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Thanks for the info, David.
Unfortunately I think a lot of 6-m ops will have to go SK before they give up using 50.125 MHz as a calling frequency :) 73, Wayne N6KR > On Jun 6, 2017, at 5:52 AM, David Anderson <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Hi folks, > > Glad to see the interest in 6m, it is an amazing band when it opens even outside sunspot maximum. Multihop Sporadic E can give DX right across the Atlantic and beyond..... ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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What is the frequency they would like to change to?
73 Leroy AB7CE -----Original Message----- From: Wayne Burdick Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2017 8:44 AM To: David Anderson Cc: Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6 meters is open Thanks for the info, David. Unfortunately I think a lot of 6-m ops will have to go SK before they give up using 50.125 MHz as a calling frequency :) 73, Wayne N6KR > On Jun 6, 2017, at 5:52 AM, David Anderson <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Hi folks, > > Glad to see the interest in 6m, it is an amazing band when it opens even > outside sunspot maximum. Multihop Sporadic E can give DX right across the > Atlantic and beyond..... ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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I think what Wayne was actually saying (correct me if im wrong) is that people tend to forget and camp on 125, yesterday there were 3/4 stations having qso's simultaneously. Find a run qrg up band, periodically dropping down and calling on 125.. the SSB calling frequency, and announce your up band run frequency, and use the A/B on your K3 to switch band and forth.. helps keep 125 free and clear for everyone to get a few in the log.
-----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick Sent: Tuesday, June 6, 2017 7:44 AM To: David Anderson <[hidden email]> Cc: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6 meters is open Thanks for the info, David. Unfortunately I think a lot of 6-m ops will have to go SK before they give up using 50.125 MHz as a calling frequency :) 73, Wayne N6KR > On Jun 6, 2017, at 5:52 AM, David Anderson <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Hi folks, > > Glad to see the interest in 6m, it is an amazing band when it opens even outside sunspot maximum. Multihop Sporadic E can give DX right across the Atlantic and beyond..... ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Chris,
What you're describing has always been proper operating etiquette. However, they're referring to actually moving the calling freq up from 125. The problem is that 125 is the top edge of DX window. You get a strong local using SSB in 125 and it's too close to very weak DX. 73, Josh W6XU Sent from my mobile device > On Jun 6, 2017, at 9:24 AM, Chris Tate - N6WM <[hidden email]> wrote: > > I think what Wayne was actually saying (correct me if im wrong) is that people tend to forget and camp on 125, yesterday there were 3/4 stations having qso's simultaneously. Find a run qrg up band, periodically dropping down and calling on 125.. the SSB calling frequency, and announce your up band run frequency, and use the A/B on your K3 to switch band and forth.. helps keep 125 free and clear for everyone to get a few in the log. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick > Sent: Tuesday, June 6, 2017 7:44 AM > To: David Anderson <[hidden email]> > Cc: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6 meters is open > > Thanks for the info, David. > > Unfortunately I think a lot of 6-m ops will have to go SK before they give up using 50.125 MHz as a calling frequency :) > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR >> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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When I partially migrated from HF to VHF in the 70's I jumped over six, went to
2M and got involved in MS, Tropo and EME, hence I was never interested in 6M and never built any equipment for the band. But, since I had acquired a K3, but no amp or tuner, I connected to my 80-meter inverted-vee and listened a bit during Field Day 2009. I heard a local numbskull on top of a nearby 9,500 ASL mountain working Es stations on 50.125 without QSY. In disgust I started tuning down into the DX window. At 50.123+ I heard a weak CW CQ. When he stood by, I gave him a call. I probably had no more than a few watts into the dipole but he answered. It was JL8GFB! In the log at 0014Z. Over an hour later, at 0122Z I heard and worked JA7WSZ on 50.096. The local was still CQing and the band was open to JA but no one seemed to know. Wes N7WS On 6/6/2017 9:56 AM, Josh wrote: > Chris, > > What you're describing has always been proper operating etiquette. > > However, they're referring to actually moving the calling freq up from 125. The problem is that 125 is the top edge of DX window. You get a strong local using SSB in 125 and it's too close to very weak DX. > > 73, > Josh W6XU > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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For some of us, that might not be too far away. :-)
73, Bill K9YEQ -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick Sent: Tuesday, June 6, 2017 9:44 AM To: David Anderson <[hidden email]> Cc: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6 meters is open Thanks for the info, David. Unfortunately I think a lot of 6-m ops will have to go SK before they give up using 50.125 MHz as a calling frequency :) 73, Wayne N6KR > On Jun 6, 2017, at 5:52 AM, David Anderson <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Hi folks, > > Glad to see the interest in 6m, it is an amazing band when it opens even outside sunspot maximum. Multihop Sporadic E can give DX right across the Atlantic and beyond..... ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Don't say that Bill, hi.
73 from David GM4JJJ > On 6 Jun 2017, at 21:08, Bill Johnson <[hidden email]> wrote: > > For some of us, that might not be too far away. :-) > > 73, > Bill > K9YEQ > > -----Original Message----- > From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick > Sent: Tuesday, June 6, 2017 9:44 AM > To: David Anderson <[hidden email]> > Cc: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6 meters is open > > Thanks for the info, David. > > Unfortunately I think a lot of 6-m ops will have to go SK before they give up using 50.125 MHz as a calling frequency :) > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > >> On Jun 6, 2017, at 5:52 AM, David Anderson <[hidden email]> wrote: >> >> Hi folks, >> >> Glad to see the interest in 6m, it is an amazing band when it opens even outside sunspot maximum. Multihop Sporadic E can give DX right across the Atlantic and beyond..... > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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YES, YES, YES!
I work CW, SSB, JT65, JT9, and MSK144 on 6M. To monitor that, I set the P3 for 50.083 to 50.283, scale of 24 dB, Ref level so that the waterfall is black except for signals, maximum averaging (20), about 75% of the display height for the waterfall. I generally set the main RX for JT65/JT9 and the second RX to 50.125 SSB. Setup is K3, P3/SVGA, KPA500, 4-el Yagi at 125 ft (3-el SteppIR + fixed director). And I keep this page on the computer. http://www.dxmaps.com/spots/mapg.php?Lan=&Frec=50&ML=&Map=NA&HF=&DXC=ING2&GL= 73, Jim K9YC On Tue,6/6/2017 9:24 AM, Chris Tate - N6WM wrote: > I think what Wayne was actually saying (correct me if im wrong) is that people tend to forget and camp on 125, yesterday there were 3/4 stations having qso's simultaneously. Find a run qrg up band, periodically dropping down and calling on 125.. the SSB calling frequency, and announce your up band run frequency, and use the A/B on your K3 to switch band and forth.. helps keep 125 free and clear for everyone to get a few in the log. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Back some time when PSK31 first hit the scene, I was working the world with
a 5 watt PSK31 Small Wonders QRP box. Six meters opened, up, and I got on with PSK31. The DX clusters and such had a freakin cow. People called me names and others begged me not to get on with PSK31. I relented to keep the peace. How times have changed. 73 Leroy AB7CE -----Original Message----- From: Jim Brown Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2017 9:48 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6 meters is open YES, YES, YES! I work CW, SSB, JT65, JT9, and MSK144 on 6M. To monitor that, I set the P3 for 50.083 to 50.283, scale of 24 dB, Ref level so that the waterfall is black except for signals, maximum averaging (20), about 75% of the display height for the waterfall. I generally set the main RX for JT65/JT9 and the second RX to 50.125 SSB. Setup is K3, P3/SVGA, KPA500, 4-el Yagi at 125 ft (3-el SteppIR + fixed director). And I keep this page on the computer. http://www.dxmaps.com/spots/mapg.php?Lan=&Frec=50&ML=&Map=NA&HF=&DXC=ING2&GL= 73, Jim K9YC On Tue,6/6/2017 9:24 AM, Chris Tate - N6WM wrote: > I think what Wayne was actually saying (correct me if im wrong) is that > people tend to forget and camp on 125, yesterday there were 3/4 stations > having qso's simultaneously. Find a run qrg up band, periodically > dropping down and calling on 125.. the SSB calling frequency, and announce > your up band run frequency, and use the A/B on your K3 to switch band and > forth.. helps keep 125 free and clear for everyone to get a few in the > log. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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