Aren't the PropNet operators monitoring their transmissions? Here in the U.S. beacons are not permitted below the 10 meter band except for the special international beacons. I realize that there are scofflaws (or worse) operating outside the rules, but it does not seem wise to promote this unless it is determined legal by the FCC ( I have not heard back yet from the FCC for help in understanding numerous issues and operations that are going on our bands).
If anyone transmits a test signal (which PropNet is likely considered), and then someone else comes along and uses that frequency, such as a digital mode Q, then that frequency is busy and it is illegal for anyone to intentionally transmit on that frequency if they can hear either of the stations. Today I was able to correctly configure my emachines computer to run the vbdigi software using the suggested frequency of 10137 +1000 Hz. I happened to be on the same time as Skip, KH6TY, and so we were able to work each other although signals were fairly weak with his 3 watts to an inside antenna. (Hey, not bad, right?) The solution for the computer problem, was to insure that both the input and outputs in the Windows Control Panel Sound applet were going to the same sound card. But in order to use my Sound Blaster Live! card, I was forced to make it the default card under Windows. This created some other problems with not being able to use the front earphone jack that connects to the Realtek built-in card, for listening to MP3's, etc., but it seemed the only practical solution for now. At least I can key up the old rig with VOX, via rear panel connectors, which is something I can not do with my ICOM 756 Pro 2. 73, Rick, KV9U Andrew O'Brien wrote: > I think it might make sense to use the SAME frequencies as Propnet. > This may make no sense at all to others, so what do you think. I > would not want to interfere with Propnet beacons since they perform a > valuable service, but if we are going to beacon, perhaps we should > use the same frequency but at a slightly differing audio frequency. > Propnet folks usually use 1500 Hz, I think. How about FLARQ beacons > on same frequency but at audio freq of 1000 Hz ? > > But.. does not propnet use 10139.5 and then 1500, not 10138 ? > > > > > On 1/4/08, *Darrel Smith* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > wrote: > > Ted, > > > > I am beaconing on 10.138Mhz (10.137+1Khz) psk63 now. I see there > are a couple of Propnet stations beaconing using psk31 on the same > frequency. > > > Darrel, VE7CUS > > > > On 4-Jan-08, at 6:11 AM, Ted Huf wrote: > >> >> >> >> Where and when is the testing of NBEMS and Flarq going on? I >> would like to do some testing from here. >> >> >> >> 73 >> >> Ted W4ZE >> >> Port St Lucie, FL >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > -- > Andy K3UK > www.obriensweb.com <http://www.obriensweb.com> > (QSL via N2RJ) > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1209 - Release Date: 1/4/2008 > 12:05 PM >
