[Mobile-Portable] Interesting Frequencies Of Of Ham Groups - Base - Mobile - Portable - Man Pack - Qrp

[WD8ARZ]

As a member of most of the groups, yep am aware of those activities, 
frequencies and modes. Monitor many of them myself for activity and join 
in from time to time. There is a great bunch of hams on these 
frequencies. Love when I am out mobile connecting up with them and 
finding interesting conversations. Its a great way to pass the time on 
the road, pleasurable.
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As a dedicated early member to a number of the groups, I made long 
several decades of effort to support activities on a lot of those 
frequencies for them, and in USB where noted. Guess what? The general 
amateur does not use USB on those bands and were not happy when some one 
else did. Yes yes, I know what is legal and what is permissible, but 
also want to get along with my neighbors ... hi The ham fraternity at 
large generally doesnt use USB on 160, 80, and 40 meters. Keep in mind 
the 3Khz spread been upper and lower sideband.

Please note that one of the KEY reasons I brought proximity to a number 
of those frequencies was to help get more use on them, and to hope more 
amateurs participate with the various mobile, portable, manpack, and qrp 
stations out there. Many HfPack and other Hfxxx members have been 
discourage because of the lack of activity and many were just giving up 
on finding users on the established frequency lists.

Net schedules are always respected.  When a frequency is in use, dont 
use it. When a net asks for a frequency, its is very good to grant them 
their wish. None of these groups are very active on the air, and it is 
going to be rare for those of various group crossing paths very often.

Frequently when mobile I call CQ on Hfxxx frequencies of 20 meters and 
up. Most of the time there are no Hfxxx members there. Some times I come 
across members, and we have great chats. Most of them however note how 
rare it is to find other members. From the base I have scheduled qso's 
with friends on those same frequencies, and rarely come across a Hfxxx 
member. Have yet to be asked to relinquish a frequency for a Hfxxx 
activity. Heck, I would join in!

Effort is to encourage others to take their ham interests and over lap 
them with some of the other interests out there. It doesnt matter what 
the frequency group interest is, weither your mobile, base, man pack, or 
portable, but that you have some one else with an interest in your 
interest and out there to talk to about it and share it.

Keep in mind that mobile operators move around all over the bands. Many 
would like to talk to interesting folks. Those frequencies represent a 
lot of interesting hams out there in my book.

Lets have fun. Looking forward to chatting with any and all of you one 
of these days. I travel a lot, some times about once a month for a 
period of time. Frequently between Indiana and Tennessee. So, yep, I 
have an interest in promoting ham activities of all types, and even 
while I am mobile on 10-160. That mobile makes for one heck of a back up 
emergency radio amateur station. You would be surprised how many 
contacts I have got the attention of by telling them I am feeding Geiger 
counter data to the internet at a couple radiation maps on the internet. 
Tons of interesting folks out there, and I am one of them. Can still run 
MarsAle / Winmor from my base, portable and mobile, and have done so for 
decades. Now that I am retired, I want more a personal touch with my ham 
friends and friends do be.

73 from Bill - WD8ARZ





On 10/2/2013 5:25 PM, Dennis wrote:
> 1996.0  LSB
> --------------
> 1996 USB is the primary HFpack/Milpack calling frequency for 160. In a couple months when conditions allow there will be a nightly net there at 04:00 zulu.
>
> 3996.0  LSB
> --------------
> 3996 USB is the primary Milpack & 1st alternate HFpack calling frequency. There is a net on this freq every Wednesday night at 08:00 Pacific & will be shortly every night at 03:00zulu. Care must be taken to avoid conflict with those using 3997.5 & 3999lsb.
>
> 7185.5  LSB
> -----------------------
> 7185.5 USB is the primary HFpack calling frequency though it is pretty much unusable either day or night for the heavy traffic in this part of the band.
>
> 7296.0  LSB
> -----------------------
> 7296 USB is the 1st alternate HFpack, & Primary Milpack, calling frequency for 40 meters. It is monitored all the time. Though infiltration by those using the extended, recently invented, AM "window" will some times make communications erratic/difficult.
>
> 14342.5 USB
> ------------------------
> This is the primary HFpack/Milpack 20 meter calling frequency. It is monitored all the time. There is a lot of traffic above and below this frequency however most regular users are aware of the calling frequency and will tolerate a quick call to make contact & QSY.
>
> 14346.0 USB
> ------------------------
> This is the HFpack/Milpack 20 meter alternate frequency.
>
> 18117.5 US
> ------------------------
> HFpack/Milpack 17 meter alternate/QSY frequency.
>
> 18157.5 USB
> ------------------------
> HFpack/Milpack 17 meter primary calling frequency. It is monitored all the time.
>
> 21437.5 USB
> ------------------------
> HFpack/Milpack calling frequency. Monitored.
>
> 24977.5 USB
> ------------------------
> HFpack/Milpack calling frequency. Monitored.
>
> 28342.5 USB
> ------------------------
> HFpack/Milpack calling frequency. Monitored.
>
> 60 meters is an extremely effect mobile/portable band.
> 5357usb is the primary Milpack frequency, it is monitored.
> 5371.5usb is the previous primary Milpack freq. and is the current HFpack calling freq. It is monitored.
> 5403.5 is the alternate HFpack frequency.
>
>
>> Dennis Starks
>> Military-Radio-Guy
>> KBØSFP
>> HFpack/Milpack Monitor(all USB):
>> 3996, 5357, 7296, 14342.5, 18157.5