Hi folks, Glad to see the interest in 6m, it is an amazing band when it opens even outside sunspot maximum. Multihop Sporadic E can give DX right across the Atlantic and beyond.
There is a "DX Window" between 50.100 and 50.125 MHz. (see ARRL Bandplan) That means it is reserved by mutual agreements for intercontinental DX contacts. You might not hear anything there and think it is clear, but there are many worldwide DX stations monitoring that quiet window for other fleeting weak DX stations half way around the world and that can be spoilt by local stations using it. The ARRL bandplan mentions 50.100 to 125 for the DX window but there is a move to try and extend it to 130 and move Domestic SSB contacts to 200. Some helpful advice at http://www.qsl.net/n1irz/sixmeter.html The JT65 community are using 5O.276 and it is very crowded during openings as well as very S L O W. So when signals are strong enough it is usually much faster to shift to CW or SSB. Also meteor scatter takes place using MSK144 with 15 sec periods on 50.280 at any time, inside and outside of meteor showers. With all of the new digital modes there are constant changes to operating modes and frequencies and some attempts at getting consensus on faster modes like JT9H FAST to suit transatlantic multihop Es better. See bottom of page at https://www.qrz.com/db/VE1SKY As with any band that you are new to, or haven't used for a while, it is a good idea to do a bit of reading about operating frequencies, i.e. Bandplans and listen first to find out what the protocols are before transmitting. I had a ball on Sunday working CW across to the east coast USA and heard the left coast on JT65 and Japan in the morning a couple of days earlier. See you on the magic band! - 6m 73 from David GM4JJJ > On 5 Jun 2017, at 20:41, Wayne Burdick <n...@elecraft.com> wrote: > > Hi Tom, > > USB, typically at 50.125-50.135, or CW around 50.090-50.100. > > This time of year there are frequent openings due to various propagation > modes. I just park the radio at 50.125, squelched. Occasionally you'll hear > someone pop up. > > Wayne > > > >> On Jun 5, 2017, at 12:19 PM, Tom <tom...@videotron.ca> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> Nothing up here in Montreal...but I've never been on 6m. Is this USB? FM? >> Tom > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to gm4...@yahoo.co.uk ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
