[VHFcontesting] Newbie on 6

[Dave Clouser]

Yep, 50276 JT65A for 6 meters

I hear people there every day.  When the band is open, it's a madhouse :-)

73

Dave NZ3M



On 5/5/2016 2:09 PM, Paul Kiesel via VHFcontesting wrote:
> 50.076 is a CW ONLY frequency in the United States. 50.276 is the JT65A calling frequency. JT65A QSOs should be made on or around that frequency. I think 50.290 is used mostly for PSK31.
>
> Paul, K7CW
> --------------------------------------------
> On Thu, 5/5/16, roger at k4rw.net <roger at k4rw.net> wrote:
>
>   Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Newbie on 6
>   To: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
>   Date: Thursday, May 5, 2016, 10:08 AM
>   
>   
>   Hi Dwight,
>   Welcome to 6m. 6m is addicting and you may find yourself
>   having so much fun
>   on 6m that you are on this band more than others. Got the
>   t-shirt...HA
>   
>   My two cents:
>   1. Watch the vhfdx maps:
>   http://www.dxmaps.com/spots/map.php?Lan=E&Frec=50&ML=M&Map=NA&DXC=N&HF=N&GL=
>   N
>   
>   2. For JT65A, the following frequencies have activity:
>   50.076 MHz USB
>   50.160 MHz USB
>   50.260 MHz USB
>   50.276 MHz USB
>   50.290 MHz USB
>   I think 50.290 & 50.276 are ones I see spots for more
>   often.
>   
>   3. FSK441 and other digital modes for meteor scatter are
>   best observed on
>   Ping Jockey site (as others have mentioned)
>   
>   4. SSB & CW Meteor Scatter is very active "daily" here
>   (TX, FL, TN, LA, AL,
>   MS, OH, MI, PA, IN, etc) on 50.145. Lots of activity on this
>   frequency 7-8am
>   Eastern.
>   
>   5. Scan the beacon frequencies often when you are at the
>   rig.
>   
>   6. As far as station improvements go, the name of the game
>   is "hearing" the
>   other stations. Noise is a BIG deterrent to hearing weak
>   signals. Antenna
>   gain becomes secondary if the antenna is picking up lots of
>   noise. Be active
>   in searching for noise sources around your home/station. You
>   may have a
>   noise problem on 6m but it never bothers you on HF. This is
>   typical because
>   on 6m (and vhf in general), you are listening for and trying
>   to work
>   stations that my not even move the S-meter. If you have
>   noise that is strong
>   enough to register on the S-meter, you will miss a lot of
>   good dx on 6m.
>   I've found annoying noise generators just by selectively
>   unplugging stuff
>   around the house and listening on 6m.
>   
>   7. DX....  You're in a good area to hear JA's and
>   Pacific Islands. Watch for
>   the spots on the vhfdx maps.
>   
>   Again, welcome to 6m and get ready to have some fun. Summer
>   E's season is
>   starting. I see the band is very active in EU right now.
>   
>   Roger K4RW
>   
>   Date: Thu, 5 May 2016 06:41:59 -0700
>   From: Dwight Jones <123dwight at gmail.com>
>   To: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
>   Subject: [VHFcontesting] Newbie on 6
>   Message-ID:
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>   
>   Hello,
>   I have set up a modest station for 6 meters. I live in a
>   rural area where
>   there are no other VHFers. (Grid CN71; Del Norte County,
>   California)
>   
>   I have a strong preference for digital modes. I know the
>   recommended
>   frequencies for various modes, but suspect that some modes
>   have more
>   activity than others when the band is open.
>   1) Could someone recommend modes that will be most likely to
>   have activity?
>   2) I'm most familiar with JT65 because I use it on HF. Is
>   this a good
>   choice? What is an appropriate power output on 6 meter
>   JT65?
>   3) Can someone point me to a book or website that explains
>   how to do FSK411?
>   4) Any other modes I should look into?
>   5) Does anyone do digital during the June contest? I intend
>   to operate
>   portable form the highest ridge in my grid. I might resort
>   to SSB if there
>   are no digital people to contact.
>   
>   Thanks,
>   Dwight
>   KO6FE
>   
>   
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