[BC] AM skywave

[Rob Atkinson]

i think a lot of them have PCs, TVs, refrigerators and other appliances 
runnning off of DC to AC inverters; also most have the newer automated 
weight/road tax assessment gear.  some of that stuff probably generates 
hash.  what is irritating about the way these things are designed and built 
is that there seems to be an assumption by the manufacturers that no one is 
doing anything with RF below 30 MHz.

Rob Atkinson

From: "CBoone" <CBoone at earthlink.net>
Reply-To: Broadcast Radio Mailing List <broadcast at radiolists.net>
To: "'Broadcast Radio Mailing List'" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Subject: RE: [BC] AM skywave
Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 20:22:54 -0500

 > -----Original Message-----
 > They used to, I know.  The all-night truckers' show on WWVA,
 > WWL and others was listened to a lot.  I don't know how many
 > long-haul truckers are into satellite radio now.  More seem
 > to be getting ham licenses so they can while away the hours
 > on QSO's.  There are releater networks set from here to
 > Idaho, for instance.

I think that was a typo Glenn.....should read "repeater" instead of releater
:)
A lot even operate HF.....but most still run the gud buddy 27 MHz band...or
just listen to FM stations as they cruise down the road.....have you heard
the AM noise off an 18 wheeler lately? I have.....sounds worse than IBOC!!
Not sure what causes it...but its louder off the trailer...the noise goes
down a bunch when passing the cab...

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