[MRCA] Ft8 on 5.357

[Ray Fantini]

Having a fixed channel ending on .0 and being USB makes it most desirable for operating things like the PRC-47, PRC-74 and GRC-106 sets that operate  USB only.

I tend to stay away from 40, 80 and 20 being I don't have much to talk about with most Hams along with the culture of people owning frequencies like the operations on 20,and some of

 the gas bags that go on endlessly on 80- But that's just me. After all I tend to think that we own channel 3 and often  talk or write and say nothing. Now all i need is an operation or some weird medical condition to go on about on the air!




Ray F/KA3EKH






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From: mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net <mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of J Mcvey via MRCA <mrca at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 11:47 AM
To: mrca at mailman.qth.net; W9RAN at oneradio.net
Subject: Re: [MRCA] Ft8 on 5.357


I try to stay away from 60 meters because of the Channelization. It doesn't "feel" like amateur radio and it puts me off.  I hope the FCC does make that change very soon.
On Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 11:19:17 AM EDT, Robert Nickels <ranickel at comcast.net> wrote:


On 4/25/2018 8:25 AM, MICHAEL ST ANGELO wrote:
> The problem with 60 is the channel spacing does not tolerate multiple
> QSO's. I wish the FCC would just allocate a wider swath of 5 Mhz as a
> Ham band.

Those who own military and commercial radios which only tune  in 1 kHz
steps have politely discussed this with the digital mode operators on
several online forums to no avail.   It's been explained that channel 3
is the only 60 meter channel that can be used by these radios whereas
their digital mode radios can easily use one of the other channels, but
they have refused to do so.

The resolution of this will come if/when the FCC finally authorizes the
new "VFO band" which presumably will be centered around channel 3, which
will provide multiple even-kHz choices for those with such
restrictions.    Ideally we will receive the same privileges that were
recently granted to Canadian amateurs.

73, Bob W9RAN


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