Ender3rd
join:2001-07-15
East Granby, CT
 ·Cox HSI
| reply to battleop
Re: 80 Meters
Your perception of 75/80 meters is shared by many. People tend to gather in little cliques and do not always welcome "intruders". On the other hand, quite a few groups like having someone new show up.
Things have loosened up a bit since the expansion of the phone portion, and it's actually possible to find open spots to call CQ between 3.700 and 3.800 most evenings.
To be honest, very few people on 75/80 meters get too excited about working low powered stations. With summer static crashes and other stations running power on frequencies close by, a QRP station will get swallowed up in short order. Unfortunately, it often seems that the weaker someone is, the longer they talk... Most people I know like to sit back with their feet up and work other stations that are strapping in at S-9 +60dB.
You're right about the bitching that goes on. There's a few cantankerous characters on that band. There always has been, and there always will be. It makes it all the more interesting in my opinion!
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