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Band Watch => 17 Meters => Topic started by: AG4ME on June 13, 2023, 12:44:17 PM



Title: recent AM on 17 meters
Post by: AG4ME on June 13, 2023, 12:44:17 PM
been listening to 18,115 kHz AM in the afternoons.


Title: Re: recent AM on 17 meters
Post by: Pete, WA2CWA on June 13, 2023, 01:06:48 PM
been listening to 18,115 kHz AM in the afternoons.

And, what have you heard?


Title: Re: recent AM on 17 meters
Post by: AG4ME on June 14, 2023, 11:30:11 AM
currently listening on 18,115 kHz on a webSDR, again.
two AM mode amateur stations.  same stations as a few days ago.
AM activity on this freq.

Wed. June 14 10:23 CDST (1523Z)


Title: Re: recent AM on 17 meters
Post by: Jim, W5JO on June 14, 2023, 11:42:48 AM
currently listening on 18,115 kHz on a webSDR, again.
two AM mode amateur stations.  same stations as a few days ago.
AM activity on this freq.

Wed. June 14 10:23 CDST (1523Z)

I hear two SSB stations talking politics


Title: Re: recent AM on 17 meters
Post by: Pete, WA2CWA on June 14, 2023, 01:48:19 PM
It makes no sense to operate AM on that band unless the purpose is to be annoying to any adjacent SSB or CW signals. The phone segment is only 58 KHz wide. Most vintage AM rigs don't even cover that band.
20 meters is on the downside of the 17 meter band; 15 meters is on the upside of the 17 meter band. Both of those bands give lots of room for AM and SSB signals.
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