[Yaesu] Re: 60 meters on new rigs

Tue, 1 Jul 2003 13:51:28 -0400

I agree Chris - they won't do anything, since it isn't really a band.
All you need is to set 5 of your many memories and away you go.
Oh, and buy a new narrower crystal filter I suppose, sigh!
On 30 Jun 2003 at 0:46, [email protected] wrote:
> I doubt they will do anything for the 60 mtr channels (its not
> really a band or segment...just 5 specific channels)...
> Too much to worry about for them right now and I dont think 60
> is used overseas...with the tight requirements on freq and 
> audio response (no wideband SSB here folks! :) plus the 50watt
> ERP limit, I doubt many will be using it (well using it 
> correctly!!!) I predict a number of users will be cited within
> the 1st 6-12months of use because they are NOT on freq correctly;
> which actually requires amateur rigs to be tuned 1.5 kHz BELOW the
> center freq listed, or they will run higher audio bandwidth..
>> (I am not a fan of these so called HiFi SSB guys..they try to
> make their radio sound "better"...hmmm isnt that the reason
> behind SSB?? TO NARROW the bandwidth up so MORE can use the bands?
> besides, the radios arent made for HiFi....what a bunch of......)
>> Its also VERY probable the QRO boys will get caught on there..
> but I think that will be a little harder to catch in the
> beginning for the FCC
>> Chris
> WB5ITT
>> John Geiger wrote:
> > 
> > Now that the 60 meter band is going to be available
> > for US use in a few days, has anyone heard from the
> > equipment manufacturers whether 60 meters will be
> > available on both RX and TX for rigs sold after that
> > day? It seems to me that most mods open up the
> > transmit for all HF. I wonder how the manufacturers
> > are going to handle opening up TX for another small
> > segment of HF. I do know that the FT100D does have
> > the Alaska emergency frequency as a menu item.
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