best HF band?

[Robb]

Simple, try 14.100-14.300 (use USB) and 7.000 - 7.100 (Use LSB.) There are other freqs but they're the most widely used here and abroad.

[VK6ZMS]

is there a particular band on hf that everyone here on warsug likes and uses the most? mayby I should start a poll.

40 meters will give you a contact most nights. If you listen to 7.092 MHz
8pm Perth time on Wed Fri & Sat you will hear a net. You probably won’t hear any Perth stations but a dozen or VK2 VK3 VK4's log in, even the odd DX contact

[slipknot]

so 40 meters is the most talked on?

[VK6DF]

there all talked on, just 40m is probably the best one to listen to right now. it gives you a good wide range, 80 not so good at day but good at night, 40m a good all round, 20m good day reasonable night, 15m good day resonable at night. But typical HF it can always change.

40m is very active at the moment so best trying there.. anything above 7.050mhz (below that is usually CW)

[slipknot]

cheers

[robbage]

How many sleeps now, slipknot? Didn't hear you on the week-end.. did you return early?

[slipknot]

hahah only eight. i hope everything goes ok and i dont break it My battery ran out and forgot the charger

[slipknot]

nope, now its going to be 2 weeks since yeasu dont have any in stock. Why not a year? mayby a couple of decades?

[VK6ZMS]

Which radio are you getting ?

[slipknot]

FT857

[robbage]

That's a good one to practise on and you can try it out on 10m once your radio arrives.. just needs a little trim. What power rating is your balun?

[slipknot]

2000Watts . i might be able to order the radio from somewhere else that has them in stock perhaps.

[meg]

i might be able to order the radio from somewhere else that has them in stock perhaps.

Depends on the price you can get and delivery time (if from the east coast) too. 2 weeks ain't that long - and you can perfect your dipole in the meantime

[slipknot]

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[meg]

Our collective fingers are crossed for you