[Yaesu] Re: 60 meters on new rigs

Thu, 3 Jul 2003 13:07:12 -0400

Actually AF Mars (and the other MARS services) have always operated on
discrete frequencies with tightly controlled frequency tolerances.  The
older tube type rigs often hard a hard time finding and staying on
frequency but the modern, solid state radios with decent TXCOs seem to
do very well.  I will say that as hams we are used to tuning off
frequency to avoid QRM.  That is not possible on the MARS frequencies
and will not be possible on 60 meters.  It may be quite frustrating.

Bruce - W8FU

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Allan Fritsche
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 4:58 PM
To: [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Yaesu] Re: 60 meters on new rigs

Hi Chris, Brian and all.
The OO's will have a field day with this.

73 from Houston
AL
W5ADF
----- Original Message -----=20
From: "Brian Carling" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 12:51 PM
Subject: [Yaesu] Re: 60 meters on new rigs

I agree Chris - they won't do anything, since it isn't really a band.
All you need is to set 5 of your many memories and away you go.

Oh, and buy a new narrower crystal filter I suppose, sigh!

On 30 Jun 2003 at 0:46, [email protected] wrote:

> I doubt they will do anything for the 60 mtr channels (its not
> really a band or segment...just 5 specific channels)...
> Too much to worry about for them right now and I dont think 60
> is used overseas...with the tight requirements on freq and
> audio response (no wideband SSB here folks! :) plus the 50watt
> ERP limit, I doubt many will be using it (well using it
> correctly!!!) I predict a number of users will be cited within
> the 1st 6-12months of use because they are NOT on freq correctly;
> which actually requires amateur rigs to be tuned 1.5 kHz BELOW the
> center freq listed, or they will run higher audio bandwidth..
>
> (I am not a fan of these so called HiFi SSB guys..they try to
> make their radio sound "better"...hmmm isnt that the reason
> behind SSB?? TO NARROW the bandwidth up so MORE can use the bands?
> besides, the radios arent made for HiFi....what a bunch of......)
>
> Its also VERY probable the QRO boys will get caught on there..
> but I think that will be a little harder to catch in the
> beginning for the FCC
>
> Chris
> WB5ITT
>
> John Geiger wrote:
> >
> > Now that the 60 meter band is going to be available
> > for US use in a few days, has anyone heard from the
> > equipment manufacturers whether 60 meters will be
> > available on both RX and TX for rigs sold after that
> > day?  It seems to me that most mods open up the
> > transmit for all HF.  I wonder how the manufacturers
> > are going to handle opening up TX for another small
> > segment of HF.  I do know that the FT100D does have
> > the Alaska emergency frequency as a menu item.
>
>
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