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Title: Looking/ beaming west on 3885 AM Now Post by: K1JJ on September 11, 2009, 09:25:26 PM Talking with Tim/ HLR and looking and beaming west USA.
T Title: Re: Looking/ beaming west on 3885 AM Now Post by: Bill, KD0HG on September 11, 2009, 09:31:27 PM Will be on right after dinner, ~10 PM ET.
b Title: Re: Looking/ beaming west on 3885 AM Now Post by: N4DKD on September 11, 2009, 10:15:34 PM Tom 10:14 the delta loop was 20 S9 here into Alabama, the dipole was 6 over S9
Title: Re: Looking/ beaming west on 3885 AM Now Post by: kb3ouk on September 11, 2009, 10:55:19 PM I was surprised Bill even heard me at all out in Colorado.
Shelby, KB3OUK Title: Re: Looking/ beaming west on 3885 AM Now Post by: K5UJ on September 11, 2009, 11:04:31 PM If you do this again Saturday night I'll give it a try; i have to hit the hay now; hamfest at 6 a.m. tomorrow.
R. Title: Re: Looking/ beaming west on 3885 AM Now Post by: Bill, KD0HG on September 11, 2009, 11:13:09 PM No problem, Shelby. A weather front is moving into the Rockies tonight and t-storms are popping up making for some serious noise competing with you.
Actually, band conditions seem quite decent tonight, with no sunspots 75 might be a serious DX band this winter. I've got to swap out the driver tube in the rig, it's gone gassy, pulling way too much plate current and I'm basking in the aroma of overheated bakelite in the shack. Once it cools down it's OK, but it won't survive old buzzard xmissions. Steve, HUZ, strapping signal over here. What are you using for a TX antenna? Gotta work early tomorrow morning so GN all. Title: Re: Looking/ beaming west on 3885 AM Now Post by: W2PFY on September 11, 2009, 11:26:56 PM Is it still going on? 11:26 eastern here now.
Title: Re: Looking/ beaming west on 3885 AM Now Post by: kb3ouk on September 11, 2009, 11:37:15 PM well, colorado is the lont distance i have be heard no, surprising for a station running 100 watts into a 30 foot dipole.
Title: Re: Looking/ beaming west on 3885 AM Now Post by: K1JJ on September 11, 2009, 11:41:08 PM Quote Tom 10:14 the delta loop was 20 S9 here into Alabama, the dipole was 6 over S9 Walt, Thanks for the 14db report difference between the dipole and delta loops. The dipole is at 60' and the delta loops at 190' and beaming your way. The band was rather noisy tonight, but we had a good turn-out. I signed out at 11:30 est. The band started going long around 10:00 PM with locals fading out. . The west coast probably would have started to come in at about 12 midnight. We'll try again tomorrow night. Here's a list of stations worked. The group is still going strong and new stations are breaking in as of 11:45 PM EST. WA1HLR/Tim Maine N1HCI/Tom NH KB3OUK/Shelby PA AB3FL W2NBC/Jeff NJ WA3MJY/Rick PA KE4LRL/Jeff NC KD0HG/Bill Colorado KC8VOW/John Mich K7YOO/Skip MN WB3HUZ/Steve VA W0ZR/Tom MN VK6JS/Hiram Australia That’s a good start to a new fall coast to coast season. It's just a matter of getting on the air to encourage the activity. 73, Tom, K1JJ Title: Re: Looking/ beaming west on 3885 AM Now Post by: WU2D on September 12, 2009, 09:19:28 PM Heard you guys on the Morgan one tube last night. Very tall group.
Mike WU2D Title: Re: Looking/ beaming west on 3885 AM Now Post by: Steve - WB3HUZ on September 12, 2009, 10:05:24 PM You were 20-25 dB over 9 Bill, as loud as anyone on the freq besides Tom and LRL who's just down the road in Charlotte, NC. AMfone - Dedicated to Amplitude Modulation on the Amateur Radio Bands
Just a dipole here at 80 feet. No problem, Shelby. A weather front is moving into the Rockies tonight and t-storms are popping up making for some serious noise competing with you. Actually, band conditions seem quite decent tonight, with no sunspots 75 might be a serious DX band this winter. I've got to swap out the driver tube in the rig, it's gone gassy, pulling way too much plate current and I'm basking in the aroma of overheated bakelite in the shack. Once it cools down it's OK, but it won't survive old buzzard xmissions. Steve, HUZ, strapping signal over here. What are you using for a TX antenna? Gotta work early tomorrow morning so GN all. |