[AMRadio] Fw: GB> 40m SWBC QRM to end 3/29/09... why isnt this being hyped?
Forwarding from another list, and relevant to this one... 73, -Larry/NE1S - Original Message - From: "kf6 pqt" 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
Re: [AMRadio] Fw: GB> 40m SWBC QRM to end 3/29/09... why isnt this being hyped?
Dale Gagnon is hypping it in the new ER this month. -Original Message- From: Larry Szendrei To: AM Reflector Sent: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:56 am Subject: [AMRadio] Fw: GB> 40m SWBC QRM to end 3/29/09... why isnt this being hyped? Forwarding from another list, and relevant to this one... 73, -Larry/NE1S - Original Message - From: "kf6 pqt" 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 __ 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
Re: [AMRadio] Fw: GB> 40m SWBC QRM to end 3/29/09... why isnt this being hyped?
I think there's an article on it in the new QST. Got the mag yesterday but didn't go through much it last night. Bill AD5OL - Original Message From: Larry Szendrei To: AM Reflector Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 11:56:15 AM Subject: [AMRadio] Fw: GB> 40m SWBC QRM to end 3/29/09... why isnt this being hyped? Forwarding from another list, and relevant to this one... 73, -Larry/NE1S - Original Message - From: "kf6 pqt" 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 __ 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
Re: [AMRadio] Fw: GB> 40m SWBC QRM to end 3/29/09... why isnt thisbeing 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" To: "AM Reflector" 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" > 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
[AMRadio] 40 m SWBC
I have been watching this for a few years. 2 years ago I tried to start a campaign to get SWBC stations to move voluntairly. All I got in reply was that their assignments were established by treaty. I would assume that the same applies here and that they will have no choice but to move now. __ 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
Re: [AMRadio] Fw: GB> 40m SWBC QRM to end 3/29/09... why isnt thisbeing hyped?
Let's have another warm-up party - as a languishing General-class licensee (I'm working on it!!), suggest 7185 kc +/- slop. 73 all 'round de Lee, W5JQA > From: k...@earthlink.net > To: amradio@mailman.qth.net > Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:24:34 -0400 > > 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 [snip] > Dale > KW1I > > > - Original Message - > From: "Larry Szendrei" > To: "AM Reflector" > 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" > > > > > > As decided by WRC-03, we get the upper part of 40 meters back this > > month, world-wide! [snip] __ 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
Re: [AMRadio] Fw: GB> 40m SWBC QRM to end 3/29/09... whyisnt thisbeing hyped?
Right now the propagation SUCKS BIG TIME! Bob Macklin K5MYJ Kent (Seattle), Wa, "Real Radios Glow in the Dark" - Original Message - From: "Lee Richardson" To: "AM List" Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 11:32 AM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Fw: GB> 40m SWBC QRM to end 3/29/09... whyisnt thisbeing hyped? > > > > Let's have another warm-up party - as a languishing General-class licensee (I'm working on it!!), suggest 7185 kc +/- slop. > > > > 73 all 'round de Lee, W5JQA > > > From: k...@earthlink.net > > To: amradio@mailman.qth.net > > Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:24:34 -0400 > > > > 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 [snip] > > > Dale > > KW1I > > > > > > - Original Message - > > From: "Larry Szendrei" > > To: "AM Reflector" > > 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" > > > > > > > > > As decided by WRC-03, we get the upper part of 40 meters back this > > > month, world-wide! [snip] > __ > 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
Re: [AMRadio] Fw: GB> 40m SWBC QRM to end 3/29/09... why isnt thisbeing hyped?
I was a member of the US delegation to WRC-03 when this issue was discussed in Geneva. Regardless of what one thinks of the ARRL, it was the ARRL that spearheaded getting the SW broadcasters out of the 40m band. Led by delegate member Paul Rinaldo W4RI of the ARRL, this issue was fought in the ITU's committee. Paul had his stuff together and rallied support - it was ironic that it took the US to deal with the European SW broadcasting lobby (and the US lobby, too!), which is a strong organization, politically and economically. European amateurs benefit greatly - maybe moreso than us US hams. Restoring the 40m band exclusively to worldwide amateur use was one of the clear-cut victories in frequency spectrum management that the US experienced at that conference. (The reasons why the SW broadcasters were there in the first place is an interesting story in itself.) Thanks, Paul! Vic WB2STR On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 2:24 PM, Radio Station KW1I wrote: > 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" > To: "AM Reflector" > 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" > > 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 > > _
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" To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" Cc: 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" > To: "AM Reflector" > 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" >> 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.n
Re: [AMRadio] Fw: GB> 40m SWBC QRM to end 3/29/09... why isntthisbeing hyped?
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" To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" 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" > To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" > > Cc: > 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" > > To: "AM Reflector" > > 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" > >> 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.
Re: [AMRadio] Fw: GB> 40m SWBC QRM to end 3/29/09... why isntthisbeing hyped?
Oh sure they are going to vacate. Don't count on it. They have been there ever since I was a kid and have been in violation of international law the whole time. Don't hold you breath! 73's Greg WA7LYO Kinston NC - Original Message - From: "Radio Station KW1I" To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" Cc: 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" > To: "AM Reflector" > 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" >> 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 > __
Re: [AMRadio] Fw: GB> 40m SWBC QRM to end 3/29/09... whyisntthisbeing hyped?
But now it will be OK for us to QRM them! Bob Macklin K5MYJ Kent (Seattle), Wa, "Real Radios Glow in the Dark" - Original Message - From: "Greg Mijal" To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" Cc: Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 5:54 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Fw: GB> 40m SWBC QRM to end 3/29/09... whyisntthisbeing hyped? > Oh sure they are going to vacate. Don't count on it. They have been there > ever since I was a kid and have been in violation of international law the > whole time. > Don't hold you breath! > 73's > Greg > WA7LYO > Kinston NC > - Original Message - > From: "Radio Station KW1I" > To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" > > Cc: > 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" > > To: "AM Reflector" > > 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" > >> 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 > > > > __
Re: [AMRadio] 40m SWBC QRM to end 3/29/09
Hopefully, most of the broadcasters will move by the 29th, but I suspect many will drag their feet. I doubt that UN forces are going to send in troops or tanks to force a few broadcast stations to QSY. The world financial crisis will be a convenient excuse for the broadcasters to stay put, pointing to the costs involved in finding new frequencies and re-adjusting equipment and antennas (kind of like the burden US AM'ers claim it would be to QSY from 3880-3885 to frequencies below 3750). At least the Europeans will be allowed to operate on 7125-7200, so that two-way phone contacts with the US will be possible without having to waste spectrum space by operating split frequency. But don't be surprised if this still means finding holes in the broadcast QRM. Maybe we'll be able to find some common frequencies that are relatively QRM-free on both sides of the pond for transatlantic AM. 40m is optimum for transatlantic propagation during the prime evening hours in the US, which coincides with pre-dawn and early morning operation in Europe. This is especially true after about 0530 GMT when most US slopbucketeers are about to go to bed, while early risers in Europe are already up, for making a few QSO's before leaving for work or having a leisurely breakfast. 7160 has reportedly been broadcast-free in Europe. That might be a frequency to keep an eye on, since it was widely used a couple of decades ago by certain US AM groups. A great pity that the US phone band expansion didn't extend down to 7075. But in any case, we will have no transatlantic AM QSO's on 40m unless someone on each side of the Atlantic transmits on AM there. ___ This message was typed using the DVORAK keyboard layout. http://www.mwbrooks.com/dvorak/ http://gigliwood.com/abcd/ __ 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
