Factors for 40 seem to be:
1. There's often mixed digital in the 7032-7035 area, sometimes it pops
up anytime a CW signal shows up [see 14230].
2. QRP freqs can be non-productive for SOTA folks who often need to
make a number of quick QSO's and get off the mountain. They're also
looking for S2S Q's which tend to be weakish. This probably accounts for
"SOTA on 7060".
73,
Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County
On 9/4/2021 10:51 AM, Tim N9PUZ wrote:
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 <[email protected]> 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 <[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
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