I can remember times when 40M was a very active band. Here in the PNW it was active with CW and digital modes every night 5 years ago. As the solar cycle progressed to ZIP it became very sparse. I hope by this time next year we have enough solar activity to bring the band back to some form of life.
Bob K5MYJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brett Gazdzinski" <brett.gazdzin...@verizon.net> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" <amradio@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 3:00 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Fw: GB> 40m SWBC QRM to end 3/29/09... why isntthisbeing hyped? > I heard about this some time ago. > I wonder what 40 would be like at night, I think it goes real long skip. > I often hear holes at night, after the broadcast clears out I guess, with no > ham activity. > > I often hear CW at night in the lower part of the band, seems to be Eastern > half of the US stuff... > > Brett > N2DTS > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Radio Station KW1I" <k...@earthlink.net> > To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" > <amradio@mailman.qth.net> > Cc: <kf6pqt...@gmail.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 2:24 PM > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Fw: GB> 40m SWBC QRM to end 3/29/09... why > isntthisbeing hyped? > > > > Minor correction on the attached: The SW broadcasters are due to vacate > > 7100-7200 kHz by Mar 29, 2009. > > > > Hopefully many amateur AM stations will fire up on this band segment on > > Mar > > 29 to celebrate. Generals can use 7175 kHz and up, Advanced and Extra > > 7125 > > kHz and up. > > > > This is the first time in 70 years this frequency segment will be > > exclusively amateur radio 24 hours a day! DX stations who formerly had to > > work western hemisphere stations split from 7000-7100 kHz, if not already > > under temporary authorization, will soon be authorized to operate on > > 7100-7200 kHz as well. > > > > Here's hoping all the broadcasters comply. > > > > Dale > > KW1I > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Larry Szendrei" <n...@neandertech.com> > > To: "AM Reflector" <amradio@mailman.qth.net> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 12:56 PM > > Subject: [AMRadio] Fw: GB> 40m SWBC QRM to end 3/29/09... why isnt > > thisbeing > > hyped? > > > > > >> Forwarding from another list, and relevant to this one... > >> > >> 73, > >> -Larry/NE1S > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "kf6 pqt" <kf6pqt...@gmail.com> > >> Sent: Tue, March 10, 2009 12:20 > >> Subject:GB> 40m SWBC QRM to end 3/29/09... why isnt this being hyped? > >> > >> > >> As decided by WRC-03, we get the upper part of 40 meters back this > >> month, world-wide! > >> > >> It almost seems like very few want this information disseminated, I > >> almost fell out of my chair after bringing in the latest issue of ER > >> in from the mailbox. I thought it was NEXT year. > >> > >> Nothing to be found on the ARRL site, except an editorial back in 2000 > >> proposing the return of the upper part of the band. For every two > >> things they do right, it always seems they develop a bad case of > >> cephalo-posterioritis on something else, and a lot of the reporting is > >> a day late and a dollar short. > >> > >> I then spent some time looking through AMfone.net, but they don't seem > >> to be discussing it either. Makes me wonder if the saying about > >> fone-only operators might be at least partially true: "Without CW, its > >> just CB." ;) And maybe they're just fine sitting on one frequency on > >> a band that usually goes flat by 10pm. > >> > >> The only place I found on the net that has it straight and out in the > >> open is Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/40_meters > >> > >> I don't get it... Unless the word gets out, there'll be no one ON the > >> upper part of 40m when it opens up! C'mon, this is a BIG deal! > >> > >> I'm betting this news is a big surprise to many here, please respond > >> to the thread if that is correct. > >> > >> Regardless, three Sunday nights from now I'm going to have the DX-100 > >> fired up on 7290! > >> > >> 73, > >> Jason kf6pqt > >> > >> -- > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junk_box > >> AMI #1625 SKCC #3768 FISTS #14233 GQRP #12446 > >> http://kf6pqt.net > >> > >> > >> ************ The Glowbugs E-mail List Website is: *************** > >> *********** http://www.mines.uidaho.edu/~glowbugs/ ************** > >> *** Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to this address: **** > >> ************** majord...@piobaire.mines.uidaho.edu ************** > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- End of original message ----- > >> > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > >> AMRadio mailing list > >> Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ > >> List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > >> List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > >> Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > >> To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with > >> the word unsubscribe in the message body. > >> > >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ > > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.9/1993 - Release Date: 03/10/09 > > 07:19:00 > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > > AMRadio mailing list > > Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ > > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > > To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with > > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with the word unsubscribe in the message body. 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