[PPRAANet] Good amateur practice on "National Call Frequencies"

[Wes Wilson KØHBZ]

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>From the ARRL Operator's Manual, Chapter 12 - "VHF/UHF Operating"

"All of the bands between 50 and 1296 MHz have widely accepted calling
frequencies (see Table 12-1).  These are the frequencies most operators
monitor most of the time, where you just park the receiver when you're doing
something else around the shack.  If someone wants to call you, or someone
calls CQ, he or she will use the calling frequency and you will already be
"on frequency" to hear them call."
	"The most important thing to remember about the calling frequencies
is that they are not for ragchewing.  After all, if a dozen other stations
want to have a place to monitor for calls, it's really impolite to carry on
a long-winded conversation on that frequency, isn't it?"
	"In most areas of the country, everyone uses the calling frequency
to establish a contact, and then the two stations move up or down a few tens
of kHz to chat.  This way, everyone can share the calling frequency without
having to listen to each other's QSOs."


73 Wes KØHBZ