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Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:26:31 -0700
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Mike,

3581 should do it.  I have mine set for 3.581.5 MHz because it falls within 
my CW filter that way.

Phil.
K0NX




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Keithley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: Propagation with W1AW Again


> What is the 80-meter w1aw frequency?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]>
> To:  [log in to unmask]
> Date: Thursday, Jan 27, 2011 17:36:49
> Subject: Propagation with W1AW Again
>
>>
>>
>> When I began D x ing in mid 1966, I immediately became interested in =
>> propagation.  Later, when I discovered I could D X even on 40 and 80, =
>> and to a lesser degree on 160, I became even more interested, and =
>> watchful, of band conditions and overall propagation.  I am now doing =
>> the same thing on 6 meters, 2 meters, and 70 centimeters.  However, =
>> tonight, once again, I tapped in on my Q S Y er, the channels I have =
>> program for W1AW, and discovered something really interesting.  I start =
>> on 15 meters due to almost no propagation worth much on 10 meters.  I =
>> had no W1AW signal on any band except for 80 CW and this was at 5:30 PM =
>> local mountain time.  40 meters, to my amazement, had no signal of W1AW =
>> at all, nor did any other band except for 80 meters.  Of course, sunset =
>> had already occurred so this was the advantage of 80 meters pulling the =
>> signal through but not hearing them even better on 40 meters, not to =
>> mention no signal at all, I found it quite interesting that W1AW was not 
>> =
>> heard for me on any band except 80 and it was Q5 pretty much the whole =
>> time I listened.  I tried 160 but of course I had no signal there =
>> either.  I do after 9 PM from W1AW when they are sending code practice =
>> and some nights, as I have reported, their 160 meter signal is Q5.
>>
>> Phil.
>> K0NX
> 

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