[SixClub] Six meter simplex

[Howard Bingham]

At 04:59 AM 6/23/2008, 6n2mtrham at comcast.net wrote:

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>Actually the 20 miles is maybe between two mobiles, good distance 
>between good base to mobile is 50 miles or better depending of 
>terrain. I had a repeater at 300' and had stations check in that 
>were 100+ miles away, this was without any enhancement.
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>Jerry, W9FS,  Club # 66
>South Bend, IN. EN61UP
>ex W9FTI, W4RXU, K9PFV, DL5GI
>www.w9fs.com

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Maybe I should have included the fact that I am mobile & 20 to 30 
miles is the maximum I can do on the FM end, but with the right 
conditions on SSB, have done over 350 miles on a hamstick & IF I had 
a better antenna, could do longer distances..

I have had a QSO from a local drug store parking lot with a contact 
in North Carolina last year, but as previously noted, the MAGIC band 
did not last long, as after a pile up, by the time I got home 10 
minutes later, nothing was there..

In an effort to change this, I have ordered an M2 6m HO Loop for 
mobile & possible base operations from my apartment (Next year after 
TV goes digital), right now 2m HT's rip TV reception on local TV 
stations (Not just Channel 2), so will hold off operating from my 
apartment until  all local TV stations are digital..

Howard Bingham
KE5APJ  -  EK29gq

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>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
>From: Howard Bingham <howardb at hal-pc.org>
> > On published band plans, 50.300 is considered AM, NOT FM.
> >
> > SSB calling frequencies run from 50.125 (SSB calling frequency) up to
> > just under 50.300
> >
> > SSB is ideal for distance with the right antenna.  FM end of the 6m
> > spectrum rarely carries for more than 20 miles..
> >
> > The few 6m repeaters in EL29 are not much more than back yard towers
> > not more than 100 ft. elevation..
> >
> > Howard Bingham
> > KE5APJ  -  EL29gq
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> > At 05:32 PM 6/22/2008, David G Lewis wrote:
> > >    I'm not arguing with 52.525,being simplex.I know its
> > >recognized as the national simplex calling frequency.But
> > >in the early nineties,I talked to several stations on
> > >50.300 fm,and was told that it was a common fm frequency
> > >because most beams would not cover all of six meters.
> > >73,David N5SJS
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