Which HF bands work best for you?

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Originally Posted by KJ3N

Pat seems to have a lot of trouble that others in his state don't have. His constant bitching makes one wonder if he's just full of shit.

I can work CA stations left, right, and center on both 20m and 40m, with 100 watts and wire antennas. The only time I've heard Pat was on 15m during one of the QRZ holiday nets last year. Even then, he wasn't above S7 here, and I assume he was using an amp at the time.

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Methinks Pat has some issues in regards to antenna. With my subpar antenna, I hear CA just fine.

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Originally Posted by KC2UGV

Methinks Pat has some issues in regards to antenna. With my subpar antenna, I hear CA just fine.

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No problem hearing CA here either.

160 with the inverted L as with 80 40 and 20 tuned with the auto tuner MFJ 998.
17, 15 12 10 with the vertical, worked all continents with that in no time flat.
20 also with the OCF antenna on every band i can chose between vertical and a horizontal antenna.

Unfortunately, we don't have operating privileges on the 60 meter band.

Based on DXCC totals, 20 and 40 rule the roost. But I don't have a problem with any of them at the moment except 160, no antenna there.

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Originally Posted by KC2UGV

Methinks Pat has some issues in regards to antenna. With my subpar antenna, I hear CA just fine.

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That may be. I've seen the pictures of his domicile, though... with those towers and beams up, let alone his linears, he should be doing just fine.

Don't know if or when I would be getting out towards San Diego in the immediate future, or I'd offer to come over, help him string a few more radials, and get those Butternut verticals up to par. Would only cost him a couple of Ten Tecs from the collection. [Spiders don't bother me, I'm used to doggie doughnuts in the back yard, and I can deal with pit bulls... especially when armed with an aluminum baseball bat, they won't mess with me!]

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Originally Posted by W3WN

That may be. I've seen the pictures of his domicile, though... with those towers and beams up, let alone his linears, he should be doing just fine.

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Then, he's a piss poor operator, because he claims he can't get any stations, because he's not a "Big Gun" station.

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Don't know if or when I would be getting out towards San Diego in the immediate future, or I'd offer to come over, help him string a few more radials, and get those Butternut verticals up to par. Would only cost him a couple of Ten Tecs from the collection. [Spiders don't bother me, I'm used to doggie doughnuts in the back yard, and I can deal with pit bulls... especially when armed with an aluminum baseball bat, they won't mess with me!]

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Might want to bring an ARRL operator's manual as a gift to leave him :)

Not a bad idea Corey, but for what those manuals cost new these days, if Pat wants one, he can find it on eBay. There's usually enough selection of books there that he shouldn't have to worry too much about the alleged Rat Bastids.

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Originally Posted by W3WN

Would only cost him a couple of Ten Tecs from the collection.

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Ohhhh, the HUMANITY!

It's not healthy for Ten Tecs to be in the Crest Museum environment.
The inherent Yaesu bias does not give them much of a chance at all.

Liberate them, and hook 'em up to antennas that work. ;)

NO Ten Tecs in my collection. That is one brand not found. Would like to add an Argonaut some day.

My main problem is that I am at WORK when the band is open, and it is closed when I get home.
Just checked the other night. 20 dead, 17 and 15, notta peep. I get in my DXing Sunday morning before church. Can't work DX if the band isn't open. I miss the great SUNSPOT years where 20 would be open around the clock.

OH, I get out alright. I have the QSLs to prove it.