I'm not sure how the 7.277 frequency was chosen for our Sunday night QSO parties since I'm an old VHF/UHF guy just getting into HF? and not familiar with how everything works down here, but the complaint of QRM from the broadcast stations has been an issue now for a few weeks (there was one on 7.275 last night).
Last night there was a net operating on 7.277 past 7PM EDT, so I proposed an alternate of 7.282 which was clear when I posted. I did manage to have a brief exchange with Tom, VE3THR? on that frequency. I stayed on there until 7:30 (when the Yankee game started; LOL) and didn't hear anyone else. I understand that later on, there was a QSO going on that frequency, so Jerry, W0PWE, tried 7.285 (not sure if you had any success there, Jerry).
Anyway, unless someone more familiar with 40 meter ops has a better idea, I would propose that we keep 7.277 as the primary frequency for now, but standardize on 7.282 and 7.285 as backup plan "A" and "B". I actually had one VFO set on 7.277 and the other on 7.282 last night so I could jump back and forth easily.
Please, I know there are a bunch of you who are regulars on Sunday night, so please give us your thoughts and let's come up with a plan we can all agree to so we're not scrambling at the last minute next week.?
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John - WA2FZW
