I think the broadcasts were only taken off below 7200, they should have done
that to the whole band if you ask me.
----- Original Message -----
From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 7:18 AM
Subject: Re: round table going to 7.215
> John:
>
> This is good to know.
>
> I'm going to have to rely on others from the list to do the testing, since
> today, we have the 20-meter cross-country net, and since I'm working
> during
> the week at 2100Z.
>
> It's always good to check these things out.
>
> It's a shame that the foreign broadcasts take over so much above 7.200 at
> that time of the day.
>
> Wasn't that supposed to end in 2009 or 2010, or am I missing something?
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2011 10:48 PM
> Subject: Re: round table going to 7.215
>
>
> You might want to have a QSO there as well and try it if it is dead, with
> the eastern area NTS net we used to send people off to 7.188 to pass
> traffic, it would be dead, we'd listen for a while, ask and it would be
> dead, start using it and guys are mad because we were interfering with a
> net. I'm not saying this would happen on weekends with us later in the
> day,
> I'm just wondering if someone thinks they own the frequency or something,
> so
> I'd test it out, it does generally seem dead.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2011 9:44 PM
> Subject: Re: round table going to 7.215
>
>
>> Thanks for this North Cars info, Steve.
>>
>> Could one or more folks on the list monitor 7.188 MHZ over the next few
>> days
>> to see what kind of traffic is on there, and whether it might be clear
>> for
>> the round table at 2100Z on Saturday?
>>
>> I know this isn't an exact science, but perhaps some regular monitoring
>> of
>> that frequency over the next few days will give us an idea of how much
>> the
>> frequency is used, and for what purpose.
>>
>> Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2011 8:14 PM
>> Subject: Re: round table going to 7.215
>>
>>
>> Tom and Listers,
>>
>> I just looked on the Northcars site at the net schedule. It does indeed
>> run
>> three times daily, seven days per week, at 8:15, 9:00 and 5:00 PM EST.
>>
>> I would suggest maybe 7188, as that appeared open and free from BC
>> stations.
>> I worked a guy in Slovenia, I think, after the net closed at 2215 UTTC
>> today. Although I'm not sure, his call was either S51F or S5JF, he said
>> the
>> one like Juan. But, I can't find a S51 in my older DXCC listing, so I
>> assume it was Slovenia.
>>
>> Steve, K8SP
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2011 4:13 PM
>> Subject: round table going to 7.215
>>
>>
>>> Hi, all.
>>>
>>> the round table is moving to 7.215, due to a NORCARS net on 7.198.
>>>
>>> See you up there.
>>>
>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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