[TransAtlantic] 144 common freq for Europe & North America Trans-Atlantic monitoring?

[Mark Casey]

With the e-skip season in  progress and the tropo season approaching, having 
a common frequency where stations on both side of the Atlantic could monitor 
without interference might go along way toward completing a Trans-Atlantic 
contact on 2m.

If we had a common freq. that, in most cases, most stations would be able to 
leave on 24hrs a day, if desired, without interference, would be a good 
idea.

On this side, 144.260 is a good freq. We rarely use it for anything other 
than 10GHz liason during the 2-10GHz contest weekends, in Aug and Sept. It's 
away from normal SSB regional traffic, nets and bacons. But, the RSGB band 
plan shows it as being used for Emergency Groups. 144.250 has some nets, but 
144.265 or 144.270 or 144.240
might be OK also. Our beacons start at 144.275 and go to 144.300. There are 
some other possible areas: 144.320-370, 144.100-140.

Is there a freq that would be relatively clear of traffic on the Europe side 
that we could use?

Comments?

73
Mark K1MAP FN32sb Western Massachusetts, USA