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

[J. Kraft]

Hi,

yes 144.260 would be a good QRG also for all EU operators.
This QRG is normally free. 
I also had a major high MUF event a few days ago.
I had 70MHz open to W1 (FN43) and from the signal strengths
I would assume that the MUF must have been 90 to 100 MHz may be.
During such events I am always on the NA Region 2 6m ON4KST chat.
But I never find any station from NA east coast during such events
for immediate tests on 2m.
IMHO this is the only way for a 2m TA QSO.
Even the 4m openings are of very short duration and 2m will be even
shorter,
may be just a few seconds to minutes.
E.g. when I made my 4000km Es+Tropo QSO to Israel 2m was open 1 to 2
mins only.  
So, there is even almost no time for a phone call to get a station on
the band.
Instant action is necessary and the PA has to be ready :-)
I am always ready on 144 MHz with 100KW ERP and for sure
I have one of the best QTHs for TA propagation in Europe.
However, I can NEVER find a possible QSO partner from the US or VE
during promising events on 6m or 4m or when 2m is open to Azores
Islands.

More coordination, more interest, more dedication is needed,
otherwise a 2m TA QSO will never happen.

73
Joe, CT1HZE












-----Original Message-----
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:35:33 +0200
Subject: [TransAtlantic] 144 common freq for Europe & North America
Trans-Atlantic monitoring?
From: "Mark Casey" <map at mapinternet.com>
To: "TA-WRemailer-TransAtlantic" <transatlantic at mailman.qth.net>

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


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