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> 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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