[Hallicrafters] Hallicrafters Digest, Vol 123, Issue 8

[Charlie T, K3ICH]

Yes, but it got moved to make room for channel 2 TV

Why isn't there a  channel 1 TV ?  Wasn't channel 1 our current six meter 
band?

73, Chas
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From: <bcarling at cfl.rr.com>
To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>; "Charlie T, K3ICH" <pincon at erols.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 8:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Hallicrafters Digest, Vol 123, Issue 8


> Wasn't there a 5 metre amateur band here in USA?
>
> A lot of other countries had (and still have) a 4 metre amateur band at 70 
> MHz.
>
> Brian AF4K (Ex-G3XLQ)
>
> On 8 Apr 2014 at 23:14, Charlie T, K3ICH wrote:
>
>> Actually, the original FM band was 42 to 50 MHz, not the current 6M band 
>> on
>> 50 to 54 MHz.
>>
>> Here's a good link for some more info:
>> http://tenwatts.blogspot.com/2011/03/42-50-mhz-other-fm-band.html
>>
>> (Email me directly if the link info is stripped off:  pincon at erols dot
>> com.)
>>
>> 73, Charlie k3ICH
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
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>> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 10:31 PM
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>>
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message ----- 
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>> > To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
>> > Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 9:57 AM
>> > Subject: [Hallicrafters] Hallicrafters Digest, Vol 123, Issue 8
>> >
>> >
>> >> David Sarnoff also screwed over Edwin Armstrong.  That story is
>> >> legendary, but it's why we have the 88-108 Bcst FM band today, instead 
>> >> of
>> >> the lower set of frequencies that the Armstrong gear was made for - He
>> >> had transmitters, receivers, and all the control equipment ready to 
>> >> go,
>> >> and Sarnoff got the FCC to put HIM in their pocket - Armstrong 
>> >> ultimately
>> >> put on his coat and hat, and walked out of a window.
>> >>
>> >> Tom - W0EAJ
>> >
>> >     The feud and patent litigation between Armstong and RCA is very 
>> > well
>> > documented. Armstrong had problems with patents other than FM such as 
>> > the
>> > super regenerator.  There were good reasons for changing from the 50-54
>> > mhz band to the upper one, for instance there are about four times the
>> > number of channels available.  Also 50 mhz has problems with long 
>> > distance
>> > co-channel interferrence. The problems are not as simple as a personal
>> > vendetta although that certainly existed.  Curiously Armstrong and 
>> > Sarnoff
>> > were good friends before their egos got in the way. Armstrong's wife
>> > persisted in the patent fight after his suicide and eventually 
>> > prevailed.
>> > She had been Sarnoff's personal secretary before marying Armstrong.
>> >    The reason that Westinghouse was invited to become a part of RCA 
>> > after
>> > its original formation was that they held important patents assigned to
>> > them by Armstrong.
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Richard Knoppow
>> > Los Angeles
>> > WB6KBL
>> > dickburk at ix.netcom.com
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