[50mhz] 6m FM activity

[Carl]

And when the band is wide open the 50.4 AM calling frequency expands 50 kHz 
either way.

Carl
KM1H



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <cboone at earthlink.net>
To: <50mhz at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: [50mhz] 6m FM activity


> 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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