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Curious how ham/amateur radio traffic has changed. I dug out my old 2m Yaesu and started hopping on a few nets.

• floren 7y ago
  I've just took a spin around the 20m band and it's reasonably lively, maybe a bit more so than usual, but the band isn't packed. Besides, I think most ham enthusiasts were already spending most of their time at home (retirees) talking about illnesses (diabetes, usually) :) Edit: Stopping on 14.340 I got a Hawaii/California net and was able to hear people from Hawaii pretty well, which given my crappy antenna is a bit of a feat. I think propagation is improving a bit at last, which will be nice for people stuck at home.
  • jcims 7y ago
    Wonder if the reduced air pollution that's been noted just about everywhere is helping propagation.
• kawfey 7y ago
  It's increased manyfold. Clubs all over the place have moved their meetings to repeaters, and hams who have gotten out of the workforce while in SIP are finding they have time to get on the air.
  • jcims 7y ago
    This just happened here. I want to get into HF but have been spending all my money on other toys lol.