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> On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:17:40 -0500, Dick Kriss <aa5vu@sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
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>> Just read Don AA5AU's note regarding RTTY on six meters.
>> This is not a new topic and there is a Digital On Six Web Page at
>> <http://www.ykc.com/wa5ufh/DOS/index.html>. If you scroll
>> downa few lines you will see the suggested frequency is 50.300
>> MHz for RTTY. Hopefully, we will have some band openings soon
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>Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:35:26 -0700
>From: Bill Turner <dezrat@copper.net>
>
>
> All of the DOS calling frequencies seem to violate the ARRL band plan
> for six. I have no dog in this fight one way or the other but I wish
> folks would get together a little more. :-)
>
> Sigh.
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
Bill W6WRT and others,
The ARRL color frequency chart dated February 23, 2007 shows
red for ³RTTY and data² as 50.100 to 54.000 MHz. The ARRL Band
Plans at <http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/bandplan.html>
does not specifically mention RTTY but suggest 50.600 to 50.800
MHz for nonvoice communications. This is outside the normal
antenna bandwidth and is not followed. The Digital On Six frequencies
have been used for some time and this is where RTTY operators
go when the band opens. An antenna that is tuned for 50.125 MHz
can reach to 50.300 MHz and still have reasonable SWR.
If you want to work someone on six meter RTTY, I suggest you tune
around 50.300 Mhz during an opening. If you want listen to nothing,
use the ARRL Band Plan.
73 Dick AA5VU
DOS #455
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