[SixClub] 6M in ARES-RACES

[kd4e]

Received this recently - an interesting rise in the use of 6M for
ARES-RACES ... I have recommended that they look into surplus
commercial Low-VHF gear.

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Several of the counties in northerrn Va including prince william
mine and fairfax have found 10w on 6m works in areas where
50+w on 2m using repeaters did not so using our idea of simplex
when possible we started playing with 6m most have 706 so we
played with ssb and it worked great but not all new techs are
gonna spend 1000$ so we looked at 6m and it work almost as
good as ssb most are using alinco dr m06t radios with 20w and
we can cover the areas that where at one time considered holes
where even the county 911 systems do not work!

So the short of it is 6m has gained in its uses we have added a
6m port to our aprs digi igate and to our winlink stations located
at my station which os why I'm looking for radios as I've run out.

Oh forgot no dern pager intermod on 6m a big plus up here

Hope this helps
Brian Cochran, WC4J
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>  This is fascinating - using 6M in ARES-RACES. Is there more info
>  about this, please? Thanks! & 73, doc KD4E

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Thanks! & 73, doc, KD4E
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