[50mhz] [6 Meter Sked] RE: [Mw] TV Channels 2-6 Post Transition

[Chris Boone]

Gordon,

You are incorrect on a few points..

 

DTV caused channels 52-69 to go away.there is LESS room now than there was
BEFORE...trust me, channels 2-6 is going to be used SOMEWHERE to for TV.they
NEED to get the land mobile guys off the T Band (470-512MHz) and open those
channels back up (What?? You didn't know about that??)

Expect an increase in power levels on DTV lowband soon..1MW on UHF works but
again, there's less UHF than before..(ALSO find me a station on Channel
37..you WONT! Tell me why.I KNOW the answer but you tell me)

 

50Mhz RC PROTECTED??? NOPE!!!! THERE IS NONE!!!!!!!! Don't know where you
got your info but that's is 100% dead wrong.I can fire up (if I wanted to)
at 1500watts out on a RC 50MHz channel.nothing stopping me (SHOULD BE but
there's not!!)

 

Keep your facts straight.

 

Chris

WB5ITT

 

From: J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT [mailto:w2ttt at att.net] 
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 1:29 PM
To: 6meter at yahoogroups.com; 'Michael Keane K1MK'; 'Chris Boone';
N7KA at comcast.net
Cc: 50mhz at mailman.qth.net; microwave at echo.valinet.com
Subject: RE: [50mhz] [6 Meter Sked] RE: [Mw] TV Channels 2-6 Post Transition

 

Hi Folks!

 

I'm also taking a long-term view here.  We waited half a century to see
movement on 40 meters and now we have double the amount of useful spectrum
on that band.  I would hope that translators will ultimately be migrated
elsewhere as folks realize that 70 MHz is not an optimal place for DTV or
that other alternatives may make better business sense.

 

As for the RC issue raised by Arne.well, if you have band global band
openings coincident with RC and other Amateur Radio operations, then you
will have the same issues that you have today on 50 MHz.  There is an
established 70 MHz/r4 Meter band in much of Europe and in South Africa.  I
expect this to expand over time.  

Currently we protect RC operations on 6 meters and we would be wise to
consider doing the same on 4 meters.  What are the key RC frequencies on 70
MHz and how broad is their modulation?

 

Thanks & 73,

Gordon Beattie, W2TTT

201.314.6964