On 10/12/06, Ed Swynar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Although you don't specifically mention it --- like someone else did previously --- I think it would be MOST foolhardy for any AM'er to plop himself down & start with the ol' buzzardry stuff in the vicinity of 3.780- & 3.8-MHz...yeah, the traditional DX window...
I totally agree, Ed. Besides, DX is pretty interesting and challenging in its own right. I think Jim is speaking more in general, mainly that AM shouldn't feel confined to a closet so that another group can have free reign anywhere they like.
It's not always for the benefit of domestic SSB'ers that such windows exist --- in many cases, DX stations have but a sliver of spectrum space on some bands that's available/useable: North American DX-types have tried to accommodate them through these windows. The DX stations benefit from these arrangements just as much as the W/K/VE crowd does.
A lot of the AMers up here in the northeast actually work DX in the window regularly via SSB and some have even played with AM DX a bit. K1JJ and others have some incredible antenna arrays set up for the DX window and make regular contacts with our friends across the pond. I'm looking forward to it myself this winter. ~ 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
