Re: [AMRadio] Is the novelty of the "new" 40m band wearing offalready?
I think its the sunspot cycle, there used to be a huge amount of activity at the top of the band, with loads of people running 50 watts and doing well on the eastern half of the US before the broadcast stuff came in. That has been gone for years, although I have made a few contacts from time to time. When I started out on AM, conditions were like now, then 40 came into play, now its back to 80 in the daytime mostly... Brett N2DTS - Original Message - From: "rbethman" To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 1:25 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Is the novelty of the "new" 40m band wearing offalready? Todd, That IS part of the current discourse. Everyone IS solely talking about the lower end of the band where General Class cannot go without the probable penalty of getting nailed. I *DO* run upward of 7175. Haven't had much success with contacts, AND I don't just listen. Being honest about it, the upper area USED to be VERY active. Then we lost one of our VERY welcome voices due to a fatal stroke. This geographical area, that spread across PA, MD, and VA has NOT been the same since. I've found the activity level to have just about gone to nothing. Bob - N0DGN Todd, KA1KAQ wrote: > On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 10:06 AM, Bob Carpenter > wrote: > >> The "extra's" can't understand why "everybody" is not down there ! Might >> help if someone would pick a freq. that all HF ham's could use. There >> answer >> is get off your butt and up grade. >> > > I don't think that's it at all, Bob - particularly since there's > virtually zero activity up in the General portion as well. Nor is the > answer to "pick a freq.'" as that simply boxes us in and sets up > expectations for the anti-AM crowd to insist 'get back where you > belong'. Upgrading is always a plus (I'm only a lowly Advanced, my > license class doesn't even exist anymore in the testing structure!) > since it allows you full access to all amateur privileges, but at the > end of that day - getting on the air and off the internet is the only > way to improve activity - regardless of mode. The only 'radio season' > is the one we choose to impose personally. Static and interference - > intentional or otherwise - have always been an issue we've had to > contend with. > > Those who want to operate will be on the air, those who just want to > talk about it online will continue to do so. > > ~ Todd, KA1KAQ/4 > -- Bob - NØDGN __ 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] Gonset G-50 Six Meter AM Modifications
Gentlemen: I moved from Southern Maine to Mid Tennessee this winter. I'll have my sixM up soon. Just hope the rig will make the trip. Allen KA1KIX > From: jcand...@prodigy.net > To: amradio@mailman.qth.net > Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:51:37 -0500 > Subject: [AMRadio] Gonset G-50 Six Meter AM Modifications > > > Hi All, > > I posted my latest changes to my Gonset G-50 on AM Fone. See link below. The > final post is what I am referring to. You might get a laugh or two on some of > the earlier posts. I surely did. Any predictions for a 6 meter opening this > spring and early summer? > > http://amfone.net/Amforum/index.php?topic=18961.0 > > Regards, > Jim > __ > 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 _ Windows Live™ Hotmail®:…more than just e-mail. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_more_042009 __ 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] Gonset G-50 Six Meter AM Modifications
Hi All, I posted my latest changes to my Gonset G-50 on AM Fone. See link below. The final post is what I am referring to. You might get a laugh or two on some of the earlier posts. I surely did. Any predictions for a 6 meter opening this spring and early summer? http://amfone.net/Amforum/index.php?topic=18961.0 Regards, Jim __ 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] Is the novelty of the "new" 40m band wearing offalready?
Todd, That IS part of the current discourse. Everyone IS solely talking about the lower end of the band where General Class cannot go without the probable penalty of getting nailed. I *DO* run upward of 7175. Haven't had much success with contacts, AND I don't just listen. Being honest about it, the upper area USED to be VERY active. Then we lost one of our VERY welcome voices due to a fatal stroke. This geographical area, that spread across PA, MD, and VA has NOT been the same since. I've found the activity level to have just about gone to nothing. Bob - N0DGN Todd, KA1KAQ wrote: > On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 10:06 AM, Bob Carpenter > wrote: > >> The "extra's" can't understand why "everybody" is not down there ! Might >> help if someone would pick a freq. that all HF ham's could use. There answer >> is get off your butt and up grade. >> > > I don't think that's it at all, Bob - particularly since there's > virtually zero activity up in the General portion as well. Nor is the > answer to "pick a freq.'" as that simply boxes us in and sets up > expectations for the anti-AM crowd to insist 'get back where you > belong'. Upgrading is always a plus (I'm only a lowly Advanced, my > license class doesn't even exist anymore in the testing structure!) > since it allows you full access to all amateur privileges, but at the > end of that day - getting on the air and off the internet is the only > way to improve activity - regardless of mode. The only 'radio season' > is the one we choose to impose personally. Static and interference - > intentional or otherwise - have always been an issue we've had to > contend with. > > Those who want to operate will be on the air, those who just want to > talk about it online will continue to do so. > > ~ Todd, KA1KAQ/4 > -- Bob - NØDGN __ 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] Sonar MB-611
Picked up a Sonar MB-611 "mobile" 6/10/11 meter transmitter at a local hamfest to diddle around with. Turns out I have no info on it. Anyone got a schematic/manual/scribbled notes on it? Pete, wa2cwa __ 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] Is the novelty of the "new" 40m band wearing offalready?
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 10:06 AM, Bob Carpenter wrote: > The "extra's" can't understand why "everybody" is not down there ! Might > help if someone would pick a freq. that all HF ham's could use. There answer > is get off your butt and up grade. I don't think that's it at all, Bob - particularly since there's virtually zero activity up in the General portion as well. Nor is the answer to "pick a freq.'" as that simply boxes us in and sets up expectations for the anti-AM crowd to insist 'get back where you belong'. Upgrading is always a plus (I'm only a lowly Advanced, my license class doesn't even exist anymore in the testing structure!) since it allows you full access to all amateur privileges, but at the end of that day - getting on the air and off the internet is the only way to improve activity - regardless of mode. The only 'radio season' is the one we choose to impose personally. Static and interference - intentional or otherwise - have always been an issue we've had to contend with. Those who want to operate will be on the air, those who just want to talk about it online will continue to do so. ~ 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
Re: [AMRadio] Is the novelty of the "new" 40m band wearing offalready?
The "extra's" can't understand why "everybody" is not down there ! Might help if someone would pick a freq. that all HF ham's could use. There answer is get off your butt and up grade. Bob KB4WEC -Original Message- From: amradio-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:amradio-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of rbethman Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 3:18 PM To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Is the novelty of the "new" 40m band wearing offalready? Some of us haven't been able to get too an administration of the Extra class exam. Therefore hangout higher up the band. Also haven't found propagation to be very good, AND the ridiculous spate of thunderstorms making it unhealthy to run the rigs. Too busy grounding everything! Bob - N0DGN -- Bob - NØDGN __ 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
