[GreenKeys] 40 mtr frequencies

[Bob Camp]

Hi

If you are setting up a net sticking to the band plan is probably a 
good idea. If we follow the ARRL plan then 7.080 to 7.100 is the RTTY 
sub band. That may change when the FCC decides what to do with the 
Novice bands but right now 7.080 to 7.100 is the slot.  See 
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/bandplan.html for details.

On 40 M I would avoid anything that is a round multiple of 5 KHz to 
stay away from SWBC carriers. Roughly a 1 KHz spacing off of any of 
those points is probably a good idea to reduce the effects of the bulk 
of their audio. That gives us a set of 3 KHz wide slots that make some 
sort of sense.

How about 30 meters ? Nice empty band with no short wave broadcasters 
and no SSB from the rest of the world. Open a lot of the time ....

	Enjoy!

		Bob Camp
		KB8TQ


On Apr 29, 2004, at 7:21 PM, tony j. podrasky wrote:

> Hey Guys;
>
> I was just looking at the ARRL's Amateur Frequency Allocation Chart
> and was thinking that maybe we should do our tests in the Novice
> portion. I never hear ANY activity there, and it will be pretty
> much immune to CW contests too.
>
> We'd probably want to keep off of any frequencies that make nice
> round numbers that the SW stations might use - like 7.100 MHz.
> On the other hand, a 25 KHz point would be great for the
> folks with old VFO / analog dial rigs. They could spot with
> their crystal calibrators. We'd want to be setup so that when
> you use your crystal calibrator, you tune it to 2125 Hz and
> your're on "our MARK" frequency.
>
> Maybe go closer to the phone portion. I don't seem to recall
> hearing any SW station there.
>
> How about if [we] check out the band in the evening and see
> how much SW activity [we] hear?
>
> 73,
> tonyp / W6ESE / ex-WA2EAA
> NNNNZCZC
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