The AM Forum

Hello in China.
 
Today I was operating my ham radio transmitter on 7.285 kcs and your broadcast suddenly came on and made it imposable for my friend and me to communicate. I looked up your broadcast schedule and nowhere does it show that you transmit on 7.285 kcs
 
When did you start transmitting on that frequency and please let me know how long you intend to use that frequency?  This happen at 3:00 PM eastern standard time on February 25, 2005. I noticed that your transmitters do transmit on 7.295 quite often. Your station is heard quite well up there.
 
Would you please discontinue operating on 7.285 so that my friends and  me may enjoy our amateur radio privileges on a daily basis?
 
Sincerely,
 
W2PFY
Terry Yoder
PO Box 616
Elizabethtown, NY 12932

Dear Terry,
Did we strap you or what?

88s,
China

Terry,
        Good move and please let us know if you get a response (I will too). Possibly if we all emailed them they would take notice, if nothing else.

I wonder if they have a frequency assignment on 7.285, or if they just decided to QSY on their own? Perhaps the IARU and some form of international broadcashers union would want to know about this.

Signed,
          One Hung Lo 3IBX

Are you sure they are in China ? Could be a Chinese tak-out resturant down in the 5 boroughs.

Terry,

I guess you don't follow the important bulletins on the China Radio International website like the rest of us do.  I'm sure they'll be happy to send you a QSL, in return for a signal report on their new West Europe feed:

http://en.chinabroadcast.cn/1174/2004-11-29/19@171762.htm


Seriously, since that end of 40 meters is a region-2-only allocation for amateurs, I don't expect the situation to change in our lifetime.  We were lucky enough to get an agreement at the WRC-03 conference that the broadcasters would vacate 7100-7200 kc but that won't happen until 2009.  I hope we're all around for that.
Believe it or not, there are folks that do listen to these broadcasts and who might like to see the amateurs that are interfering with their favorite broadcasts go away - its a two way street.  Both services are in the same area of the spectrum legally.

Anyways there are a crap-load of Region 1&3 broadcast stations that have allocations on "40 meters".   Heres a list so next time one of them clobbers your QSO you know exactly who to be pissed at:

FREQ - TIME (UTC) - Country - Station         - Target
07265   1800-1859 Poland           R. Polonia        Eu        
07270   1800-1859 Poland           R. Polonia        Eu        
07275   1900-2000 South Korea      R. Korea Int'l    Eu        
07280   1800-1828 Vietnam          V. of Vietnam     Eu, As    
07280   1900-1928 Vietnam          V. of Vietnam     Eu, As    
07280   1600-1628 Vietnam          V. of Vietnam     Eu,Af,As  
07280   2030-2058 Vietnam          V. of Vietnam     Eu,Af,As  
07285   2000-2157 China            China R. Int'l    Eu         al
07285   0300-0330 Croatia          Croatian R.       NA         ge
07285   0500-0559 Germany          Deutsche Welle    Af        
07285   2315-2330 Croatia          Croatian R.       SA         ge
07285   1100-1128 Vietnam          V. of Vietnam     As        
07290   0300-0430 U. S. A.         V. of America     Af        
07290   0000-0059 Germany          Deutsche Welle    As        
07290   0430-0500 U. S. A.         V. of America     Af        
07290   1600-1700 Russia           V. of Russia      Eu        
07290   1800-2100 Russia           V. of Russia      Eu        
07295   1900-1957 China            China R. Int'l    Af        
07295   2000-2057 China            China R. Int'l    Af        
07295   0000-1230 Malaysia         V. of Malaysia    Oc, As    
07295   0500-0700 U. S. A.         V. of America     Af        
07295   1230-2400 Malaysia         V. of Malaysia    Oc, As    
07295   1915-1945 United Kingdom   Bible Voice       Af, F      ge
07295   1215-1245 United Kingdom   Bible Voice       Af,Sa-Su   ge
07300   2100-2200 Russia           V. of Russia      Eu        
07305   0250-0315 Vatican City     Vatican R.        Am    


I've only included the broadcasters near the AM window, there are lots more going down to 7100 kc.



Sam / KS2AM

115,000 Chinese in Flushing NY can't get the farm report from their home province in China because Terry straps the broadcast...

PFY STUDIOS JAMMED BY RED RADIO. U.S. RECALLS EMBASSY. TROOPS MOBILIZE.(http://www.easythrift.com/home/fridge/viewer2/Mao.jpg)

Terry - Don't worry too much. Guaranteed they are using Chinese tubes and will delevelop a filament to grid short a few hours into the broadcast.

We can all jump in in between tube change-outs. and place orders for Chop-Suey with some of the finest restaurants on Northern Blvd. in Queens! (Maybe I have Little China cornfused with Little Korea?)

Hi Joe.. :lol: gud one....

Terry,
    Remember: You get good Tong Chow at Suk Mi Pagoda!!! :mrgreen:
Hmmm. I wonder what honorable Tom Vu have to say about this?

你好特里, 我们是很抱歉我们干涉了您的电台。请加入我们的下个红色旅团自已批评会议并且您将学会怎么表现更好! 您的朋友汤姆VOO (没有联系对汤姆VU)


Head of Overseas Relations Department
Radio China Division of Export Control
10, Chairman Mao Office Suite Building,
Revolution of the Peope Avenue,
Beijing, China 06378

Wait till the US electric utilities begin purchasing Chinese-made BPL hardware.  It might even cover up the buzzies from Chinese touch-light switches.

Interesting.......... :minigun:

Those broadcasts are probably originating from WYFR, Okychobie (sp?) Florida