No radio for me. Skip is rolling but watching World Cup Soccer, American football, eating and drinking is taking priority today!!!
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Reclaim LSB 16
- Thread starter Rick330man
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and its now black friday n be dammed i got 611 in northern ny.but skip killed us quickly. first lsb connect on 16 in as many years as since first 40 channel radios came out
I caught 305 in California on 16 LSB in the middle of my shave
Our use of LSB 16 is becoming a nice way to take advantage of skip conditions without having to deal with the mess on LSB 38. It is also giving folks with old 23 channel rigs a chance to get back into the game. The fact that folks are making contacts there at other times just helps bring more life back to LSB 16. I really think we've got some momentum.
Our LSB net starts tomorrow at noon. We'll do it again Sunday. Taking the IMAX down today for maintenance and trying to figure out what I'm going to go with for the net.
Our LSB net starts tomorrow at noon. We'll do it again Sunday. Taking the IMAX down today for maintenance and trying to figure out what I'm going to go with for the net.
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Oh very cool I didn't realize that.
I don't know what you're on today but it had a great sound.
Absolutely zero skip coming into South Florida today. I took down my IMAX for maintenance and set up a home brew 1/4 wave base for this week-end's DX net. Hoping for some good contacts tomorrow on LSB 16.
AmericanEagle575
Supporting Sr. Member WDX-1863
Won't be able tomorrow since I gotta work,but looking forward to checking in and talking to my Radio Friends on Sunday, hope you all had a Wonderful Thanksgiving with your Family's!!
73's
I'm pleased to read lower 16 is taking off. I did hear some activity myself this week.
I had hoped to get my Gain-Master up about 40', but my son is very busy at work.
He was going to move my, out of tune, 10-foot high A99 away from the edge of the house...and put my GM on my old antenna mount...out back and well into the clear and high-up.
73's and God Bless all,
Eddie - Marconi - Grampa WWDX-39zero - on my radio
He was going to move my, out of tune, 10-foot high A99 away from the edge of the house...and put my GM on my old antenna mount...out back and well into the clear and high-up.
73's and God Bless all,
Eddie - Marconi - Grampa WWDX-39zero - on my radio
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Ah, the Gain Master. I've been wanting to replace my A99 with one as well. It's too bad I don't live closer to you. I'd round up some extra muscle and help you get that done.
Will you be on 16 tomorrow?
73's Sir
Will you be on 16 tomorrow?
73's Sir
Thanks for the kind offer, Brother DXer.
Brother, yes and the good Lord willing...I'll be on the air on 16 lsb trying to get a break.
73's and Good Bless you all,
Eddie - Marconi - Grampa WWDX 39zero
I'll have the radio on and will listen in periodically as time allows. Hope to hear some of y'all out there.
I'm listening now and there is definitely some skip rolling in. There is a dispatcher speaking in Spanish on AM 16. From the accent, it sounds like she is Mexican. I can also hear a second AM station speaking Spanish. I did hear one station make a DX call, but I was too far from the radio to respond in time.
Hopefully the propagation holds. We'll start testing it in about an hour.
Hopefully the propagation holds. We'll start testing it in about an hour.
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There is a ton of skip rolling in on all of the channels around us. The power stations are bleeding over from channels 6, 9,11,14 and 20. It is crazy. I'm hoping our spot on LSB 16 will be far enough away from the noise that we'll be able to fully take advantage of all that Mother Nature and has to offer.
There is a ton of skip rolling in on all of the channels around us. The power stations are bleeding over from channels 6, 9,11,14 and 20. It is crazy. I'm hoping our spot on LSB 16 will be far enough away from the noise that we'll be able to fully take advantage of all that Mother Nature and has to offer.