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CB interlopers
6 October 2011 | by Propagation remains good on 10 metres. I left the K3 on 28.076 running JT65-HF for most of the day. I made several contacts including N3CAL, WA2CRB, PY8ELO, KE1AF, WB9OTX, WK8G and SV4FFK. The map shows where my signal was heard. I was even spotted by Joe, W6CQZ/4, the author of the excellent JT65-HF software.
JT65 is addictive. It’s also a very relaxing way to make QSOs. It’s ideal for me at the moment because my eyes tire very easily. I end up with blurred or double vision if I read or stare at the computer screen for too long so modes like PSK31 aren’t really a good idea. Thanks to the JT65-HF add-on JT-Alert an alarm sounds if a station I haven’t worked before calls CQ and another sound wakes me up if a station replies to me. This means that I can look out the window or something and only need look at the screen when I have something to do. The print in the JT65-HF program window is nice and big too.
Listening on 28.076 I heard some strange noises which I eventually realized were FM transmissions being received in SSB mode. CBers transmitting out of band I presume.
I don’t suppose many CBers read this blog but come on, guys. It’s none of my business if you choose to operate illegally but if you do, please stay below 28MHz. You may not hear our weak JT65 signals with your FM radios but we sure as hell can hear you.
Update: Just worked Joe “The Man” W6CQZ/4 in Florida. He was running 5W to what I seem to remember him posting once in the JT65-HF Google group is a Hamstick on a mag mount stuck to the roof of his shed. Thank you Joe for the contact and for the fantastic JT65-HF software!
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“CBers working out of band I presume.” Did you vairify this? I am no big 11 meter fan but unfounded presumptions put us at the same technological level as the next “good buddy”
10-4 and 7 thirds
Just listen to 28.400 any afternoon and you’ll hear the bozos, mostly down south. Fortunately everyone is ignoring them and they eventually leave when they do not get the attention they crave.
CB’ers use AM or SSB not FM.
I don’t have FM on my radio, but here in East Asia it is a mess on 10 meters with lots of signals I can’t decode. Certainly not SSB, sometimes garbled AM, I presume the rest is FM. The ops sound like coming from DU or YB. I wouldn’t be surprised if Julian is right. The thing you learn very quickly when coming to Asia is that there is no (band)plan, lots of ignorance about what radio is and hardly any respect for rules or laws.