Only need ya on 160, and that is a useless task I am afraid. I didnt know
you guys could now go up to 7.3. Maybe, someday, we can get rid of that
SWBC junk, at least from 7.1-7.2. I dont rememeber but think they have
something like 2 more years before they are "supposed" to be gone. Dont bet
on it, with China and some of the others in that region.
Danny Douglas N7DC
ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA
SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB all
DX 2-6 years each
.
QSL LOTW-buro- direct
As courtesy I upload to eQSL but if you
use that - also pls upload to LOTW
or hard card.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Brad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <digitalradio@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 2:50 PM
Subject: [digitalradio] Re: Trends in Frequencies for 40m Digi Keyboarding
> --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "Danny Douglas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >
> > I dont know why anyone would want to put the PSK signals down at
> the low end
> > of the 40 meter band, where it has been customary for CW stations
> to work
> > for decades. 7.030 is in the lower portion of the 40 meter subband
> where all
> > the classes can go for CW, and they should not have to share that
> with
> > digital ops, and vice versa. I can almost understand it, when
> Europe had
> > only 7.0-7.1, but with an expansion to 7.1 to 7.2, Europe and the
> US should
> > use 7.080 7.100 or there abouts, for digital operations. It would
> act as
> > somewhat of a buffer between CW and SSB. It would also make the
> 7.125-7.200
> > available for simplex operaitions between the US and the rest of
> the world,
> > getting away from the silly split operation we have been forced
> into for
> > decades.
>
> Danny,
> The lower end of 40m is the only place available for psk, and you are
> outnumbered by the number of countries that do operate there.
> 7070 is a busy phone calling frequency, 7075 is just as busy. No psk
> operation is possible.
>
> Why don't we all move above 7100 like you Americans? Good question.
> VK has has access to 7300, so why aren't we there?
>
> Sunrise, 6.00am, 1900z, 45 minutes ago. Strong AM broadcasters, in
> Russian on 7105, 7110, 7115, 7120, 7130, 7135, 7140, 7145, 7150 (with
> Radio New Zealand broadcasting a HUGE DRM signal there later on in
> the day, 7155, 7160, 7170, 7180, 7185, 7190, 7200 in Arabic, 7210,
> 7220, 7240 Radio Australia to the Pacific S9+40, 7255, 7270, 7275,
> 7280, 7295 (fat chance of HFLink) and 7300.
>
> The noise floor is very high, the signals overlap and the Chinese are
> banging away with an OTHR at the bottom of the band. The only segment
> that is mostly workable is between 7040-7100. In the evenings it is
> crammed with wall to wall JA's and Indonesians. Any QSO's are
> fortuitous.
>
> Care to make a sked mate?
>
> Brad VK2QQ
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