[MRCA] CW Crystal Freqs for 80/40M

Richard Arland, K7SZ richard.arland at verizon.net
Fri May 26 17:46:24 EDT 2006


I should probably already know this but I am getting some conflicting information on which frequencies to haunt for some CW action with the QRP crowd, the MilPack gang, the Glowbuggers, SKCC, et al. My new TRC-77 provides me with an additional 6 chnls on 80 and 40M so I am thinking seriously about spending some money in the not too distant future. 

The standard QRP freqs are well published. That is not a problem. According to my sources within the QRP community, 7030 is supposed to replace 7040 as the 40M calling freq. There has been some activity on 030, but not the intensity I would have expected with an upcoming QSY down from 040. Has anyone been doing any serious QRP CW activity on 030 lately?

SKCC operations I have encountered on 3720, 7120, 3570 and 3565 kc. Any thing to add to this list? If I wanted to put forth a serious effort for SKCC Qs, what two 80/40 M freqs are recommended??

Glowbugs, IIRC, is 3550. Any other CW freqs I need to know about for Glowbugs? Input anyone?? 

MilCom freqs for the TRC-77/GRC-109, PARASET, etc all seem to follow the "standard" QRP freqs with the exception of the 7114.5 & 7112.5 kc freqs for a west coast net. Anything I need to know about these freqs before I write a check to Jan Xtals?

73 Rich K7SZ




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