Speaking of splatter. I had some on 2M, during the contest. The culprits
were all 50+ miles away and were operating on 144.205 or .210. I cut in the
narrow filter, on the IC 9100. It really did not help, so I have to assume
that the splatter was real and not due to my receiver. Operating on
144.205 is fine, but make sure you have a clean signal.
Buddy WB4OMG
EL 98ad29
In a message dated 6/10/2013 3:14:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
wm3m@live.com writes:
I agree, there is a lot of the 6 meter band that is not used much and with
most all of the activity both CW and SSB crowded between 50.080 and 50.200
or so, even with a pretty good rig, local stations running lots of power
make my 6 meter contest activity very difficult. I am at FM19kg and there
are lots of stations within 20 miles or less of me. Splatter from both CW
and SSB locals was so bad I gave up on 6 meters. 6 is my favorite band
and
I have 4 six meter rigs in my shack, they all get overcome with the
splatter. One possible suggestion would be during crowded 6 meter band
conditions, keep power levels low, 100 watts or less, until more power is
needed to make a contact. Just my thoughts…..
Emory WM3M
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