themagicband : Message: Re: [50mhz The Magic Band] Old Ham

Hi Billie,

Does this help at all:
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/bandplan.html

If you want to listen for SSB DX, then 50.110 may be a good place to start.

73
Ken
M1SLH

Billie Erin Walsh wrote:
> I'm new to six. I was told that 52.525 is the call channel to listen to
> but hear through the grapevine that it's not a "national" thing. Also no
> "band plan" seems to give where to listen for SSB and such. Then I also
> hear through the grapevine that there is no real "Band Plan".
>
> SO, what frequencies does everyone use most???
>
>

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I'm new to six. I was told that 52.525 is the call channel to listen to but hear through the grapevine that it's not a "national" thing. Also no "band plan"...

Billie Erin Walsh
billie0w

Jun 30, 2009
4:29 pm

I think 52.525 may be FM, 50.125 is SSB (USB) Someone please correct me ... You will want to join these 6M lists as well: AR52MHZ@yahoogroups.com World Wide...

kd4e
kd4e2001

Jun 30, 2009
4:46 pm

Hi Billie, Does this help at all: http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/bandplan.html If you want to listen for SSB DX, then 50.110 may be a good place...

Ken Taylor
m1slh

Jun 30, 2009
4:50 pm

Hi Billie, Well, band plans are all pretty much by "gentlemans agreement" anyhow, aside from the old CW/digital parts vs. the voice parts of the band which are...

Web Williams
kr4wm

Jun 30, 2009
5:00 pm

Thanks to Web and Ken for the answers ... We supposedly have three here locally but none seem to be in operation. Can't "kerchunk" any of them. [ politely of...

Billie Erin Walsh
billie0w

Jun 30, 2009
5:35 pm

... Far from "not getting the most", you're slitting your own throat trying to work 6M SSB DX with a vertical. Polarization is much more critical on the higher...

Web Williams
kr4wm

Jun 30, 2009
6:19 pm

... I have a 10 meter wire and some extra wire. I thought about cutting the extra wire into a 6 meter and suspending it below the 10 on spacers. Then string...

Billie Erin Walsh
billie0w

Jul 1, 2009
1:02 am

... Yes, no doubt, it will definitely work. You won't have any gain, but if the band is open, you'll do fine. -Web...

Web Williams
kr4wm

Jul 1, 2009
1:34 am

the SSB calling frequency is 50.125 michelle wa7pve To: themagicband@... From: bilwalsh@... Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:29:16 -0500 Subject:...

m_baskett@...
wa7pve

Jun 30, 2009
6:13 pm

in Europe the SSB calling QRG is 50.150MHz j ... From: m_baskett@... To: themagicband@... Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 7:10 PM Subject: RE:...

Justin - G0KSC
g0ksc

Jun 30, 2009
6:27 pm

Just to ad to what Web is saying, I live in the UK and went on Vactions 2 weeks back to Spain. I took and FT 857 (90watts) and a wire loop but instead of...

Justin - G0KSC
g0ksc

Jun 30, 2009
7:11 pm

on friday the 26 june 2009 there was some amazing transatlantic propagation here in scotland many usa and canadians were heard on 6m but vhf tv dx is my main...

david
tvdxrools

Jun 30, 2009
7:38 pm

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