[50mhz] Re: 50mhz Digest, Vol 30, Issue 3
Dan Schaaf
dan-schaaf at att.net
Fri Jul 7 22:06:39 EDT 2006
It is interesting that the EU and Caribe stations use freqs above 50.125
As more and more HF DXers come to 6 meters, the small DX segment will be too
crowded for DX and they will move up.
And there is one DX station in particular who absolutely hogs the 50.125
from band opening to closing. He never says "Listening up at 50.xxx" yet the
Kilocycle cops never harass him.
Best Regards
Dan Schaaf
K3ZXL www.k3zxl.com
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> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 11:26:25 -0600
> From: "Bill W5WVO" <w5wvo at cybermesa.net>
> Subject: Re: [50mhz] ground rules
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> Just to add a few words to Chris's comments --
>
> The use of the "DX sub-band" (50.100-50.12499) and the "DX calling
> frequency" (50.110) are the subject of often intense debate. Well,
> actually,
> "debate" is probably too nice a word. :-)
>
> The generally accepted use of the DX set-asides on 6M is as follows
> (according to my admittedly subjective understanding):
>
> 1) "DX" for the purposes of the 6M DX sub-band is considered anything
> outside the USA (contiguous 48 states) and Canada (southern/maritime
> provinces). Most people consider Mexico as DX on 6M, including pretty much
> all the Mexicans. :-) DXpeditions activating rare DXCC entities in North
> America are always considered DX. Alaska and Hawaii are considered DX.
> Northern areas of Canada (the "rare" provinces and territories) are
> usually
> considered DX.
>
> 2) The 50.110 DX calling frequency is for DX stations to call CQ on, not
> USA/Canada stations. It is not considered proper use of the band plan for
> a
> USA/Canada (non-DX) station to call "CQ DX" on 50.110, or anywhere in the
> DX
> sub-band, for that matter. You can call specific DX stations on
> frequencies
> in this range, but should not call CQ.
>
> 3) The most common CW calling frequency range I've seen in use is right
> around 50.095-50.099. There is no official CW calling frequency. Many CW
> stations, both US and DX, will call CQ on 50.125 when conditions are
> marginal, and this is considered OK. (At least by me.) CW and SSB signals
> rarely interfere with each other because of the difference in bandwidth
> and
> receive filtering used.
>
> You will get a lot of arguments about these three assertions from some US
> hams, but this is generally the way most people read the "rules" -- which
> are not legal regulations, just "gentlemen's agreements" in North America.
> My statement of these agreements is what I believe to be the generally
> accepted "best practices" on 6M, and hopefully not just my own personal
> opinions.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Bill W5WVO
>
>
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