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Band Watch => 160 Meters => Topic started by: Bill, KD0HG on November 18, 2011, 07:47:56 PM



Title: Attn: Don, KYV
Post by: Bill, KD0HG on November 18, 2011, 07:47:56 PM
it's about 5:45 PM Mountain on Friday.
Looking to jam on 160.
If you're going to be around, drop me a freq and time.
The 304-TH rig is percolating. Band sounds good tonight.
Joe GMS just sent me a nice QRO loading cap for the pi-net.

Bill/HG


Title: Re: Attn: Don, KYV
Post by: KL7OF on November 18, 2011, 09:44:47 PM
Bill   will look for you from out west......1945...1885???   Gates.....Steve


Title: Re: Attn: Don, KYV
Post by: k4kyv on November 19, 2011, 01:45:27 AM
Bill, I guess we missed each other.  I was on 1887 this evening with Fran, W3SCC.  Didn't look at the clock, but I would guess we started about 0400 GMT, and carried on for about 45 minutes.  There was another AM QSO on 1880, so I started up a couple KC/s above 1885 so we would all have a little elbow room.

Band was very quiet.  No QRN.  Just background hiss, sort of like VHF.  No line noise either.  Also, very few signals.  I would have thought there would be more activity on a Friday night in November with no static.  Not a lot of SSB either.

I noticed one of those white noise (probably digital) rushing jobs on 1895.  They were all over 75 this evening. On about 3825, 3835, 3855, 3865, 3870, a weak one on about 3883, and a strong one, probably DRM, on 3955.

They are said to come from Europe. That makes sense, since the Euro 75/80m ham band is only 3500-3800. The rate it's going, I'm afraid the 75m band might eventually be usable only on those frequencies in the US at night time as well, if most of the entire band above 3800 gets filled up with those things.


Title: Re: Attn: Don, KYV
Post by: KL7OF on November 19, 2011, 07:34:26 AM
I heard no signals on 160 except for local...75 was open from the west coast to the central and eastern central us....lots of buzzies and woodpeckers on 75 meters


Title: Re: Attn: Don, KYV
Post by: Steve - K4HX on November 19, 2011, 10:38:36 AM
Best posted in the 160 Meter Band Watch section.


Title: Re: Attn: Don, KYV
Post by: k4kyv on November 20, 2011, 02:13:00 AM
About 0430 GMT called CQ on 1885.  Worked a station in MI and then one in IL.  No QRM, no breakers, no static crashes.  Like a local one-on-one vhf simplex contact.  No more than half dozen signals heard across the entire band, including the bulletin broadcast by WA0RCR on 1860. No QuaRMtesters using 160 either.


Title: Re: Attn: Don, KYV
Post by: K5UJ on November 20, 2011, 06:25:20 AM
I am missing all these great band condx because I have either been working long hours or getting ready for company for the holiday and travel.  I have not even been able to get my inverted L repaired and back up.   The wind here has been around 40 mph every day.
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