FW: ECN/30 - Frequency

[Dan Barker]

K.I.S.S.

Why not choose:

10,102.7
10,103.7
10,104.7
10,105.7
10,106.7
10,107.7
10,108.7
10,109.7.

Then, you tune in the net (at 10Hz) 10,102.70, and then set the rate to
1KHz. Each VFO step is another freq. Very little dial twiddling needed to
QSY up one, two, three or so "channels".

Once you've zero-beat the "group" on any freq (at 10Hz rate), going back to
1KHz rate will keep them zero-beat (if you pick the right channel.

You may expand or modify the list, but please leave everything right of the
radix alone.

Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456

-----Original Message-----
From: [hidden email]
[mailto:[hidden email]]On Behalf Of Daniel Reynolds
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 11:01 AM
To: [hidden email]; [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] ECN/30 - Frequency


--- [hidden email] wrote:
> What does this mean for a frequency?  -> 10.1x2.7 or 10.1x7.2
> Mike, NJ2OM

Hi Mike,

Excellent question - and hopefully my explanation will make sense for you
and
others who are curious. The 'x' in 10.1x2.7 and 10.1x7.2 can stand for any
number that results in a legal operating frequency inside the 30m band. This
means that ECN/30 could meet on any one of the following frequencies:

10.102.7
10.107.2
10.112.7
10.117.2
10.122.7
10.127.2
10.132.7
10.137.2
10.142.7
10.147.2

I've found that I've been run off the net frequencies I've picked on 30m a
few
times, so to make it easier to find the net and avoid QRM - I took a hint
from
another member on the elecraft list and decided to pick frequencies that
aren't
"cardinal" frequencies (e.g. frequencies that end in 5.0 or 0.0 like
10.115.0)
where you are likely to run into non-QRP ops with less than sensitive radios
when compared to the elecraft kit radios.

The first frequencies I tried one week were just randomly picked - but when
I
realized 5 minutes before the net that week that I didn't remember what
frequencies I posted to the list, I decided to just pick something that was
easier to remember. Since many elecrafters are QRP ops, I figured that 72
was
easy to remember - and likewise - 27. That's why the ECN/30 net can meet on
any
of the 30m frequencies that end in 2.7 or 7.2.

Also - because it is easy to get run off a frequency when running a QRP net,
I
want others to know that we can very quickly re-establish the net on another
frequency that is pre-determined - that's why there's more than one net
frequency - in case the frequency is in use - or in case a less than
'sensitive' operator, digital station, or DX/pileup runs us off the
frequency
we are trying to use.

I hope this explains my reasoning and makes it easier for everyone to find
the
net.

72/73,
Daniel AA0NI
Oklahoma City
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