[50mhz] 6m FM activity

[Chris Boone]

When the band is open good and the MUF is above 53/54MHz, 6FM is a lot of
fun...of course weak signal SSB is open more often than the FM
section...(some folks along the West Coast run FM around 50.3 or so since
the lower end of the band can open more often than the upper end)...As for
how much you can work, depends on conditions...

Chris
WB5ITT
(Midland STII on 6FM; it has a Noise Blanker that works...few if no amateur
gear has that...funny that the FT690R series, both I and II, had a working
NB on FM yet Yaesu wont put a NB in current gear or allow the NB in the
multi-mode fear to work on FM)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: 50mhz-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:50mhz-
> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John Geiger
> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 8:30 PM
> To: ft-8900 at yahoogroups.com; 50mhz at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [50mhz] 6m FM activity
> 
> I am considering using a Yaesu FT8900 for 6m crossband repeat this summer,
> getting on 6m FM when I can't be in the shack (via an HT).  I know that
most
> activity is on SSB, but what is the activity level like on 6m FM?  Will
there be
> much to work on 6m FM using crossband repeat?
> 
> 73s John AA5JG