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G0FTD > SIX 08.01.06 14:28l 70 Lines 2543 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Re: At last - a signal!
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VK6BE wrote:-
> Well at last I have heard a signal on SIX - the first sign of life on
> that band in this area during this Es season.
I'm pleased for you ;-)
In another recent bulletin from you Bob, you mentioned that we have it
made in this part of the world for 6m. Unfortunatly it's not that easy.
Despite there being lots of countries in europe there exists lots of
obsticles in the way for 6m operation..
1)Band 1 tv (very slowly dying)
2)Not all countries have an allocation
3)Some are allowed tiny bits of the band
4)Others have *other* tiny bits of the band
5)Some and special permits
6)Some have mode restrictions
7)Power restrictions
8)Antenna restrictions
9)Time restrictions
10)Even low powered harmonics get into Band 2 FM radio broadcasts
Band 2 FM is a LOT more populated than it is in VK :(
So that makes life hard for the few that even bother with it.
And then it only gets used *mainly* during the Sporadic E season.
I know that meteor scatter proagation is excellent as I hear pings from
european TV stations all the time - so WSJT stuff is reasonable popular.
6m operators are a realy funny bunch - they never use the band form chit
chat and you'll be lucky for a G station to answer a CQ call of another
G station. So routine population of the band is extemely low - leading
to more apathy ;-)
A shame really because as I stated in a previous bulletin - I DELIBERATLY
use QRP and a daft antena just to prove that contacts can easily be made
if the activity is there.
Just for fun during the summer last year I decided to try another 6m
handicap. I went out with my FT817 and rubber duck and worked a Portuguese
station with it.
Ok not real DX but it was a reasonakle acheivement considering the
handicap.
Just think how much better ALL our bands would be if everyone put in
even a small amount of effort.
We can only dream.
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And The Laughter Corps
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