That new broadcast stationless area below 7.2 is great at night. ----- Original Message ----- From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 11:33 PM Subject: Re: anyone wanna try a 40-meter sked this Sunday? > I hear you, Lou, and that goes for me too! I don't know exactly how 40 > meters will work, but it's been in really good shape here in the late > afternoons, at least on the week-ends when I've tried it. > > Maybe we can set up some relay stations if needed. Should be fun to try > anyway. > > 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 8:49 PM > Subject: Re: anyone wanna try a 40-meter sked this Sunday? > > > Tom, > > I'll be there, if I remember which I can not at all guarantee. Senior > moments seem to happen more frequently these days. Lou > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 10:42 PM > Subject: anyone wanna try a 40-meter sked this Sunday? > > >> Hi all! >> >> The following e-mail is directed to both my fellow blind hams, and to >> some >> of my ham friends back in Michigan. ... I hope you don't mind the >> broad-side >> post: >> >> As I think many of you know, I finally have an HF antenna up in the air >> out >> here at the new home QTH in Colorado. It's an Alpha Delta DXCC >> multi-band >> dipole. The center is about 35 feet off the ground, and the ends run >> toward >> opposite ends of the small lot here that we are renting. >> >> What I'm proposing is that we try 40 meter lower sideband. I think from >> our >> previous nets, we found a good frequency to be 7.230 MHZ, give or take a >> few >> KC's because of QRM. >> >> As for times, I'm thinking of 5 o'clock my time, which is Mountain >> Daylight >> time. So, folks in the midwest would be one hour later than me, while >> those >> of you on the east coast would be 2 hours later. Those in the western >> states will either be on mountain time like me, or maybe an hour earlier. >> >> Would that work for anyone? >> >> If we have enough folks who are willing to give it a try, I'll be there! >> >> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ, now in Colorado