[MRCA] VHF Low Band Listening

[Al Klase]

Hi Steve,

There's not a lot of excitement here in New Jersey.  One hardly hears 
any 6-meter activity, and I'd expect most of the DX would be SSB.  
There's still some police/fire operations on the 30-50 portion.  I can 
hear a six meter repeater, but the PRC-77 has no way to split the TX/RX 
freq's.  50KHz channel spacing and wide deviation is also a nuisance in 
ham terms.  Best bet is to show up for military radio activities.

Regards,
Al

Steven Daniel Miller wrote:

>I'm new to the list and new to military radios but I have a PRC-77 being
>shipped to me as we speak and I'm really looking forward to getting it.
>I'm slightly more interesting in collecting military items than actually
>using it but I'm sure I'll do some monitoring.
>
>I was just wondering if anyone could relay their experiences of monitoring
>in the 30-70 MHz area.  I remember in 1988 as we were entering the peak of
>the solar cycle.  My dad was in the national guard in Wisconsin and they
>have a vehicle with a working radio.  I spent about 2 hours in there
>listening (just before I got my amateur radio license).  I remember
>hearing things like taxis and some Spanish language stuff coming in
>somewhere betweeen 30-50MHz.  Is that stuff still out there or am I going
>to be listening to a lot of static on the PRC-77?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Steve
>KB9DFE
>
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Al Klase - N3FRQ
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