Re: [Elecraft] OT- 60 m band - 5 Mhz

2010-04-08 Thread David Pratt
In a recent message, Bob McGraw - K4TAX wrote ... >And here's the frequenices. > > >Channel Nominal Tuning Frequency (carrier) >1 5332kHz 5330.5kHz >2 5348kHz 5346.5kHz >3 5368kHz 5366.5kHz >4 5373kHz 5371.5kHz >5 5405kHz

Re: [Elecraft] OT- 60 m band - 5 Mhz

2010-04-08 Thread Bob McGraw - K4TAX
5403.5kHz (common US/UK) 73 Bob, K4TAX - Original Message - From: "Johnny Siu" To: "Elecraft" Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 6:09 PM Subject: [Elecraft] OT- 60 m band - 5 Mhz Hello Group, It is off-topic. I understand that there is 60m channels in USA. Could

Re: [Elecraft] OT- 60 m band - 5 Mhz

2010-04-08 Thread Jim Wiley
Johnny - I can give you some general ideas about the "why" of the 60 meter band in the USA. First, the allocation was granted in response to a petition requesting a new band in the 5 MHz range. The primary justification offered was that the propagation characteristics of the 60 meter band

[Elecraft] OT- 60 m band - 5 Mhz

2010-04-08 Thread Johnny Siu
Hello Group, It is off-topic. I understand that there is 60m channels in USA.  Could any of you advise what is the rationale behind of 60m band allocation?  Is there any propagation advantage or ARES requirements related to 60m band allocation? Could you please direct me to the right web-link