[50mhz] FREQ LIST

[N5IET Bob]

Hello to everyone:

I have just recently joined this list in hopes of learning
more about 6MTR operation. CW, RTTY or PSK are my
preferred modes of operation.

Any help or advice will be readily appreciated.

I am about to own my second 6 mtr capable rig FT-920 and
experience the band for myself first hand as a stateside
station.

My knowledge about 6 MTRS is very limited about all I know
is what I have heard or been told which is summarized in
that - you can pretty much expect contacts with NA
stations only and that DX is considered from Texas to
Montana, Canada, RI, ect or something like that. Other
than that I really don't know much about what antennas are
the best or any thing like that.

Although while I as living and working on Johnston Island
I made many contacts with stations stateside on 6 MTR
using a log periodic and 100 Watts. I had a FT-767GX with
all the modules and accessories. But from what I am told I
should consider that a rare experience.

I suppose from what it sounds like that since I am now
stateside I would treat it a lot like 2 MTRs and go with
stacked horizontal arrays as high as they can go and that
sort of thing with as much power as you can muster up and
probably hardline for feedline (due to need for less loss)
and probably a preamp in line for receive, shooting for
County Awards, WAS and the like.

Can someone please tell me if there is a list of
frequencies for the 6 MTR band that are used most often to
look for band openings or a definitive website for 6 MTRS
I can begin to read and study . I have a list of beacons
but am looking for frequencies that are like the most used
ones like a DX window on HF would be.

On the FT-920 when it arrives I would like to program the
scan functions to look for openings on 10 MTR AND 6 MTR if
at all possible.

I am in the NORTH TEXAS AREA if that helps with knowing
which ones I should use.

 73 fer nw,
Bob N5IET

(old calls KE5CTY - WB5ZQU - WY5L)
10X# 37210, FP#-1141, SMIRK#-5177
http://www.qsl.net/ke5cty/
Code may be taking a back seat for now,
but the pioneering spirit that put the code
there in the first place is out front of it all.