80M AM European net. - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

G6Tanuki · 21st Jan 2021, 8:12 pm

For those of you who are interested.... as well as the UK 3615KHz AM net there's a semi-regular European oldtimer AM net on 3600KHz featuring PA/PE/F/ON operators.

In the last few weeks I've had some nice early-evening chats with our near-European friends, using only 7.5W from my PRC320.

[I have local S9++ QRM/QRN burbler-issues here on 3615, which is frustrating]

Aub · 21st Jan 2021, 11:56 pm

That's interesting. Is the net in English? I assume so, as most Europeans speak it so well don't they.

I wonder if the French are still doing AM nets down on 3.550 ��?

73

Aub

G3VKM_Roger · 22nd Jan 2021, 6:25 am

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Originally Posted by G6Tanuki

For those of you who are interested.... as well as the UK 3615KHz AM net there's a semi-regular European oldtimer AM net on 3600KHz featuring PA/PE/F/ON operators.

In the last few weeks I've had some nice early-evening chats with our near-European friends, using only 7.5W from my PRC320.

[I have local S9++ QRM/QRN burbler-issues here on 3615, which is frustrating]

3705 kHz is popular with Dutch AM stations and activity by UK stations on 5317kHz has been increasing lately.

I've found the KIWI SDR on http://ixworthsdr.hopto.org:8073/ is quite good for AM on 80 and 60 metres during the daytime.

73

Roger/G3VKM

Bazz4CQJ · 22nd Jan 2021, 1:33 pm

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Originally Posted by G6Tanuki

In the last few weeks I've had some nice early-evening chats with our near-European friends, using only 7.5W from my PRC320. [I have local S9++ QRM/QRN burbler-issues here on 3615, which is frustrating]

What antenna are you using?

B

G6Tanuki · 22nd Jan 2021, 4:54 pm

My antenna is a 100-ish-foot-long end-fed; tuned using a big Redifon roller-coaster unit] on 80M, using an array of galvanised fence-spikes as ground. Works rather well!

The burblie on 3615 is annoying. It's not caused by anything in the house [I've powered the PRC320 from batteries and then turned off the incomer - the burbling continues unabated.]

G6Tanuki · 22nd Jan 2021, 5:03 pm

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Originally Posted by Aub

That's interesting. Is the net in English? I assume so, as most Europeans speak it so well don't they.

Yes - it was in English; I find the Dutch in particular are probably Europe's most-multilingual - as befits a country with a long maritime/trading history.

I thought maybe the net I joined was somehow associated with VERON [the Netherlands equivalent of the RSGB] but I can't find anything about it on their website.

I don't speak any Dutch, alas - but I have schoolboy-French and my technical German is quite good!

Panrock · 22nd Jan 2021, 6:11 pm

I'm not a radio amateur myself, but I understand there used to be a regular 32-line NBTV net on 80 metres. So, listen out for that ancient televisual "rhythmic hum" sound.

Steve

G3VKM_Roger · 22nd Jan 2021, 7:28 pm

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Originally Posted by G6Tanuki

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Originally Posted by Aub

That's interesting. Is the net in English? I assume so, as most Europeans speak it so well don't they.

Yes - it was in English; I find the Dutch in particular are probably Europe's most-multilingual - as befits a country with a long maritime/trading history.

I thought maybe the net I joined was somehow associated with VERON [the Netherlands equivalent of the RSGB] but I can't find anything about it on their website.

I don't speak any Dutch, alas - but I have schoolboy-French and my technical German is quite good!

Surplus Radio Society? Very similar to VMARS.

https://www.pi4srs.nl/wp/

Scroll down to select language.

73

Roger/G3VKM

G3VKM_Roger · 22nd Jan 2021, 7:30 pm

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Originally Posted by Panrock

I'm not a radio amateur myself, but I understand there used to be a regular 32-line NBTV net on 80 metres. So, listen out for that ancient televisual "rhythmic hum" sound.

Steve

http://www.nbtv.wyenet.co.uk/

21st Jan 2021, 8:12 pm	#1
G6Tanuki Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Wiltshire, UK. Posts: 9,617	80M AM European net. For those of you who are interested.... as well as the UK 3615KHz AM net there's a semi-regular European oldtimer AM net on 3600KHz featuring PA/PE/F/ON operators. In the last few weeks I've had some nice early-evening chats with our near-European friends, using only 7.5W from my PRC320. [I have local S9++ QRM/QRN burbler-issues here on 3615, which is frustrating]

21st Jan 2021, 11:56 pm	#2
Aub Octode Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nuneaton, Warwickshire, UK. Posts: 1,169	Re: 80M AM European net. That's interesting. Is the net in English? I assume so, as most Europeans speak it so well don't they. I wonder if the French are still doing AM nets down on 3.550 ��? 73 Aub __________________ Ignorance of The Law is No Excuse - but I didnt know that!

22nd Jan 2021, 4:54 pm	#5
G6Tanuki Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Wiltshire, UK. Posts: 9,617	Re: 80M AM European net. My antenna is a 100-ish-foot-long end-fed; tuned using a big Redifon roller-coaster unit] on 80M, using an array of galvanised fence-spikes as ground. Works rather well! The burblie on 3615 is annoying. It's not caused by anything in the house [I've powered the PRC320 from batteries and then turned off the incomer - the burbling continues unabated.]

22nd Jan 2021, 6:11 pm	#7
Panrock Nonode Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Worcestershire, UK. Posts: 2,034	Re: 80M AM European net. I'm not a radio amateur myself, but I understand there used to be a regular 32-line NBTV net on 80 metres. So, listen out for that ancient televisual "rhythmic hum" sound. Steve __________________ www.radiocraft.co.uk