Reclaim LSB 16

[Rick330man]

I heard a 420 out of Toronto at about 11:50A.M. 226 and 828 both in Texas are talking at the same time but to different stations. It doesn't sound like they can hear each other. I didn't hear 933, 273 or any of the other stations they were talking to. 529, who is near 226 just boomed in also.

 

[undertaker]

Made contact with 933 sounding good!!

 

[midnight special]

I heard a 420 out of Toronto at about 11:50A.M. 226 and 828 both in Texas are talking at the same time but to different stations. It doesn't sound like they can hear each other. I didn't hear 933, 273 or any of the other stations they were talking to. 529, who is near 226 just boomed in also.

i had the same here 226 and 828 talking at same time 226 is still calling now but i am having spanish amers going strong

 

[Rick330man]

i had the same here 226 and 828 talking at same time 226 is still calling now but i am having spanish amers going strong

I wasn't getting the Spanish AMers before, but I am getting them now. There is also some guy on AM 15 who is bleeding over like crazy. Despite the noise, 226 is stealing the show on the SSB end. He's been coming in fairly strong since noon. I heard him talking to 808 in Delaware, 121 in W. Va. mobile and 714 in Ohio.

 

[RT431]

No SSB traffic as of yet. Just a few weak am signals.

 

[Shadetree Mechanic]

226 @Brother DXer, thanks for the contact. Lots of QRM and high noise floor on my end made it difficult at times, but I got most of you in there. I could not hear the people you were talking to after you talked to me, funny how conditions work. I will be listening in throughout the day. 73

Chris

 

[Brother DXer]

Hey Chris,
It was great making contact with you. Yeah, I have a lot of QRM on my end as well. Hopefully that will get better, not worse!
Thanks again, I'll be standing by today.
73

 

[MH933]

Hey Chris,
It was great making contact with you. Yeah, I have a lot of QRM on my end as well. Hopefully that will get better, not worse!
Thanks again, I'll be standing by today.
73

Thanks for the radio check much appreciated.

 

[Greg T]

I just made a contact with 404 out of Miami Florida on 16 LSB

 

[Rick330man]

Just connected with 945 in the upper Michigan peninsula at around 12:58 and then with 111 in upstate N.Y. around 1:06P.M.

My little improvised 1/4 wave ground plane isn't working as well as I'd like it to, but it is working.

 

[Brother DXer]

Thanks for the radio check much appreciated.

933, You were sounding great, brother! This is definitely an advantage of using 16. People get to use their 23 channel radios. Let me know when you get the other on in line.
73's

 

[Greg T]

Just connected with 945 in the upper Michigan peninsula at around 12:58 and then with 111 in upstate N.Y. around 1:06P.M.

My little improvised 1/4 wave ground plane isn't working as well as I'd like it to, but it is working.

That's me, 404. I am 945 upper michigan.

 

[YardDog]

Skip is going in and out for me right now, but I was able to make a quick contact with 305 near Fresno. Good sounding station.

 

[Rick330man]

16 has gone almost dead quiet. I'm not picking up any of the AM traffic I heard for a while, no more AM 15 bleedover and I'm not hearing any of our SSB stations.

I'm doing some antenna maintenance this afternoon on my IMAX 2000 and my Radio Shack Crossbow (a Shakespeare big stick dyed in sky blue and made for Radio Shack back in the 80s). I'm hoping to get them up so I can get a little better performance than what my 102", home brew ground plane is delivering.

 

[Shadetree Mechanic]

@Marconi, great talking to you! Your 955 and A99 are doing a great job, even with the QRM you were punching right through giving me a 5x7. Mother nature is truly smiling at us today, its always great to make contact with other forum members. I will be continuing to monitor throughout the day.

73
Chris