On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 3:00 PM, VJB <wa3...@yahoo.com> wrote: > What I was thinking, however, is the nice sound of a bunch of AM QSOs during > events like the AM Bandwarming Party and Heavy Metal Rally. And, those times > on 75m and 10m when conditions were SO good that they deserve a second listen. > > We were arrayed politely every 10Kc or so, no complaints from incompatible > modes, drawing pleasant attention and participation from others wishing to > take part. > > THAT's a classy way to maintain and further AM's presence on any band, > anywhere.
This is the only way to go IMO. Trying to 'claim' any frequency or otherwise reserve its use for a specific group not only makes us guilty of the very thing we complain about the trouble makers doing, it paints a target on our backs and invites problems. You can say 'but they're not allowed to legally do that' all day long, it won't change a thing. It's good to have some idea where to look, even better not to limit yourself. I credit the bandwarming party with really sparking much of the AM activity we now see down on 80m. Go there almost any afternoon and find 3-5 ongoing AM QSOs spread from 3733 well down below 3700. The biggest issue there, as well as on 40 or anywhere else, is getting folks offline and on the air to operate. It seems like most folks want someone else to start the party so that they can join in at their leisure and enjoy it. Remember the first couple months on 80 after the bands opened up, there was a lot of activity. But once the novelty wore off, many drifted back to the old ways. Thanks to those who use any open frequency and avoid the catfights above, 80 has a decent AM contingent below 3750. Hopefully 40 will see the same rebirth of activity with the ensuing excitement. A good example of what to expect is the number of new stations trying AM for the first time, and resulting converts from those nights we took the time to help them set up their new ricebox radio for decent AM. ~ Todd, KA1KAQ/4 ______________________________________________________________ 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
