[SixClub] Calling Frequencies on 6M?

[W9FS - Jerry]

Chris has it correct for the most part, but 50.1 to 50.125 is the DX window, 
with 50.110 the DX calling frequency.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Boone" <Cboone at earthlink.net>
To: "'World Wide Six Meter Club'" <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 6:09 PM
Subject: Re: [SixClub] Calling Frequencies on 6M?


> 50.110 is not for CW or digital....thats the DX calling freq......
>
> The "approximate" bandplan for 6m:
>
> 50-50.1 CW ONLY (automated beacons in US allowed 50.06-50.08)
> 50.1-up SSB activity
> 50.110 DX SSB calling freq
> 50.125 North America SSB calling freq
> 50.200 proposed by some groups to be calling freq (to match 144.200) but
> never caught on
> 50.29  PSK31 and other digital modes
> 50.3    FM on the west coast (though I have never heard anyone there) also
> HSCW Meteor scatter (but why?)
> 50.4   AM calling AND working freq
> 50.5-50.8  mixed modes including packet, etc
> 50.8-51   Remote Control of models, etc. Attempt NO communications here.
> 51-54  FM and repeaters....your offset may vary -1MHz or -1.7MHz are the
> dominant (with outputs above 53.00 for the 1MHz and down to 52.81 for the
> 1.7 offfsets)
> 52.525 National Simplex Frequency FM (others used are 52.54 and 52.49)
>
> Of course the weak signal side of 6 is pretty well set...the FM side is a
> mess....no national bandplan......even when the ARRL -1MHZ plan came out 
> and
> rptrs were only allowed 52-54, a number of places (Like S CA) didn't 
> follow
> suit.....MOST states stayed on the 1MHz split after the S CA 500kHz split
> was forced on the VRAC.
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:sixclub-
>> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of kd4e
>> Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 1:46 PM
>> To: World Wide Six Meter Club
>> Subject: Re: [SixClub] Calling Frequencies on 6M?
>>
>> Nothing showed up in my post so here it is again ...
>>
>> A recent post on swap.qth.com selling a crystal for 50.400,
>> because it is "the AM calling frequency", got me thinking
>> that I need to have the key 6M frequencies clarified.
>>
>> Is this close to correct & am I missing anything?
>>
>> 50.110 CW & Digital Calling
>>
>> 50.125 SSB Calling
>>
>> 50.120-50.200 SSB Activity
>>
>> 50.400 AM Calling
>>
>> 52.525 FM Calling
>>
>> 52.500 and Up Repeaters (1M split)
>>
>>
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