hello to all, im new here so please forgive me asking loads of questions about this hobby. i run a realistic dx 302 old but a good set , and my much loved grundig yb 400 pe ,the grundig isnt man enough for big arials it overloads it and it suffers from bleed over , but its a good set for general stuff or to take outside. the dx 302 is alot better and more suited to long wire and dipole ,use .anyway any usefull info or just sugestiong on arials and bolt ons like filters or amps would be good .and what ever happened to 27.555 usb ? i cant hear a thing but used to listen on there a few years ago.any ideas. 73,s to you all .

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WW26 andrew brand

The sunspot cycle is basically at zero right now, so the propagation on a frequency as high as 27.555 is going to be pretty bad. When the cycle goes back up so will the activity on those higher frequencies. The good news is that some experts are saying the next sunspot cycle peak will be VERY good.
73
Audie
K1ALK

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K1ALK Audie L. Kennedy

Prop on 27.555 is good at the moment, we have just entered the sporadic E season and one sunspot from the new Cycle 24 seems to be forming. Just put a dipole \ long wire into your RX and listen .
I am SWL and 11m DX. This week I made contact with 128 stations in the EU along with 13 stations from Brazil , 2 stations from Argentina, 1 station from the Congo and one from Jamaca.
These contacts are all sporadic.
QSB is strong at times but thats 11m for you lol.
Hope you hear many stations during the summer . 73`s

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EI1571 Alan Buckley

Of course, 27.555 is not a legal frequency in Canada, so you won't hear any Canadian stations there (cough). Same for the USA (cough cough).

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VE3OIJ P. Darin Cowan

Same for the UK aswell.

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M6CMG Mick Goodhand

Cough Cough.
555 is not frowned upon as much any more.
Dont get me wrong , I know rules are rules and all should adhear to them. BUT the the plain fact is that there are hundreds of thousands of 11m dxers working the full 11m band through out the world (even in canada and the uk) in all modes. Its the only band that can be worked by citizens that dont hold a licence relatively freely , without the governing bodies frowning too much.
As far as Im concerned I think that as an 11 m operator the band`s potential should be expolited to its full, just like an amateur would use the whole amateur band plan.
The 11m band is sublect to bad conditions and opens up at certain times of each cycle to give dx`ers a good opening for some very good qso`s.
Amateur bands are from my swl experience , a much easier spectrum to work.
The 11m band is just that one band .
Just my 10cents .
Regards and 73`s de Alan EI1571

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EI1571 Alan Buckley

Except that the "11m" band in Canada and the USA is 26.965 to 27.405, and even in there there are some gaps. 27.555 is not a legal frequency, and thus isn't part of an 11m band in Canada/US

Yes, there are people on it, but if they're in North America, they're breaking the law and should not be encouraged.

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VE3OIJ P. Darin Cowan

I am also an swl . i have been bcbsw listening for ten years but a couple a weeks ago
i decided to try ham swling and i'll never go back its alota fun
i will already apologize for newbi swl messups i also like decodeing cw
with a pc it is amazing how far cw travels
well thanks
73's to all
dan

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WA8055SWL Dan Cameron

Hi Dan,

If you like using your PC to decode CW you should also check out decoding the digital modes, PSK31 in particular.

Lots of activity and you will hear some great DX :)

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Dave, VA3KAB

i just found a program for swls called rx-psk31 and rx-sstv they look good
but i dont know what psk sounds like any help would be appreciated i do
know there is designated spots were digital should be used i'll have to
check the aarl bandplan to find them
thanks
73's to all
dan

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WA8055SWL Dan Cameron

I remember when cb radios were illegal,
And some operators had ssb on their rigs.
They would be calling CQ dx and whistling
Into their mikes to get as much power into
Their burners. They used to use 27.555 all
The time.

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