RE: PSK on 30M and 17M

[RBrigham1]

In a message dated 6/17/2007 1:27:41 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[hidden email] writes:

> I am not sure where to ask this question so I will ask it here.
> Please redirect me to a better place to ask it.
>
> I am not finding PSK31 activity on 30M or 17M even though I know the
> bands are open. I always check WWV on 10MHz, 15MHz, and 20MHz to give
> myself an idea of propagation. WWV on 20MHz was booming in here
> yesterday but there was no activity on 17M. Go figure.
>
> And 30M seems to me to be a great band for PSK31 but I will be darned
> if I can find one iota of activity.
>
> 73 de Brian, WB6RQN
> Brian Lloyd - brian HYPHEN wb6rqn AT lloyd DOT com
>

Brian,
I think it is because 17m and some of the other bands have not reached
"critical mass" like 20m and 40m have.
Case in point. On Friday, June 7th I was out in the California desert,
mobile, and turned on the radio. Lots of signals on 20m at 14.070 and I worked Italy
right off the bat. Then I thought, what the heck, I switched over to 18.110.
Couldn't hear a thing but I called CQ anyway. Got answered right back by
ZP4KFX -- my first ZP4, and we had a nice chat. Througout we were the only action
on the waterfall.
After winding up we went our separate ways -- calling CQ on different
frequencies. Moments later the flood gates opened and we were both very busy, and
other QSO's started around us.

I think these bands will pick up as the expectation increases that people are
there and can be contacted.
Rob
KC6ROC    
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[Simon (HB9DRV)]

----- Original Message -----
From: <[hidden email]>

>
> I think it is because 17m and some of the other bands have not reached
> "critical mass" like 20m and 40m have.
>

Very true. With the K3 & SubRX you'll be able to run my software and monitor
two bands simultaneously - so while chasing the 'Worked All Programmers'
award on 20m you can keep an eye open on 30m / 17m.

Also with some digital software you can enable audible alarms which are
triggered when a station call CQ is decoded, so you can leave the software
running and it doesn't have to be visible.

Simon HB9DRV

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[Simon (HB9DRV)]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Lloyd" <[hidden email]>
>
> Fantastic! Which flavors of unix does it run on?
>

Windows NT, itself based in OpenVMS which in turn was heavily influenced by
UNIX. And seems to work under Wine although I've never tried that.

I have enough aggro supporting my UNIX users in the day job, I'm not going
to do it for a hobby. I may be stupid, just not yet certified as such :-)

Simon HB9DRV

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[Thom LaCosta]

On Mon, 18 Jun 2007, Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote:

>
> I have enough aggro supporting my UNIX users in the day job, I'm not going to
> do it for a hobby. I may be stupid, just not yet certified as such :-)

Priceless....I thought only windows applications required support (g).

May I use the line, I may be stupid, just not yet certified as such :-)
It seems to fit in with my every day situations.

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