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Plenty of CW Signals on 40 m Band!

Discussion in 'Videos and Podcasts' started by VU2JO, Feb 18, 2024.

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  1. VU2JO

    VU2JO Ham Member QRZ Page

    Usually I hear very few CW signals, if at all, on the band these days. Occasionally someone will check into Belgaum Net or Charminar Net on CW. Today morning, when I tried to check in to Belgaum Net, I found that the 40 m band was full of CW signals, right from the lower end to almost 7070 kHz! Someone was working right on the Belgaum Net frequency, obviously it was a DX station. CW signals can be recognized on the waterfall display by their very narrow bandwidth unlike the SSB signals. Checked the WA7BNM online contest calendar and I think it would have been the ARRL International DX CW Contest scheduled for this weekend. If only I had a Morse key, I could have tried my luck, though most of my CW listening skills have been eroded due to lack of use for three and a half decades!

     

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