[ILQSO] Re: 75 m SSB freqs

[James Funk]

I can tell you from experience that 80 CW as a mobile is light-years
ahead of 75 phone as a mobile.  Some of the highest rates I have ever
had in any contest have been the last two hours of ILQP on 80.

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[mailto:ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Danny Pease
Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 9:13 AM
To: 'Illinois QSO Party'
Subject: RE: [ILQSO] Re: 75 m SSB freqs

In other QSO parties I have noticed less activity when I looked below
the bottom of the General class sub-band on 40 meters, but I have also
found a lot of strong, easy to work stations there.

Since I have only done ILQP mobile or portable, I have never worried
much about 75 meters. Last year I checked the band several times and
only wound up with 1 QSO on 75 by the time we tore down at 0000Z.  I
don't think the CW station did much better on 80 either.

One thing to do is try, if you can't get anything going on one
frequency, you can always try another. I am sure where you feel you make
the best use of your time is where you will want to stay, no matter
where you are in the band.

Danny  NG9R


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[mailto:ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of MT
Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 8:40 AM
To: Illinois QSO Party
Subject: Re: [ILQSO] Re: 75 m SSB freqs

The only problem is you can reduce the number of random QSO's with 
general class ops by CQing outside of their privs. With all the new 
entry level HF guys, it is somewhat beneficial to stay in their 
privs.  I'm sure I have a different perspective on this since I work 
so many uniques each year.

If you notice most of the activity on 40 in all QSO parties is above 
.225.   I would think staying above 3850 is a wise choice except for 
the "I sleep with my sister" or "the country cousins in love" nets 
who think they own 5KHz each side of their usual net freq.  I guess 
it is a trade off for what you plan to do on SSB.

Every year someone tells me to move on 40m because a net is coming up 
in 20 minutes.  I always ask them to move up 1.5 and I will move down 
1.5, but it rarely happens that way.  Then it turns into a 
QRMfest.  Luckily, I am loud enough on 40 and have been the same spot 
for 3 hours that they go away.  It's worth the issues since there are 
tons of Qs to be had above 7.225.  If I was CQing at 7128, I doubt 
there would be as many stations to work. YMMV

Mark
N9UM




At 08:10 AM 10/20/2007, you wrote:
>I have always thought lower in the band on 75 gets better as far as 
>the problems with "pork producers". I didn't pay any attention to 
>the new bandplan, how low is the bottom of the General calls sub-band
now?
>Danny  NG9R
>
>James Funk writes:
>>SSB?  What's that?  :)
>>Chime, in phone guys.  I hadn't even thought about it.  We really
should
>>assess this for next year for all the bands.
>>Thanks, Chuck.  73, Jim N9JF
>>-----Original Message-----
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>>[mailto:ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of KI9A at aol.com
>>Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 7:09 AM
>>To: ilqso at mailman.qth.net
>>Subject: [ILQSO] 75 m SSB freqs
>>Gang-
>>Dunno why I just thought of this,  but are we going to stay around 
>>the traditional 75m SSB freq this year?
>>I'm thinking I am going a bit lower this year, with the new expanded
>>band plan.
>>Anyone else think of this??
>>CU Sunday!
>>73-Chuck  KI9A
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