The opinions on this are bimodal: some say ~7030, others ~7060. Hopefully someone else will weigh in with something more definitive.
Wayne N6KR > On Sep 3, 2021, at 7:45 PM, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: > > Any frequency like that for 40? > > 73, and thanks, > Dave (NK7Z) > https://www.nk7z.net > ARRL Volunteer Examiner > ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI > ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources > > On 9/3/21 4:58 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: >> Whenever I'm not using the K4 for something in particular, I leave it parked >> at 14.060 MHz, with the AF gain just high enough to catch my attention if a >> signal appears. I use a medium bandwidth (1 kHz) to allow for signals a bit >> off-frequency. >> For those who didn't know: this is the most common QRP CW watering hole. >> Even if the rest of the band seems dead, you'll still hear weak-to-moderate >> signals pop up near this frequency throughout the day. They'll often be >> calling CQ SOTA or CQ POTA (Summits and Parks on-the-air). >> If you hear these stations, please give them a call. The ops often put in a >> huge amount of logistic effort to get to unique locations. Some do it every >> week, and some have "bagged" hundreds of peaks. Some wear packs, some use >> goats :) >> Given that these are QRP frequencies, it's common courtesy to use low power, >> typically 5 or 10 watts.) >> 73, >> Wayne >> N6KR ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
