40 meters

[KC0LOE]

Maybee its just me, but I have noticed for the past week that 40 meters has had s7-s9+ noise levels. I was wondering if anyone else was experiencing the same problem?

[kl7aj]

Quote[/b] (KC0LOE @ Feb. 10 2006,09:37)]Maybee its just me, but I have noticed for the past week that 40 meters has had s7-s9+ noise levels. #I was wondering if anyone else was experiencing the same problem?
Yes....high noise but strong signals, too! I guess you can't have yer cake and eat it too!

eric

[W0LPQ]

Not here in Indy.

Bill, W0LPQ

[WA5KRP]

40M has been flaky in south Texas. #Last week I had a 40 minute SSB ragchew with a guy in MS around 02:00Z. #Normally the band is useless for anything but CW at that time of day. #Overall, more often than not the band has an S-7 to S-9 noise floor during the day. #There are times you can watch your S-meter fluctuate between S-1 and 20 over, going up and down like an elevator. #Flaky.


WA5KRP
Texas

[WB2WIK]

Interesting. I haven't noticed any unusual noise on 40 this week, or last night.

I was on 40m SSB at 0200UTC in a rag chew involving a few stations back east on about 7193, I think. Everybody sounded fine. Oh yes, now I recall the thing that made it interesting is one fellow was in PA, and a 14 year-old who'd been a ham three years already (!), using a "new" TS-120S on 40m SSB. His name was Jonathan, KC3 something or other.

So, that was a 2700 mile QSO at about 0200UTC last night on 40m, no unusual noise noted here in Los Angeles.

Last night a little bit later (0320UTC) I worked 3Y0X on Peter I on 40 CW, and although the band was packed with very strong signals from the pileup, 3Y0X was loud and clear on 7022 or so, no noise noted then, either.

WB2WIK/6

[KC0LOE]

hmmm http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif , im trying to see if its on my end or not. If I switch to any other band, its quiet. Go to 40 and its noisy as hell? will have to do some checking here. Thanks guys.

[WB2WIK]

Quote[/b] (KC0LOE @ Feb. 10 2006,11:31)]hmmm http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif , im trying to see if its on my end or not. If I switch to any other band, its quiet. Go to 40 and its noisy as hell? will have to do some checking here. Thanks guys.
What, exactly, is your antenna?

[N5KRC]

Agreed, here in central Texas the band has been up and down this past week. The really bad thing is, I installed my first HF mobile installation last weekend and have never heard a HF mobile station, so I had nothing to compare it against.

All week I've been grounding, bonding, listening, and grounding some more. About mid week I wised up and started comparing signals from the mobile with the home station, and finally decided it was the band and not lack-o-grounding-straps.

I worked Lithuania this morning while drinking my coffee in the truck and trying to get both eyes open, so I think I'm content with my install at this point! http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Scott, N5KRC

[w8cbc]

I've been in similar situations.

15 metres could be working great mobile. I get home and do a few things I've been meaning to, fire up the gear to test, and - nuthin'. Go through the "oh goodie, what'd I screw up now?" thing only to discover that the band had rolled off the table while I was tinkering.

15 has worked nice for me for DX mobile, and tagging my call with "mobile" or "Cincinnati mobile" in a pileup gets quick results. Getting a report of, "Wow, you're signal's strong for a mobile" when I'm just working 100W into a 9-ft. whip is rather gratifying. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[W3MIV]

This evening I had a very brief 40m PSK contact with the VOA station in Bowie, which is just down the road a bit from my location. Yesterday evening, I had a 40m PSK contact with a ham in Spain.

Most of the noise I have encountered has been the result of phone work in the lower portion of the band. Also noted some PacTOR stuff.

Situation seems normal to me.

[w8cbc]

What does a pactor signal sound like?

[W3MIV]

Quote[/b] (kd8bsr @ Feb. 11 2006,18:20)]What does a pactor signal sound like?
Like this:

PacTOR III (http://rover.wiesbaden.netsurf.de/~signals/WAV/PACTOR-III_16.WAV)