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Title: CQ 40M Post by: KD6OS on June 24, 2011, 03:43:51 PM KD6OS is calling CQ at 7290 at this time.
Anyone out there ? KD6OS Ralph Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: N8AFT on June 24, 2011, 03:46:36 PM Sorry Ralph, this is about what time I'm doing that, there,hi. Gotta get the 40m dipole bk up...lane
Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: KD6OS on June 24, 2011, 03:50:08 PM Ok Lane.
Maby some other band one of these days. Ralph Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: N8AFT on July 06, 2011, 01:37:29 AM Hi Ralph ; Dipole back up and working swell..Been on 7220 calling CQ. Started around 0430utc. today.
Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: KX5JT on July 07, 2011, 11:21:23 PM Tuning up on 7.260 for good clean AM fun. -- John - Thursday night 10:21 pm Central
Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: ve6pg on July 08, 2011, 12:09:07 AM ...turned on the gear....gonna call/listen around 7220 at abt 12:30am, eastern...
..tim.. Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: kb3rdt on July 08, 2011, 12:15:05 AM ok i'm tune my NC-300 down to 7.260 it's 12:14 eastern time
Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: KX5JT on July 08, 2011, 12:33:48 AM I'm hearing you Tim. I called back but you haven't answered... hmm...
Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: ve6pg on July 08, 2011, 12:43:27 AM dont know john..just hearing ssb above me, but not that strong... ?..
..sk.. Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: KX5JT on July 08, 2011, 12:48:27 AM Yeah I hear that ssb too.
Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: ve6pg on July 08, 2011, 12:55:24 AM in qso right now w/ kb3rdt, carl..in pa....
..gud sigs.. Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: W2PFY on July 08, 2011, 01:18:24 AM I'm hearing a guy from Western PA now on 7.220. I may join in if he ever stops talking ;D ;D
Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: kb3rdt on July 08, 2011, 01:35:20 AM opps sorry terry old buzzard!
Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: kb3rdt on July 08, 2011, 01:49:13 AM ok i moved to 7.260 calling cq on there!
Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: ve6pg on July 08, 2011, 01:55:53 AM ...gud qso w/carl... might try agn friday night/sat morn...not sure, as my son will be here, and i might try getting to bed earlier...but..midnight might be a go...
..sk.. Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: W2PFY on July 08, 2011, 10:57:55 AM Hey, you guys were having fun so please excuse my P&M ;D ;D ;D
I was happy to see the activity. I'll try a little earlier tonight maybe around 11:00 PM as I'm not much of a night owl. I did try calling CQ right on 7.240 but nobody wuz home :'( :'( :'( If eater one or anyone on the board is going to be on around that time, PM me here! Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: ve6pg on July 08, 2011, 11:17:37 AM ..i'd like to see more guys show up...i dont get home from work till midnight eastern, so that's why i've been on at that time....that's only 11pm central time, and condx seem good...my guess is guys are just not looking on 40....
..tim.. ..sk.. Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: kb3rdt on July 09, 2011, 12:30:29 AM i'm on 7.220 but not hearing a soul but i hear guys on ssb there just wait till i hear something sure had a good time last night!
Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: W2PFY on July 09, 2011, 12:34:59 AM Bonn Germany is on 7.240 which was clear last night.
Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: ve6pg on July 09, 2011, 01:56:05 AM ..just finished with terry, w2pfy on 7220....big sig here, from his bc-610...there's good prop guys....start calling cq....noise was low, even though a broadcast station came on, at abt 1:45...terry was much stronger, no problem...
..tim.. ..sk.. Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: W2PFY on July 10, 2011, 01:12:37 AM Just on there 7.220. Nobody home! I was listening to the BBC on 7.310 broadcasting from Beijing,China. I was checking their frequency and suddenly, they went off the air. Radio Bonn Germany was on 7.240 at 1 AM eastern and by 1:15 they were gone. Do people in these foreign countries know when to tune in?
Well anyhow I bellowed out a couple of CQ's and called it a night ;D ;D Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: ve6pg on July 10, 2011, 11:10:25 AM ..terry..saturday nights generally wont work for me...but thru the week, ok...i try to get some stuff done outside on the weekends, but there may be the odd saturday i will work o/t, thus getting home, around midnight...
..tim.. ..sk.. Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: W2PFY on July 10, 2011, 12:19:05 PM Hi Tim, I figured as much about your schedule and when you are on. I have been spreading the word about 7.220 and 7.240 as an alternate. I just spoke with K1RMA on 7.290 and he said he would try to make it some evening. I'll be on there around 11:00 PM tonight so if anyone would like to join in, please do ;D ;D ;D
I will be back on 7.290 at 12:30 AM or in about ten minutes with WA1HLR. Band conditions don't seem too good for under 200 miles right now suggesting that the band is long. Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: KX5JT on July 10, 2011, 11:32:31 PM I still vote for 7.130 ish during late evening and post midnights -- That way you know you wont have a blasted broadcast station fire up ontop of your ongoing QSO.
Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: ve6pg on July 11, 2011, 10:33:30 AM ..john...that's ok with me...if we do it tonight, it will be short, for me...doctor's appointment at 9am...are u goona try 7130 this evening?..
..tim.. Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: ve6pg on July 11, 2011, 01:01:16 PM ..will listen around midnight eastern, but...looks like t-storms in the area..ill check here, when i get home tonight..
..sk.. Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: W2PFY on July 11, 2011, 04:34:34 PM Quote I still vote for 7.130 ish during late evening and post midnights -- That way you know you wont have a blasted broadcast station fire up on top of your ongoing QSO. Well go ahead and vote for it but operating down there blows anyone with a General class license from participating. That would be me :'( :'( :'( That's one reason I will never join any nets that have operated exclusively in the Extra section just because they are extras. Yes before I croak, I'll upgrade. I should have done it this winter. Ok, flame me out >:( >:( >:( >:( Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: Steve - K4HX on July 11, 2011, 05:36:33 PM I think he's picking that freq because it's clear, not to exclude anyone.
Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: W2PFY on July 11, 2011, 09:50:38 PM I'm sure your right Steve. I may have been a knuckle head in my approach but it would be nice when someone suggested something positive to think about how to make it more successful. As much as I sometimes dislike Fearless Fred on the macaroni net, he does take care to put his net in an area intentionally so that people of lower class licenses may participate.
So instead of me hissing & mulling, I should just announce that I'll be operating on 7.220 at a certain time. My apologizes to all :) :) :) :) Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: Steve - K4HX on July 11, 2011, 10:04:24 PM Forget about it. If 7220 is clear, you'll have plenty of action, probably even some Extra class weenies. ;)
Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: AB3FL on July 11, 2011, 10:10:04 PM 7220 is clear here now
Tom - AB3FL Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: Steve - K4HX on July 11, 2011, 10:24:55 PM Give me a minute.
Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: Steve - K4HX on July 11, 2011, 10:57:08 PM Nice hooking up with you Tom, even if briefly.
Title: Re: CQ 40M Post by: AB3FL on July 11, 2011, 10:58:29 PM Yes....Nice QSO on clean wholesome AM. We gotta try again when condx are better AMfone - Dedicated to Amplitude Modulation on the Amateur Radio Bands
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