[NLRS] Fwd: Re: [Mw] Fw: 50 mhz CW

[Dr. Gerald N. Johnson]

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Subject: Re: [Mw] Fw: 50 mhz CW
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:27:55 -0500
From: Dr. Gerald N. Johnson <geraldj at weather.net>
Reply-To: geraldj at weather.net
To: microwave at lists.valinet.com

Practices where I've been the past 46 years of activity on two, 6, 220
and 432 is to work 'em where I find them. And if working a long path
with schedule in the phone segment, call 'em on CW if SSB doesn't work.
I think a lot of this new population on 6m are new ops moved up from HF.
I know several of the stations I worked show up as contest multiop
stations in the recent issues of NCJ on HF bands mostly. Point is
there's nothing wrong with a special CW subband, but ALL hambands are
allocated CW from bottom to top, the whole band and the phone band is
the subsegment. The CW subbands on 6 and 2 have not been the greatest
benefit, on 6 where that 100 kHz can be the difference between
propagation and not on marginal F2, and the lack of use on 2m except for
EME and the occasional FM op who want's a private frequency.

I find a 500 Hz CW filter is pretty good at rejecting SSB on top of the
CW signal I want to work on the SSB calling frequency unless that SSB is
local and refuses to copy CW. Those that refuse to copy CW and that
can't are a larger fraction of VHF activity than ever before and a
serious limitation to really weak signal contacts. But then 30 years ago
with 5 wpm techs there were some who couldn't copy on the air, but I'm
tough on them I can't send that slow without the computer that I refuse
too use because of the RF hash generated.

73, Jerry, K0CQ

On 7/18/2011 3:59 PM, Herb Krumich wrote:
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> As everyone knows, 50 mhz activity on CW has been tremendous. Especially during openings and contests. So many stations can pile into a small area.
> Over the last few years, as activity increases on 6 meters, the activity on 144 mhz has dwindled. Even during contests when your struggling for contacts and switch to the CW mode, there are very few stations to work.
> I would like to throw this idea out to different loggers to see what the response would be.
> Would it make sense to take a portion of two meters that is not used, and create an area for CW activity. I realize some people are going to say the lower portion of 144 mhz is for CW contacts. But nobody is using that area.
> We generally use 20 khz on 50 mhz from 50.080 to 50.100
> May I suggest 144.150 to 144.170 for CW activity. At least during contests. When I switch to CW on 50 mhz, there are many contacts made that could never be made on SSB.
> I will be in contact with the ARRL to make this suggestion.
> Please throw this around on this logger and lets see where it goes.
> 73's Herb K2LNS
> Station mgr for the WA2FGK location
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