[ADXA] 60 Meters

[Dennis Schaefer]

Right.  It's hard enough to figure out how to set your CW signal to put
your carrier in the center of the channel, where it legally has to be.  I
had the Pitcairn Island expeditions on all bands and modes except 75 SSB
and 60 meters.  I looked up what would be involved in working them on 60
FT8 and decided it was not for me.  (I think fT8 was the only mode they
worked on 60).  I think my Yaesu FT-991 display reverted to displaying the
center channel frequency, which is not the carrier frequency we are used
to.  Some rigs are different, and allocations vary from country to
country.  I think legally, the FT8 modulation signal has to be in the
middle of the channel, not spread out like we are used to.  As they say,
not my monkeys, not my circus.

73,
Dennis


On Fri, Oct 15, 2021 at 4:16 PM <w5zn at w5zn.org> wrote:

> ADXA Folks,
>
> There has been renewed 60 meter (5 MHz) discussion now that DXpeditions
> have fired back up. I want to make sure everyone understands that contacts
> on 5 MHz, the 60 meter band, do NOT.....repeat do NOT count for any ARRL
> operating award and that includes DXCC!
>
> The amateur radio service has access to this band on a shared basis. The
> stated purpose in convincing the United States government to allow access
> by radio amateurs on a secondary, non-interfering bases is for emergency
> communications in order to bridge the propagation gap between 80/75 meters
> and 40 meters. As such, ARRL does not permit credits for any award from
> contacts confirmed on this band, including the Mixed DXCC award.
>
> So, if you have a 60 meter contact that you intend to submit for DXCC
> credit in the Mixed, Phone, CW or Digital DXCC you will need to submit a
> valid confirmed contact from another band. A confirmed 5 MHz contact will
> NOT be credited.
>
> Also, please pay specific attention to the frequencies that United States
> radio amateurs are authorized to operate on in the 5 MHz band. We are only
> authorized five discreet, fixed frequency "channels". Some of the
> DXpedition operation on voice and CW has NOT been on these USA authorized
> frequencies. The DXpedition was legally authorized by the government
> issuing their license to do so however our regulations and authorizations
> are different in some cases.
>
> Just want to make sure we're all clear on this point. Its fun to work DX
> stations on 60 meters, just don't expect to receive any award recognition
> for it. And BEHAVE YOURSELF!!! DO NOT BE TEMPTED TO WORK THE DX STATION
> OUTSIDE YOUR AUTHORIZATION as some malcontent's in the USA with a self
> serving attitude have done. Doing so places the United States 5 MHz
> allocation for the amateur radio service in jeopardy (and I'm not talking
> the game show!).
>
> 73 Joel W5ZN
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