The running joke was the purple rubbed off Barney lmao!Not to mention the purple nose malady.
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11 meter is very quiet?
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The pile up on LSB 38 has been a real mess at times. When the skip is rolling, I say we make the effort to hit LSB 16 and try to bring it back. This will take some of the pressure off of LSB 38.
I try LSB 16 every time I turn the radio on. Have had success there but minimal. A local AM group here is on 16 as well.
I didn't turn a radio on yesterday but going to do so now.
I didn't turn a radio on yesterday but going to do so now.
I check 16 periodically also. Have made a couple contacts...but few and far between.
I've been hanging on channel 20 AM side when 38LSB is quiet or when it becomes a train wreck. I can pretty much talk anywhere I can on SSB. Peeps all over hang on 20 for some reason.
I had the marine mobile rig up for about 15 minutes this afternoon right around 6:00P.M. On LSB 38, I made contact with 837 in Birmingham, AL. But LSB 38 was a mess, so I dropped it to LSB 37. Contact there included 825 in Louisiana, 329 in Central Kentucky and 360 in North Carolina.
954 in Fort Lauderdale Beach could be heard. My best estimate is that he's about 130 miles as the crow flies from where I was anchored. He could hear me but couldn't make out what I was saying.
Not a bad 15 minutes for a walkie talkie running barefoot into a 1/4 wave vertical dipole.
954 in Fort Lauderdale Beach could be heard. My best estimate is that he's about 130 miles as the crow flies from where I was anchored. He could hear me but couldn't make out what I was saying.
Not a bad 15 minutes for a walkie talkie running barefoot into a 1/4 wave vertical dipole.
Had DX but only got one contact today, everyone else was deaf I guess 
It's not me....it's you.
It's not me....it's you.
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Channel 20 is my home channel, keep trying I'm sure we will connect. haha
When we've had discussions on these boards about a back-up or alternative to 38 LSB, a couple of folks have chimed in reporting that they are still using old 23 channel rigs. Those folks liked the LSB 16 idea. The other advantage I see is that it is removed from the proximity of LSB 38. Lots of folks try 36, 37 and 39 when 38 LSB is log jammed. In that context, 16 LSB is practically a world apart.
If the skip stays with us, I think we ought to give LSB 16 a try again.
If the skip stays with us, I think we ought to give LSB 16 a try again.
When driving home from work the other day, I was in Arkansas, just dropped my buddy off at his house I was sand bagging on ch 20 am I heard you Unit75. You were coming in loud and clear Trainman in the Bam.
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...runna pile-up on 6m SSB