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Any Night owls or early bird risers?  7.290 AM is open here at 07:00 UTC (2 am CDT locally)

I would love to drum up more 40 meter action during the dark hours.  Let's make a schedule.

I saw WS4B spotted on 72 60 or 70 something tonight.

Does it sound like there's a path with the East Coast?

I am up at 4AM Eastern (0800Z) and could play a while weekday mornings, coffee permitting.

Hey Paul, I'll be home wed, thur and fri mornings this week.  How about a sched and we can see how it goes?  Check here tommorow morning (wed) and I'll post the frequency by 4 AM EDT to try. 

Of course anyone else thusly licensed is welcome too!

I'm sometimes up till 3AM, but only to talk to colleagues Taiwan during their afternoon for work purposes. Then I arise at 7AM and go to work at the office. Somewhat of a night owl, yes. If I could ever get enough time, I would like to stay up all night and operate but I do not feel like it when my hours are so long. I have no idea what bands are best then but looks like that question is partially answered!

OK, I will check here after I put first coffee on the burner.

Mod-U-Later

If there is little or no BC or SSB interference, power and a decent antenna should provide good coverage over one-half of the USA. I see no reason why coast-to-coast wouldn't be possible  quite often.

Steve, I heard you on slopbucket down in the lower part of the band last night, working an Italian I think.

Paul, et al. Although there is a bit of a noise floor with some static crashes this morning, We can probably make a go at on 7.290 AM 

I am hearing no B.C. station there. 

John KX5JT

OK, will be there at quarter past 4, with coffee

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Success !

Well that was cool.

The static crashes were only 20 percent of your audio, at the worst, and most of the time you were in the clear. I will post a sound file later to let you know reception.

Could not hear Frank WA3JBT for the most part, just enough to recognize his voice.

Despite the Severe T-Storms all around me (none were right on top) your 300G was cutting through with EXCELLENT strength and audio.  40 meter AM in the early morning is FUN!  We'll have to get some others to join in some mornings... we'll just have be spread out a few states due to the propagation not conducive to nearby stations.

Yup I work AM in the evenings but due to my antenna restrictions from my HOA, I only have a vertical set-up for 6-40 Meter use.

Long story short, I am working more 20 Meter evening AM above 14.320 now that the solar numbers are improving along with the fact that 20 is staying open later in the evening. 14.286 is too crowded with the slop buckets not respecting in progress AM QSOs. (What's new)

The top edge of 20 is clear of all activity usually past 23:00 UTC, and I can most always chat up there without QRM issues most of the time. I'm up there several evenings a week around that time, and try to center myself near 14.335. You would be suprised how many "CQ 20 Meter AM" phone resposes I get from people telling me I am their first AM contact. I love it!!!

I encourage others to do the same, as we could create a nice little AM window from say 14.330 to 14.345. Trust me, that time of early evening most everyone is below 14.300. (Just keep it our little secret)  ;D

It's hard to work DX on 40 and not work an Italian! Lots of them on and lots with good signals. I don't think I've ever worked one on AM though. Need to fix that.

40M for stateside activity at night should be great. It can give you a nice break from the 160 and 80 meter static in the summer months.

Last couple days 40 meters has been active on 7.290 to 95 up to about 4:30 local time near Albany New York. Today 95 was active with one guy on 96 and another on 7.298. 

whee cutting it a little close to the hairy edge, eh ?

I like setting up on the low side, 7280-85 or so to give room for another QSO above, but that's crazy where they were at.

du/u wear a tie whilst operating?


klc

I don't think I've ever heard you on 40 meters at night.

I'm setting up on 7.290 EARLY this morning... starting now ~ 2 am Central (that's 3 am for you right coasters)  Lot's of static even here but what the heck. 

I might try getting on the air this evening,  if it looks like this is clearing up.



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Maybe Wednesday morning 0815GMT after first coffee's ready.

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7284Kc now listening on the outside speaker  0816Z

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KB9NGX at Apple River, Ill., not too strong but nice QSO, ex-Navy and knows the big towers near here at Greenbury Point (once a LW submarine comms facility, now dismantled)

N9UTJ was next, Terre Haute, Ind., pair of 811A into a quad of 811A, 3 ele at 120 feet, yo !  Quite strapping, good QSO until the band completely collapsed at 0903GMT, I mean, like how 10M craps out sometimes, just totally foided awoiy.

7.291 AM  -- I'm parked here this early morning.

I will be on watch early Sunday morning, and will check and make some calls also.

i been on 40 thu the week only thing i hate is slopbuckets running 7.297usb till about 11 am est

Finally spooled this sound file from the open reel, John, sorry for the delay. Yes, there were some cratic stashes but as you can hear, the copy was good, considering.

Hey thanks for posting that Paul!  I'm impressed with the Viking II and D-104.   Next time, I'll get an aircheck of your wonderful sounding Collins 300G. 

-disregard.

This has nothing to do with 40 meter, on-air activity. Please discuss in the QSO section. Thanks.

 Noisy this morning.When we get some decent wx maybe I can hear better.I'm up @ 430 utc/1230am est and will sked with whoever wants to try. I worked a 1 station yesterday afternoon,quiet but no propagation...73 Lane, Columbus,Ohio

Am headed home from work around 11:00pm during the week and up till 2:00am EST. I'll give a listen.

 What with the weekend upon us and the storms movin out finally we should have it nice. I plan to be on 7290 and 7296 midnightish..

It's 10:26 pm Central and a broadcast station is on 7.290 but it's growing weaker.... I'll be monitoring 7.290 and give CQ calls on occasion starting around midnight central, assuming a clear frequency.  I had a great time on 20 meter AM memorial day evening.  Let's see if we can stir up some AM on 40 meters!

I'll default to 7.290 but if anyone has suggestions, please throw them out!

73, John KX5JT

 Testing audio 7290 @ 6zulu. No Noise....lane

KX5JT, Hey, I see your up on-line...lane

I am suffering from bad insominia now. Calling CQ on 7290. Was on 7160 earlier with no takers.   ???

Sorry Lane, I'm at work this week.  I'll be able to play early mornings this weekend since I'll be off.... when I'm working and it's REALLY slow, I use remote access software into my home computer/ricebox and work some digital modes.  OLIVIA and CONTESTIA are my favorites when I can't control the amp.  When I'm home I like Hell mode because it excels with QRO.... none as fun as AM but I'm a geek.

John

 That's cool John..I need to be off the air by 7utc (3a.m. est) and headed to the railroad yard. I'll try to be on 40 after 0430 utc around 7260-290 if anyone wants to try a contact..73 all Lane.

7.264 seems a fair spot between broadcasters.Called CQ @ 0415utc but was called early to work.,Seems like more SW broadcast activity this morning and a few ssb'ers working overseas DX than in recent past.Hopefully conditions are swinging favorably now...

Okay, Nothing is in the way now...Flatopper Dipole @ 35', E-W broad but talks South fine. Let's try'er out tonight!..7.260 was good here last night...open to suggestions...73  laner at Columbus,Oh. listening 7.260..

There is some slop here on 7260.  I have the boatanchors tuned to 7260 right now.  Pick a spot and we can try whenever.


Tom - AB3FL

listening on 7225 right now.  Clear, no slop, no BC

Tom - AB3FL

 CQ CQ CQ 7220 0330utc/1130est kd8iic..

7220 gave me QSO's with WA2ONK in NJ and after that with k0dt in Iowa. QRN coming up, maybe will calm down in awhile.'220 seems a good spot for now.. :)

Night Owls... Sitting here on 7.135 AM calling CQ

It's after 7:00 UTC (3 am eastern)

I listened to-night; static crashes way down, so I called CQ at 7160 starting just a little after 0400 GMT. K3PD came back on CW, so I switched to CW and we had about a 20 minute CW QSO on frequency. Afterwards, I called CQ again and this time K5MS in Louisiana came back on AM, using a ricebox.  Pretty good audio; we chatted for a few minutes and he mentioned that he had a 75A4 but hadn't used it in a  long time. Then K2PBS in Silver Springs, MD called, also using a ricebox on AM and we talked quite a while.  He said he has been a ham since 1954, and used to run plate modulated AM years ago, and we talked for a while about antennas.

No AM regulars heard, but this would have been a good night. Very little slopbucket QRM and signals were strong, and no Ethiopian jamming activity was heard.

No reason to be shy about firing up on AM below 7200. I'll listen the next few nights and fire up the transmitter if QRN is not horrendous.

Yep I was calling CQ for a while on 7.290 to no avail.. then switched to 7.135 and had a bunch of sideband stations reply... I gave in and fired up the Kenwood...  :o