I believe 7.030 is the normal QRP CW frequency, at least in NA. There are a lot of SOTA and POTA activators who seem to choose 7.060.
Tim N9PUZ On Fri, Sep 3, 2021 at 10:37 PM Wayne Burdick <n...@elecraft.com> wrote: > 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 <d...@nk7z.net> 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: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 tim.n9...@gmail.com > ______________________________________________________________ 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
