA1KAQ ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net