18 mhz (17 meters)

**M0WAO** · Sat 19th Nov 2011, 11:18

Originally Posted by G6NHU

Where are you listening to hear all that sort of thing? I've found that the HF bands can be a bit animalistic when there's rare DX about but I've never heard music, silly voices or warc band contesting.

have a look (listen) to my youtube;

**M0WAO** · Sat 19th Nov 2011, 11:20

Originally Posted by 2E0WAO
doing contests on warc bands,

Care to elaborate?... I've been listening to 17 and 12 since these bands were first opened to amateur radio, I have never ever heard any contests on them. I dare say once in a while, someone will slip-up, maybe with a prerecorded call...but anyone trying to contest on warc bands will quickly find themselves a pariah.
Odd Phonetics? Been around since the dawn of amateur radio, and it will never change.

I think your experiences prove the worth of a year or two as an swl on the amateur bands before jumping in, and spending hard earned ££ on a pastime that you won't enjoy.

In the scheme of things, given the huge numbers of people on amateur radio all over the world, the bad is miniscule compared to the good. It's like a big city, some places are iffy, so you avoid them...14.195 is one of them.

**M0WAO** · Sat 19th Nov 2011, 11:21

Originally Posted by M0TTB
I think your experiences prove the worth of a year or two as an swl on the amateur bands before jumping in, and spending hard earned ££ on a pastime that you won't enjoy.

Yea to that!!

As for 14.195 - it's a big band ignore it and go further up.

**M0WAO** · Sat 19th Nov 2011, 11:22

Originally Posted by M6PAP
Yea to that!!

As for 14.195 - it's a big band ignore it and go further up.

Although maybe avoid 14.275 as well, especially when the band is open to N. America

**M0WAO** · Sat 19th Nov 2011, 11:23

Originally Posted by M0TTB

I think your experiences prove the worth of a year or two as an swl on the amateur bands before jumping in, and spending hard earned ££ on a pastime that you won't enjoy.

i'm playing with radios since the 70s, was even on the boats if you know what i mean...

**M0WAO** · Sat 19th Nov 2011, 11:24

Originally Posted by 2E0WAO
i'm playing with radios since the 70s, was even on the boats if you know what i mean...

I did say SWL'ing on the amateur bands... if you have been swl'ing on the amateur bands for any length of time, none of the above problems you have experienced will have come as a surprise.

**M0WAO** · Sat 19th Nov 2011, 11:25

Originally Posted by M0TTB

Care to elaborate?... I've been listening to 17 and 12 since these bands were first opened to amateur radio, I have never ever heard any contests on them. I dare say once in a while, someone will slip-up, maybe with a prerecorded call...but anyone trying to contest on warc bands will quickly find themselves a pariah.

only the serial number is missing from his 59...

and no i was not a swl listener.

radio on ships at the northsea was more my thing in the 70s

**M0WAO** · Sat 19th Nov 2011, 11:26

Originally Posted by 2E0WAO
only the serial number is missing from his 59...

Sorry to be the one to break it to you, but that was simply a dx station working a pile-up...not a contest at all. Contests do not operate on the warc bands... there would be no point in anyone doing so, as their qso's would be void in the contest, nobody would work them and they would be chased off very quickly, their callsign would be publicised and they would suffer as a result.

In the above case, a rare Saudi Arabian Island island in the IOTA programme