[50mhz] 6m FM activity

Wed Apr 14 15:00:10 EDT 2010

The "ARRL Bandplan" for six also shows 500kHz split repeaters while the majority of states/regions are using 1MHz or 1.7MHz offset...so much for the ARRL VRAC plan..(They havent gotten anything right since the expanded 2m plan when 145 was opened up for rptrs! Their six meter attempt was ridiculous and their original 10m plan was iirc 15kHz spacing...you see how long THAT lasted)

Problem with FM voice on 50.3 is 50.29 and 50.31 used for digital like PSK31, etc....

Chris
WB5ITT

-----Original Message-----
>From: Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO <w5wvo at cybermesa.net>
>Sent: Apr 14, 2010 9:39 AM
>To: Rsoifer at aol.com, 50mhz at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [50mhz] 6m FM activity
>
>Cool, thanks for the correction, Ray!
>Bill W5WVO
>
>
>From: Rsoifer at aol.com 
>Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 8:08 AM
>To: w5wvo at cybermesa.net ; 50mhz at mailman.qth.net 
>Subject: Re: [50mhz] 6m FM activity
>
>
>Bill, 
>
>FM simplex on 50.300 is in accordance with the ARRL band plan, which provides for "all modes" from 50.3 to 50.6 MHz.  Repeaters, however, would not be.
>
>73 Ray W2RS
>
>In a message dated 4/14/2010 2:13:39 A.M. GMT Standard Time, w5wvo at cybermesa.net writes:
>  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
>
>  --------------------------------------------------
>  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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