Good start so far to this Sunday. Two solid contacts with WDX 163 in Michigan by noon followed by 703 mobile in Chicago just a few minutes later. It'll be a banner day if contacts keep coming at this rate.
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Reclaim LSB 16
- Thread starter Rick330man
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Greg T
WDX-945 (Jazz Singer) Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Nice QSO with WDX-163!! Nice to meet and talk to you!!!
Nice audio 917! The band is up and down on my end but your audio made the QSO happen.
And back at you 917. It's been a long time since I've talked on16L. The last month or so has been fun chatting with the WDX crowd.
Back in the 80s 16U&L were being used. Everybody in SE Michigan used 16U.
Back in the 80s 16U&L were being used. Everybody in SE Michigan used 16U.
Spoke to 1340 Nebraska and 561 in Missouri!!! 561 was running barefoot and making a geat trip to SoCal. Also 945 came in and said hello! Both 945 and 1340 were blasting!!
So much fun!!! It’s nice to put a voice to a screen name. Hey flatland…next time my friend!!
945 - you were booming in when we had the QSO about half an hour ago and then again when you were talking with 917. You and 226 consistently come in strong down here.
1340 out of Nebraska also came in strong. I heard his half of the QSO with 917. I tried hailing 1340 but sounds like he couldn't hear me.
1 guy jumped calling CQDX. When I responded, he wanted me to know that 16 was not a sideband frequency but one utilized by locals. He didn't say where that would be, but I'm guessing he had no idea that LSB 16 was the main SSB frequency going back to the 1970's.
Interesting day. We'll keep trying.
1340 out of Nebraska also came in strong. I heard his half of the QSO with 917. I tried hailing 1340 but sounds like he couldn't hear me.
1 guy jumped calling CQDX. When I responded, he wanted me to know that 16 was not a sideband frequency but one utilized by locals. He didn't say where that would be, but I'm guessing he had no idea that LSB 16 was the main SSB frequency going back to the 1970's.
Interesting day. We'll keep trying.
That's one of the disadvantages of running some power while in town. The base station gets out slightly better than it hears, although my noise floor was pretty good today at S2.
Greg T
WDX-945 (Jazz Singer) Upper Peninsula of Michigan
I'm in a bad locale here in town. My noise floor is NEVER under S5 and today is about 7.5 to 9 . Even on the extremely calm and quiet nights, I'm at S5. Last night chatting locally with my buddy, he has S0, nuttin. I was at a 5 with lots of hash. So, keep this in mind, folks, when I tell you I can barely hear you over the noise, you're actually doing very well. You must climb over my S5 for me to hear you.
AmericanEagle575
Supporting Sr. Member WDX-1863
Good afternoon Radio Friends, just woke up from a nap and turned on the Ranger and thought I might try to make some contacts on 16 LSB this afternoon,I'll also be ch38 LSB hopefully conditions are holding steady for all, have a great day and God Bless you folks!!
73's
WDX 1863
73's
WDX 1863
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Good morning. It's been a little active since 12noon EST, on channel 16 lsb.
Right on! That contact was icing on the cake of an already great 3 days off. Thanks again for the QSO. I heard 945, 1340, and 163 making contacts with you but just barely. I literally packed up and left 15 minutes after that with a big grin on my face. That Moxon was dancing in the wind gusts but survived and worked great! 1.2 from 1 to 5 and 1.0 the rest of the channels according to President McKinley. Great day.
AmericanEagle575
Supporting Sr. Member WDX-1863
Thank you,I just realized that I put 15 and I meant to say 16 LSB, just corrected,guess I wasn't fully awake, LoL