In 1969 the 40M Novice segment was 7150 - 7200. In 1986 it was 7100 - 7150.
Bob Macklin K5MYJ/7 Seattle, Wa. "REAL RADIOS GLOW IN THE DARK" ----- Original Message ----- From: "ronnie.hull" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 9:45 AM Subject: RE: [AMRadio] Old Novice Days > nope, I found my old log book and ALL of my novice qso's were on 7.155, 7.160 > and 7.175 W5SUM > > "This country may have stumbled but it aint ever fell, if the Russians > don't believe us they can all go straight to hell" Charlie Daniels > > ---------- Original Message ----------- > From: Bill Connelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Discussion of AM Radio <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 12:42:22 -0500 > Subject: RE: [AMRadio] Old Novice Days > > > I think the Novice band was 7100 to 7150. My pet rock was 7110. > > > > Bill, W3MJ > > > > At 12:38 PM 2/23/2005 -0500, you wrote: > > >Content-class: urn:content-classes:message > > >Content-Type: text/plain; > > > charset="utf-8" > > > > > >That's right, the 40 meter novice band in the 60's was from 7150 to > > >7200. The phone band was smaller then, from 7200 to 7300. I can't > > >remember the exact xtal frequencies, but I sure had a lot of fun on CW as > > >WN2QEV in 1964/1965. At first I had to ask people to QRS, but after a > > >short time it was no problem copying everybody. > > > > > >I shared a Heathkit DX-40 and KnightKit Star Roamer with my twin brother > > >Al, WN2QEW/NE2D. Then we saved our pennies and bought a used > > >Hallicrafters S-85 receiver, and discovered that 15 meters was far from > > >being a "dead" band like it appeared to be with the Star Roamer. We had a > > >lot of fun on that band as well. > > > > > >73, Don K2FY > > >Rochester, NY > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Joe Crawford > > >Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 2:58 PM > > >To: Discussion of AM Radio > > >Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Old Novice Days > > > > > > > > >The Novice 40m band in late '60's/early '70's was 7150 to 7200. I had > > >crystals on 7173 and 7175 and 7163(I think). Lots of fun with Ameco AC-1 > and > > >Drake 2-A(sadly, don't have either one now). > > > Joe W4AAB (WN4AUX 1972-73;WA4AUX 1973- > 99) > > > > > >Geoff writes: > > > > > > > ronnie.hull wrote: > > > > > > > >> a recent qso about novice days, stimulated my interest and I got out my > > > >> old log books. My very first cq qso was on november 24, 1969, with > > > >> WN8AAD, George in Hamden Ohio, on 7.160mhz, at 22:45 I wonder > whatever > > > >> happened to ole George? > > > >> > > > > > > > > I swear I remember mom getting her ticket in 1967. She is WB5BBF, > > > > recently upgraded to general and renewed her ticket for another 10 > years. > > > > > > > > Even then, I *thought* I recalled the novice frequencies on 40m being > from > > > > 7100 ~ 7150kc. The fone band was the same as it is now... 7150 ~ 7300kc. > > > > > > > > Are you sure your first QSO was on 7160kc? > > > > > > > > ;-) > > > > > > > > 73 = Best Regards, > > > > -Geoff/W5OMR (/5 New Orleans, LA) > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > > AMRadio mailing list > > > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > > > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > > > > > >______________________________________________________________ > > >AMRadio mailing list > > >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > > >Post: mailto:[email protected] > > >______________________________________________________________ > > >AMRadio mailing list > > >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > > >Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > AMRadio mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > ------- End of Original Message ------- > > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] >
