[SixClub] Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 11:36:16 -0400

[CBoone]

The idea of 50.2 has been pushed by SMIRK (IIRC) to make it compatible with
the 2mtr calling freq of 144.2....BUT there are flawed arguments against
it..
There have been times where I have seen the band opening STOP before it gets
to 50.2...
Six meters suffers (if you want to call it that) from MUF more readily than
2mtrs....typically when 2mtrs is open, the entire band is open....on 6m,
that is not the case.....the MUF could have the lower part of the band open
and the upper part dead as a doornail.......I have seen this for myself
where I was able to work a station on 50.107 but at 50.207, the band was
DEAD and no joy.....

The use of 50.110 and 50.125 are deep in tradition but also have facts
behind them not present on the 2mtr band......its apples and oranges and you
cannot compare the two bands the same...(of course I wish we could get the
FM simplex channel of 52.525 changed to match the rest of the band....but
after 6m FM was allowed below 52.5, that one channel has never been
changed...........old habits on 6 die hard!

Chris
WB5ITT
Six Club VP 

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> Subject: Re: [SixClub] Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 11:36:16 -0400
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> I don't know about you guys, but I am a fan of using 50.200 
> for a domestic calling frequency and moving off from there 
> when establishing a QSO.  I know there are several others 
> pushing this idea and it makes sense.  We have a huge amount 
> of band space available and when the band opens, it is nice 
> to be able to use it. 
> 
> NG9R 
> 
> Sixmeterclub at aol.com writes: 
> 
> >  
> > In a message dated 4/15/2005 4:33:16 AM US Eastern Standard Time, 
> > n3jpu at speakeasy.net writes:
> > 
> > 50.110  is the DX calling freq, 50.110 to 50.125 is the DX 
> "Window". 
> > 50.125 is the  calling freq (domestic or DX).
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > 
> > You mean 50.100 to 50.125 is the DX Window! You will find 
> DX moving up 
> > the band as the MUF goes up. I've worked Europeans and 
> Africans as high as 50.225.
> > Most people know the value of spreading out. That was the 
> way it was 
> > before the  DX window and still is, but now we have 
> frequency cops to 
> > regulate it as law.  Kinda sad!
> >  
> > Jerry W9FS
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