"WG" wrote in message news:MjC3c.188313$Hy3.62034@edtnps89...
SSB is more fun then hunting the AM broadcast stations. The ham bands are 80
meters from 3.500 MHz to 4.000 MHz LSB, 40 meters from 7.000 to 7.300 LSB,
30 meters from 10.100 MHz to 10.150 MHz CW and data, 20 meters from 14.000
to 14.350 USB, 17 meters from 18.068 to 18.168 USB, 15 meters from 21.000 to
21.450 USB, 12 meters from 24.890 to 24.990 USB and 10 meters from 28.000 to
29.700 USB.

What? We 160m "1.800-2.000" op's get left out? Sad... MK

I know I left that one out. I find that one too noisy and you need one hell
of a good antenna to pick up anything on it besides crashes and the like.
Also the range under normal conditions is next to nothing, (a few hundred
miles). I apologize to all of you Lowfers.

"Mark Keith" wrote in message
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"WG" wrote in message
news:MjC3c.188313$Hy3.62034@edtnps89...
SSB is more fun then hunting the AM broadcast stations. The ham bands
are 80
meters from 3.500 MHz to 4.000 MHz LSB, 40 meters from 7.000 to 7.300
LSB,
30 meters from 10.100 MHz to 10.150 MHz CW and data, 20 meters from
14.000
to 14.350 USB, 17 meters from 18.068 to 18.168 USB, 15 meters from
21.000 to
21.450 USB, 12 meters from 24.890 to 24.990 USB and 10 meters from
28.000 to
29.700 USB.

What? We 160m "1.800-2.000" op's get left out? Sad... MK

"WG" wrote in message news:TmX3c.198781$Hy3.121851@edtnps89...
I know I left that one out. I find that one too noisy and you need one hell
of a good antenna to pick up anything on it besides crashes and the like.

Depends on the static level at the time. In the winter, when it's
quiet, it's really not much noisier than 80m. We've had some very
quiet nights this winter.
Also the range under normal conditions is next to nothing, (a few hundred
miles).

The range can be just as far as the other bands. The main problem in
working DX on 160m, is receiving. Most of the "big guns" use
beverages, phased short verticals, etc. Small loops can also work
fairly well to reduce noise, and give an ability to null. Many people
work far dx on 160m, but most of these type live out in the sticks
where they can have good antenna setups. Myself, I don't work much dx.
But I have worked a few countries, and hawaii 3 times using only 100
watts output. I mainly just ragchew on there. I like the band because
the skip zone is very short. You rarely "skip over" people like you
can on the higher bands. IE: 40m at night is useless for semi-close in
regional stuff. The skip zone is too long. Even 80m, the skip zone can
get kind of long in some cases in the winter, with low solar cdx. The
MUF for a certain path can drop that low in freq in such cases. Most
of the activity on 160 is in the lower half for the most part. MK