Jeff: Not too sure if this came through so trying a re-send...
 (darn software is giving me problems running under NT4.)
 >> Can't wait for December when it gets quiet on HF and
 >> I can get back to playing on 160m again.
 JE> I'll love it when the band gets quiet again, and we can talk longer
 JE> distances with the same amount of power!
 Yep. But in my case its what the rig puts out only,no amplifier yet.
 JE> Of course, by next weekend, I -should- have my rock crusher AM rig back 
in
 JE> operation, again.  Had to get the modulator circuit finished, and now 
that
 JE> it's just about there (gotta punch a couple of holes in a chassis) all I
 JE> really have to do is hook it all up, and start talking to it! ;-)
 I wish I still had a rig with AM in it.
 Used to like to listen to shortwave and the boys on 3885 some nights.
 When you get it all ready to go take a listen on 3745 on a Saturday around 
3pm
Eastern for the Canadian Boat-Anchor Net.
 All sorts of classic AM capable rigs can be heard there from all over 
ntario
and Quebec. Net control is usually VA3ES,Ed here in Ottawa.
 >> There have been some openings on 6m and a few on 2m ssb,but there are 
ery
 JE> Have you heard anything from this far south on VHF?
 Farthest I have been on 6m ssb is the Texas and Oklahoma border to the west,
and into the Georgia/South Florida area.
 2m being a bit of a long haul for me the farthest I get it is about Northern
Ney York and Vermont.
 Problem with 2m is that most of the stations Ic an hear are aimed everywhere
but NORTH,so they never hear anything from up in Ontario at all.
 The odd time they will hear us,then turn their beam(s) around,but it is 
e.
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