[GreenKeys] Lets start testing

[Bob Camp]

Hi,

Ok from ye old ARRL band plan:

3.580 to 3.620 RTTY
7.080 to 7.100 RTTY
10.130 to 10.140 RTTY
14.070 to 14.095 RTTY

from IARU region 1 band plan

3.580 to 3.620 Digimode (RTTY)
7.100 to 7.120 Digimode
10.130 to 10.140 Digimode
14.070 to 14.095 Digimode

Quick summary - ARRL and IARU don't agree on 40 meters but do agree on 
the other bands.

Within the ARRL RTTY bands (rounded):

3.580 PSK DX
3.585 RTTY - FEMA
3.590 PSK - FEMA
3.590 RTTY DX
3.615 RATTS net
3.620 W2QFR net ?

7.087 RTTY FEMA
7.090 Mexican Hurricane net (LSB)
7.090 Packet - FEMA
7.095 W1AW RTTY

10.140 PSK
10.150 LSB APRS

14.070 PSK DX
14.080 RTTY DX

10.137 Hellscreiber

That's hardly a complete list, it's just what a couple of minutes of 
surfing turned up. If W2QFR is still active 3.620 doesn't look like a 
good option. Unless we want to operate pretty darn late at night 80 
meters is pretty tough in the summer.

Forty meters is always a bit of a mess. Having SSB on the same band 
segment can be a challenge for carrier based auto start. The band is 
open earlier in the evening than 80 and you can at least to some 
operation during the day.

How about 10.133 on 30 meters ? Thirty meters is a pretty reasonable 
band for propagation except well after sunset. It's not heavily used 
except for GPS tracking packet stuff (APRS *repeaters*).  It's also all 
digital. I also like it since you could dedicate an antenna, radio, and 
a set of filters to the net. At least in theory you could operate on 40 
or 20 and still monitor the net on 30. If your transmitter is crystal 
controlled it's not any more difficult to set up there than on any 
other band.

	Take Care!

		Bob Camp
		KB8TQ




On Apr 29, 2004, at 11:49 AM, tony j. podrasky wrote:

> Hey Guys;
>
> OK - enough with the plans for the SELCALs - let's pick a
> frequency and get on with the testing!
>
> What was the latest choice - 3.620MHz?
>
> 73,
> tonyp / W6ESE / ex-WA2EAA
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