AM windows Posted Monday, May 14, 2012
under "Operating Practices

[b][big]POPULAR AM WATERING HOLES[/big][/b]

Short wave listeners welcome
Many AMrs send QSL cards to SWLs
Most any shortwave radio works!

[b]FREQUENCY IN MEGACYCLES (MHz)
TIME = LOCAL EASTERN TIME

160 METERS[/b] (evenings best 200 Mi)
1.845 Some activity observed
1.945 Monday 8PM ET AWA Net
1.945 Tuesday 8 PM ET Grey Hair Net
1.985 some sporadic activity

[b]75 METERS[/b] (mornings, late afternoons,evenings best 500Mi)
3.705 to 3.720 mornings
3.837 Sat & Sun afternoons
3.870 classic and new class E transmitter fans
3.885 more traditional AM legacy rigs
AMrs are avid builders and restorers
Good technical discussions
Newcomers to AM welcome - try out your multimode rig!

[b]40 METERS[/b] (any time possible, 500-1000 Mi.)
(QRM from foreign broadcasters late aft. & eve.)
7.290
7.295

[b]20 METERS[/b] (daytime into early evening best, DX)
14.286*
14.340

[b]17 METERS[/b] (Sunday daytime)
18.150

[b]15 METERS[/b] (daytime DX)
21.425*

[b]10 METERS[/b] (daytime DX)
29.0 TO 29.2
(harmonics of 7.250+ crystals)


*APPROXIMATE HARMONICS OF 7.142 CRYSTAL

(1.9425 DOUBLES TO 3.885)
 
73,
Janis
AB2RA
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