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Modes used on 10m and 6m
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Nov 24 08:58 UTC 2004 |
What modes are people using on 10m and 6m? I've just been
looking at a 10m AM-only TRX. I would like eventually to own
something able to receive CW and SSB on either (or both) of
these bands, but in the mean time an AM TRX is inexpensive.
There is not much point me buying it if there will be nobody
to talk to though. I'll need to upgrade my license before I
can TX on 10m in any case.
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krokus
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response 1 of 25:
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Nov 25 03:00 UTC 2004 |
Modes I've seen used are AM, FM, SSB, CW, and even some digital. There
is even a group of people that specifically like to use just AM, due to
the sound quality of the QSO.
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gull
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response 2 of 25:
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Nov 29 15:53 UTC 2004 |
There's a specific segment of the 10 meter band used for AM. I think
it's in the General Class section for U.S. amateurs. The dominant mode
on 10 meters is SSB, but you'll also find CW and FM.
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ball
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response 3 of 25:
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Nov 29 18:35 UTC 2004 |
Re #2: I recently found 29.0 to 29.2 MHz mentioned for AM on
the ARRL 10m bandplan, which suggests that someone, some-
where still uses AM on 10m. I should google for other
countries' 10m bandplans when I have more time.
The 10m AM TRX I found for sale is affordable, but I'm
tempted to buy a 20m AM/SSB/CW RX kit. I would also like a
70cm HT, since I've discovered a repeater that I should be
able to open from my home. I suppose I need to sit down
and think about my radio priorities.
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krokus
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response 4 of 25:
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Dec 1 00:54 UTC 2004 |
Are you thinking of a 70cm only handheld, or a multi-band?
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ball
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response 5 of 25:
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Dec 2 18:39 UTC 2004 |
Re #4 I don't know. Until recently I've looked mostly at
single-band stuff, but now I use the Kankakee 2m repeater
when I'm on the road, and would like to use the local 70cm
from home. A dual-band would give me both, but is likely
to cost more than I can afford.
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krokus
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response 6 of 25:
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Dec 3 03:48 UTC 2004 |
There are some rather inexpensive models available, even though they
aren't the ones with lots of bells and whistles. Don't forget to
check out the used market. (Hamfest, rec.radio.swat, even Ebay.)
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ball
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response 7 of 25:
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Dec 3 07:55 UTC 2004 |
Re #6: Which models are you thinking of?
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krokus
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response 8 of 25:
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Dec 11 20:15 UTC 2004 |
I didn't have any particular ones in mind, just thinking about how
prices of some older models are going to be pretty low.
Maybe I should be asking what are you willing to pay for one? That
would determine where you should look, I think.
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danr
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response 9 of 25:
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Jun 12 00:52 UTC 2005 |
Hi, Andy. You've probably bought something by now, but about six months
ago, I purchased a used Yaesu FT-470 for $100. It's a dual band radio
with nearly all the bells and whistles of the newer radios. It's just
bigger is all.
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ball
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response 10 of 25:
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Mar 6 02:29 UTC 2006 |
Two years later and I'm still window shopping. I'm leaning
more toward a mobile than an HT now though.
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rcurl
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response 11 of 25:
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Mar 6 06:36 UTC 2006 |
When I returned to ham radio I first got an HT, but used it in my car with
a mount and a roof magmount antenna. I did eventually get a mobile too, when
I was working communications with the Red Cross.
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ball
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response 12 of 25:
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Mar 6 21:04 UTC 2006 |
I have tried using an HT as a mobile, but found it to be
sub-optimal: small radio flopping around on the end of a
piece of coax with other wires running awkwardly. I'd be
happy with HT power output though, mobiles seem to have ten
times the power that I want (although that can be reduced on
most radios). The sad thing is that most of the monoband
radios I find are 2m, with very limited choice for 70cm.
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