[50mhz] Re:QSO's and Band openings

[KG4FET96 at aol.com]

Well I guess it's about time I, KG4FET Sandor EM90dh Jacksonville FL, chime  
in on this subject.  I have run pile ups nearly every day this past  week.  
I'll call CQ on .125 and QSY, usually to .135.  I try to  encourage a QSO of a 
sort.  Usually it's the guys calling who cut it short  not me!  I try to work 
one and let the next guy in line know who's next by  giving the call of the 
person I'm working and tell suffix XXX your next for  example "VE1YX Good 
afternoon FUB ur next."  I give grid, Name, RST in the  first exchange and usually 
that I am on the Northside of Jacksonville FL.   If YX wants to know more, or 
has questions then I am more then willing to have a  chat, because FUB knows 
he's next and will stick around.  If It is a longer  QSO I let FUB know I have 
not forgotten about him or invite him to join  in.  Now I do travel up to 290 to 
really chew the fat when the band is  open.  PSK is a slower paced mode as 
far as I am concerned.
 
Now as to rag chews on the call freq on .125.  We have a group here in  
Jacksonville who does hang out on .125 talking almost every evening.  We  usually 
point beams in a couple of prospective directions for an opening.   Due to the 
PROFOUND lack of people call CQ on 6M this is a good way for us, AND  you, to 
know we are beginning to get an band opening.  We always shut down  as soon as 
a couple of "DX" stations call us or break in.  
 
Now as far as using freqs below .125 for domestic DX.  We have a very  
limited Bandwidth as far as a "true" DX window is concerned.   Usually this begins 
somewhere around 50.100 and goes up as high 50.123, KG4Wille  Wille, John, in 
Gitmo all weekend for example or VP's and HI's who call and  QSY above .110.  
To have a domestic station in this narrow gap walking on  stations he can't 
hear because his beam is pointed wrong or the Es won't extend  that far is an 
inconsiderate use of bandwidth.  With the only a  few places between .125 and 
51.000 that are agreed upon as "special" or  call freqs is 50.400 as the AM call 
freq (sure would like to hear some AM'ers  once in a while) and 50.150 which 
ARRL still lists as the Pacific DXwindow ,  50.26 as the HSMS CALL FREQ and 
50.290 as the PSK/SC Digital call freq, this  HUGE amount of bandwidth sure beats 
trying to squeeze in on DX you cant  hear between 100 and 125.  If you are a 
rare grid everybody who is a  regular 6M op will know it and it will get 
posted on any one of several  internet, telnet, or packet based clusters.  You can 
be assured you will  get your fair share of contacts no matter where you QSY.
Speaking of bandwidth, Thanks for this.
God Bless 73 and Hope to see/hear you on 6M
DE KG4FET Sandor EM90dh Jax FL