[50mhz] A question for 52.525 FMers ONLY...

[Dave Edwards]

Well Chris...perhaps I'm wrong, as I've seen your posts on the 'puter 
for a long time.

Yes, I already know 2m FM is ham's CB...I will have to rescind my 
comment about 6 until I am
better informed. Very sad about 2m. It used to be where hams would talk 
about ham stuff....now, it is
sickening what nonsense is heard. I even hear the words "10-4" and 
"breakity-break" on local repeaters here!!!

I have a VERY old 6 meter FM Yaesu. I forget the model, but one of the 
first synthesised 2m FM rigs
by Yaesu also had a 6 meter flavor...and I have one, somewheres.

Also, a 6 meter vertical. I never used it, but I think it is a 
Diamond...or Comet.  About 26 feet or so....BIG!
Perhaps I'll set it up and see what happens on 52.525!

If I set an indoor scanner on the frequency....do you think an opening 
might break the squelch?  Heck, I'll leave it
on 24/7 for a few months and see if anything ever happens. I could even 
put one of those auto tape recorder gizmos on it.
....might be interesting!!

.....Dave

On 4/12/2012 3:30 AM, Christopher W. Boone wrote:
> OH I DISAGREE strongly.....2m FM is ham's CB
>
> 6m SSB or FM is the Gentleman's band...
>
> I have been on 6FM since 1973....and NEVER met with a bad ham.......(most
> were scared away due to Channel RF TV 2 but few digitals and analog
> lowpowers are left on 54-60MHz these days...OF course dumba** Time Warner
> cable on their analog cable feed still has a local station on....it was on 4
> and now 40 though calling themselves 4.1...well TWC, put the channels so
> they match........Only local in town on its real RF channel is 12 (12.1
> ABC/12.2 NBC) and they never get bothered (poor guys at KBMT are stuck at
> 18KW ERP thanks to their owners delaying in deciding to stay on RF12 and a
> new RF 12 popped up near Bryan College Station so they have to be protected!
> Doesn't help the reception of them)...
>
> True more are active on 6SSB than FM but the gear is cheap and plentiful (I
> HIGHLY recommend the Midland Syntech or XTR series...workhorses..)
>
> Chris
> WB5ITT
> Trustee, W5APX
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: 50mhz-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:50mhz-
>> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dave Edwards
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 1:01 PM
>> To: 50mhz at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [50mhz] A question for 52.525 FMers ONLY...
>>
>> But really, openings are for something other than local communications.
>> Sort-of dx.
>> And its all on SSB or CW.
>> Why fish on the side of the lake where the fish ain't?
>> Openings on FM are kind of intriguing...but for the most part, it's ham
> radio's
>> CB.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 4/11/2012 11:35 AM, n8ofs at mjbrowns.com wrote:
>>>> When it does, why would you waste the short period of time on FM??
>>>>
>>> I can't stand the sound of SSB...
>>> I don't do CW...
>>> There's even fewer on AM...
>>> And digital is cheating...
>>>
>>> Real hams use FM...
>>>
>>>> ....Dave
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9CDaJ3qR4Q
>>> Andy N8OFS GOT6??? GOT RAVE??? GOT FOOTY??? SMIRK#6737
>>> The CrAzY 6 Meters FM only, sometimes found in a Caboose guy...
>>>
>>>
>>>
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