[Elecraft] A suggested VFO parking place

[Fred Jensen]

Factors for 40 seem to be:

1.  There's often mixed digital in the 7032-7035 area, sometimes it pops 
up anytime a CW signal shows up [see 14230].

2.  QRP freqs can be non-productive for SOTA folks who often need to 
make a number of quick QSO's and get off the mountain.  They're also 
looking for S2S Q's which tend to be weakish. This probably accounts for 
"SOTA on 7060".

73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 9/4/2021 10:51 AM, Tim N9PUZ wrote:
> I believe 7.030 is the normal QRP CW frequency, at least in NA. There are a
> lot of SOTA and POTA activators who seem to choose 7.060.
>
> Tim N9PUZ
>
> On Fri, Sep 3, 2021 at 10:37 PM Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:
>
>> The opinions on this are bimodal: some say ~7030, others ~7060. Hopefully
>> someone else will weigh in with something more definitive.
>>
>> Wayne
>> N6KR
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Sep 3, 2021, at 7:45 PM, Dave <dave at nk7z.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Any frequency like that for 40?
>>>
>>> 73, and thanks,
>>> Dave (NK7Z)
>>> https://www.nk7z.net
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>>>
>>> On 9/3/21 4:58 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
>>>> Whenever I'm not using the K4 for something in particular, I leave it
>> parked at 14.060 MHz, with the AF gain just high enough to catch my
>> attention if a signal appears. I use a medium bandwidth (1 kHz) to allow
>> for signals a bit off-frequency.
>>>> For those who didn't know: this is the most common QRP CW watering
>> hole. Even if the rest of the band seems dead, you'll still hear
>> weak-to-moderate signals pop up near this frequency throughout the day.
>> They'll often be calling CQ SOTA or CQ POTA (Summits and Parks on-the-air).
>>>> If you hear these stations, please give them a call. The ops often put
>> in a huge amount of logistic effort to get to unique locations. Some do it
>> every week, and some have "bagged" hundreds of peaks. Some wear packs, some
>> use goats :)
>>>> Given that these are QRP frequencies, it's common courtesy to use low
>> power, typically 5 or 10 watts.)
>>>> 73,
>>>> Wayne
>>>> N6KR
>>
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