Sounds impressive! I'd like to hear what it sounds like on the air. I guess hams probably don't do stuff like watergates. Some of the CB watergates are impressive, but who wants to hear a bunch of guys trying to talk over each other?
I have talked on SSB the other day. can I still use the palomar while talking on SSB? it doesn't have anything on it that specifies anything about SSB though.
Since I have bought it a few weeks ago, Skip has only rolled in once or twice. Last saturday I got on 38 LSB and talked to a guy in Nashville. I spent about three seconds moving the Clarifier knob to where he didn't sound crazy. That's the first time I have ever talked on 38 LSB. I heard a guy from California coming and then talked to a guy out of Georgia. I've talked farther than Nashville and Georgia on regular AM before but will try again on SSB when the skip rolls in and see how far I can get out. From what I could tell it did fine on SSB. What does it mean when people say that some radios drift on SSB?
Some Galaxy SSB radios (like my 99) don't stay on frequency very well. It's not that noticeable on AM, but it makes a big difference on SSB.
depending on the radio you may have to move your clarifier to stay on freq with the person your talking with....export radios are known for having this problem they tend to wander a little.... check 27.555 USB for international stations and I think its 27.515 USB that the Jamaicans talk on, the Jamaicans are riot to chat with.. have fun !!
yes they are SSB....USB-->>upper side band, LSB-->>lower side band.. I freq counter would be a huge help if your gonna shoot skip on SSB...you can buy small ones that should plug into the back of your radio.. you might be able to get by with a google search for "export radio frequency chart" print it up and keep it near your radio... check this out cbradioforum dot com
