Perhaps I will work you in the phone Sweepstakes.  I will probably be on for
this afternoon and evening, tomorrow afternoon, and the time from 0115 to
0300Z tomorrow night.  We'll see how my voice holds out and how much I call
CQ vs. how much I search and pounce.  On 75 I tend to work in the Advanced
or Extra phone bands because the qRM level is less and my antenna works
better.  No 160 transmit here.
73,
Lloyd Rasmussen, W3IUU, Wheaton, Maryland
Home:  http://lras.home.sprynet.com
Work:  http://www.loc.gov/nls
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Tom Behler
> Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 9:50 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Nothing heard on 1.848 MHZ
> 
>     Well, Steve, the guys on 1.850 didn't yell at me, and I wasn't there
> that long.  I just called out a few times for any blind ops, and, since
> nothing was heard, abandoned the effort.
> 
> The SSB sweepstakes contest will be happening a little later, so I may use
> that as a chance to test out both the 80 and 160 meter slopers.  I
> probably
> won't be able to get honest signal reports, but I should be able to
> determine something from how I'm able to make it through the pileups, etc.
> 
> Haven't yet tried the amp, but may do that at some point too, at least on
> the segments of the bands where the SWR's are more reasonable.
> 
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 8:47 AM
> Subject: Re: Nothing heard on 1.848 MHZ
> 
> 
> > Tom,
> >
> > I heard the other QSO on 1.845 and after your post, listened on
> > 1.848.  However, there is a group each night on 1.850, and woe be unto
> > him who approacheth that frequency.  If I had heard you, I would have
> > tried moving you up a bit.   While the band wasn't noisy, the signals
> > weren't particularly loud last night.
> >
> > 73, Steve KW3A
> >
> > On 11/18/2011 8:26 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
> >> Hi, all.
> >>
> >> I have heard nothing from any blind ham ops on 1.848 MHZ.
> >>
> >> I wonder if anyone heard me calling?
> >>
> >> I'm going to play around a little more now on 160 to see what I can do.
> >>
> >> Thanks for anyone who tried contacting me.
> >>
> >> We'll give it another try one of these eveneings real soon.
> >>
> >> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >