> > I just bought a Heath Twoer and want to get a crystal for it. Is there an > > accepted frequency on 2 meters for AM enthusiasts? > > The lowest 2m repeater output freq is 145.11Mc. > 600kc below that would be 144.51. > > On 6m the calling freq is 50.4Mc. > > I -think- I recall 2m was also .4 - 144.400. > > I know that the SSB guys are on 144.200, thereabouts. > > Probably not gospel... > > I hope the following table makes it to the list... if not, see > http://www.qsl.net/rmvhf/bands.html > > 144.00-144.05 EME (CW) > 144.05-144.10 General CW and weak signals > 144.10-144.20 EME and weak-signal SSB > 144.200 National calling frequency > 144.200-144.275 General SSB operation > 144.275-144.300 Propagation beacons > 144.30-144.50 New OSCAR sub band > 144.50-144.60 Linear translator inputs > 144.60-144.90 FM repeater inputs > 144.90-145.10 Weak signal and FM simplex (145.01,03,05,07,09 are widely > used for packet) > 145.10-145.20 Linear translator outputs > 145.20-145.50 FM repeater outputs > 145.50-145.80 Miscellaneous and experimental modes > 145.80-146.00 OSCAR sub band > 146.01-146.37 Repeater inputs > 146.40-146.58 Simplex > 146.61-146.97 Repeater outputs > 147.00-147.39 Repeater outputs > 147.42-147.57 Simplex > 147.60-147.99 Repeater inputs > > Notes: The frequency 146.40 MHz is used in some areas as a repeater input. This > band plan has been proposed by the ARRL VHF-UHF Advisory Committee.
Well, it did make it. A long time ago, back when Texas was on the 15kc step-seperation bandplan before we changed to 20kc "channel spacing", the Texas VHF-FM society said the same thing this does - basically leaving a "hole" between 147.39 and 147.42Mc. For YEARS, there were about to 4 of us that used 147.405kc for simplex. We experimented with everything from RTTY, to Packet, to Amtor, CW, remote HF operation, and more on that one frequency. It wasn't until synthesized rigs got to be popular, and readily available that we started getting 'visitors'. I'm talking, this was back in the days of IC-22S's, and matrix diode boards ;-) 73 = Best Regards, -Geoff/W5OMR
