Just as a side note - a tip of the hat to the oft-time phenomenal band conditions that can exist on 40m in the DAYTIME hours for a good AM contact....
I have known 40m to produce some great S9+2-dB signals from simple 30-40 watt AM transmitters over rather short distances - say out to around 50 to 250 miles that would blow your mind. The biggest hindrance is not always the propagation, but the lack of other stations looking for a QSO. I well remember living in Maryland and working guys over in Virginia running rigs like DX40s and T-60s and they would come banging in at 20-30 dB over S-9 at around 10 or 11 a.m. on a Saturday morning. By 2 or 3 pm you couldn't even hear them at all. Or they would begin to be buried in the foreign broadcast crap. If only more people would take advantage of those conditions. From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1...@gmail.com> > Rob, I don't think that is what Jim is suggesting at all. Rather, he is > likely referring to the 'dead air' groups who leave a radio running to > listen for their buddies, but aren't in QSO. You can listen to the frequency > for long periods with no activity. But call CQ or ask if the frequency is in > use, and they jump on you. Since they see it as 'their' frequency, no one > else should be using it. > > I don't think anyone would advocate loading up and transmitting on a > frequency already in use. It's obviously a good to listen for a while since > there maybe someone transmitting that you don't hear. An ongoing problem for > the AMer on 40 is getting some activity going on a frequency before the busy > time of night kicks in. 7.160 is as good a place as any, but only if someone > is there to use it. Otherwise, find an open area and throw out a call. After > the dinner hour for most of us, the band is in full swing with DX. So > earlier is better. > > 73 - > > ~ Todd, KA1KAQ/4 > > On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 10:36 AM, Rob Atkinson <ranchoro...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > Jim, > > > > If you want to fire up ur rig and call CQ on 7160 when there is a qso > > on 7161, 7158 or 7162 be my guest, it is your station not mine, but > > where I come from, we call people who do that lids. > > > > 73 > > > > Rob K5UJ > > > > On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 6:38 PM, Jim Wilhite <w...@brightok.net> wrote: > > > There are people like that everywhere and if you don't hear any activity > > > for more than a minute or two, then that is too bad. Many operators > > > listen to a frequency and claim ownership. Just call and if I hear you > > > and have time, I will answer and talk to you as time permits. > > > > > > Don't let those silent types hinder your operation. It is just as much > > > your spectrum as theirs, no matter what the mode. > > > > > > Jim/W5JO > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > >>I also check 7160 but am hesitant to start calling CQ because whenever > > >> I check it, there are SSB qsos all over it every 2 khz or so. > > >> > > >> 73 > > >> > > >> rob k5uj > > >> > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > 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. > > 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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