Re: [DX-CHAT] 60 Meters

2011-11-21 Thread Ryan Jairam
Anyone knows if the radio mfgs will be pubilshing instructions/firmware to add the new channel or open up the radio tune the entire band? IIRC, Icom radios can only tune to the existing channels. Not sure about others. Ryan, N2RJ On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 8:14 AM, Crownhaven

Re: [DX-CHAT] 60 Meters

2011-11-21 Thread Zack Widup
Both my TS-440 and TS-850 allow opening up the transmit function to the entire shortwave spectrum (1.8 - 30.0 MHz) by removing a diode. I did this mod to enable 60 meters on both. Do ICOM radios have this feature? 73, Zack W9SZ On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 8:09 AM, Ryan Jairam rjai...@gmail.com

Re: [DX-CHAT] 60 Meters

2011-11-21 Thread Doug McDuff
Again, unless I am mistaken, not so fast. The FCC publication was just a release. The Report and Order have not yet been published in the Federal Register and that will be the trigger date for the effective date. I just checked Friday's and today's edition and I did not find them. 73,

Re: [DX-CHAT] 60 Meters

2011-11-21 Thread Zack Widup
I was told it would probably be in the Federal Register approximately 15 days after the original FCC announcement. So that puts it some time very early in January that it would take effect. 73, Zack W9SZ On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 8:44 AM, Doug McDuff w...@bellsouth.net wrote: ** Again,

Re: [DX-CHAT] 60 Meters

2011-11-21 Thread Ryan Jairam
There's a 5MHz mod that opens it up completely. I kind of liked how they locked out everything except the channels but I guess now i'll have to be a real ham and be careful. ;) Ryan, N2RJ On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 9:37 AM, Zack Widup w9sz.z...@gmail.com wrote: Both my TS-440 and TS-850 allow

[DX-CHAT] 60 Meters

2011-11-20 Thread Crownhaven
If anyone is interested, 60 meters now allows 100 watts, SSB, CW, PSK-31 and Pactor III. There is a new channel replacing one that already existed that was carrying some kind of government data stream since the band's inception. This was effective Friday. Allowing Pactor III on the band

Re: [DX-CHAT] 60 Meters

2011-11-20 Thread Doug McDuff
No so fast. If I am not mistaken, this does not become effective until 30 days after it is published in the Federal Register. 73, Doug W4OX On 11/20/2011 1:14 PM, Crownhaven wrote: If anyone is interested, 60 meters now allows 100 watts, SSB, CW, PSK-31 and Pactor III. There is a new

Re: [DX-CHAT] 60 Meters

2011-11-20 Thread LEEWICAL
MY COUNT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE 12:01 AM 18 DECEMBER 2011. MERRY CHRISTMAS EARL THE ONLY REASON ANYONE WOULD HATE YOU IS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BE JUST LIKE YOU WITH ALL ONE'S ACHIEVEMENTS LEE R. WICAL, KH6BZF YAGI ACRES 45-601 LULUKU ROAD KANEOHE, HAWAI'I 96744-1854 1-(808) 247-0587

Re: [DX-CHAT] 60 Meters

2011-11-20 Thread Crownhaven
What did I miss here leewi...@aol.com wrote: MY COUNT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE 12:01 AM 18 DECEMBER 2011. MERRY CHRISTMAS EARL */THE ONLY REASON ANYONE WOULD _HATE_ YOU IS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BE JUST LIKE YOU WITH ALL ONE'S ACHIEVEMENTS / LEE R. WICAL, KH6BZF YAGI ACRES 45-601 LULUKU

[DX-CHAT] 60 meters DX web page

2007-03-05 Thread Charles Harpole
While I am proud to be the first USA ham to make a DX contact on the then-new 60meter band, I have to remind USA hams that this band was approved for USA use with the assertion that it was needed for emergency communications, mostly with USA to Carrib stations during hurricanes. It is likely