4m is alive & well -- I copied signals on 20 June here in EM82 and was hoping
for a 4 to 6 meter crossband -- Mike, VE9AA, did have a crossband & perhaps
the first "recorded" in history .. if one is so inclined a simple search on
"youtube" one can find the video ..
Regarding Transverters -- I know of two transverters & receive converters made
for 4 meter operation -- one made in OZ --link is,
http://rudius.net/oz2m/70mhz/transverter.htm and the other made in England by
Spectrum Communications link is, Spectrum Communications
I've heard U.S. amateurs could have been authorized 4 meters years ago, but the
Remote Control Aircraft Hobby Lobby may have kept it from happening, the RC
spectrum is however 2 MHz higher than the Euro's use for weak signals ..
however, I think something could be worked out if the FCC would authorise the
use of the band .. and I like RC aircraft so no "flames" please :-))
U.S. Ch4 falls within the Euro spectrum, so until HDTV actually becomes the
defacto standard we may have to do without weak signal 4 meter operation ..
There is a web page with all the info one needs about 4 meters .. link is
http://www.70mhz.org/
I would like to see more people QSX on 4 meters in the U.S. as I think
the propagation is there, just not enough aluminium in the air to find out ...
just think it was only a generation ago we were doing cross band contacts with
Europe on 10 to 6 meters ...
Cheers de Vic -- WB4SLM EM82dp -- ex G0MOS ..
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