[50mhz] 6m FM activity

Tue Apr 13 22:03:42 EDT 2010

John,

Yeah, there was a bunch of guys in the San Diego area a couple years back 
who used to run NBFM on 50.300. I worked them from here in NM during a nice 
Es opening to CA -- though I don't think running FM on that frequency is 
exactly per the band plan. :-)

As far as 6m repeaters go, though, I have no idea about that.

Bill W5WVO

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From: "Chris Boone" <Cboone at earthlink.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 7:47 PM
To: <ft-8900 at yahoogroups.com>; <50mhz at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [50mhz] 6m FM activity

> 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
>
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