Upper midwest A-Mers

[n0crs@lakedalelink.net]

  When can expect the upper midwest
guys to get on the air again ?  Looking especially for
activity on 3885, 3725 and 3725  khz .
Need some company while listening in  .  Tnx .

[Pete, WA2CWA]

Collins AM coast to coast net, with several net controls across the country,  is 9/2/09. Should be able to hear lots of activity from the midwest.

[Steve - WB3HUZ]

Get on and call CQ.

[K5UJ]

I usually hear a lot of MN, IA and WI guys on Saturdays and Sundays in the mornings and afternoons within 10 KHz of 3880.  During the week in the evenings some of the hams in Wisconsin are on 1985.  Seems like lately on 75 I've only been hearing stations in IL, MI and IN.  Maybe it's antenna maintenance season north of the Banana Belt (Northern IL).

73

Rob K5UJ

[W3SLK]

Rob said:

During the week in the evenings some of the hams in Wisconsin are on 1985.

I've heard them fellas from the mid-west on 1885. Their signals were pretty strapping to make here in central PA. I'd bet they are running some nice bottles. Sloppbucketeers be damned!!

[K5UJ]

Rob said:

During the week in the evenings some of the hams in Wisconsin are on 1985.

I've heard them fellas from the mid-west on 1885. Their signals were pretty strapping to make here in central PA. I'd bet they are running some nice bottles. Sloppbucketeers be damned!!

didn't know anything was happening down there.  I'll have to check it out and motorize the tuner when I put it out at the feedpoint.

Rob

[W9GT]

Not sure what you are including in "upper Midwest", but there is plenty of AM activity on 3800, 3885, and 1880-1885.  Many stations, including myself check-in to the Midwest Classic Radio Net on Sat. mornings on 3885 around 1230Z and the DX-60 Net on 3880 at about the same time on Sun mornings.  There is a regular group of stations in IL, MI, OH and IN on 1880-1885 regularly almost every day in the morning and evening.  This 160 M group has been active all summer, in spite of higher noise levels.  The Midwest is well-represented with lots of regular AM activity.

73,  Jack, W9GT

[flintstone mop]

A lot of midwest activity twice a day on 160M 1880.
And Yes, Rob there is increasing activity on 160 near the upper end.

I'm not tuning for 3880 much these days. Maybe lower away ftom the heavy traffic.


Fred

[K5UJ]

It's our ground conductivity.  It's okay here in N. IL, but a couple weeks ago when I drove across Iowa I was amazed at how good the conductivity was.  I could tell simply by tuning the AM bc band, stations almost every 10 KHz, even 1 kw daytimers booming in, and easy copy on distant stations.  Iowa is an AMers dream promised land.   Also most every station had great audio fidelity and many were even playing music, almost unheard of in the Chicago area.