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2m FM calling practices
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ups.com On Apr 29, 5:16 pm, "The Shadow" wrote: In the USA, CQ is not used for VHF/UHF FM. Simply callsign monitoring. CQ is used for the VHF/UHF SSB mode Lamont In some areas of the U.S, "CQ" is certainly used on VHF/UHF FM. If a CQ works on 160 through 10 and works on 6m, 2m and 70cm SSB or CW, pressing the PTT switch and saying, "CQ from K8MN" works fine on VHF or UHF FM. Dave K8MN It's most certainly used here and the 2m FM band is heavily used in many places. "S20" (or "V40" as I suppose we should call it now that 12.5 kHz channels have come into use) is the calling channel, calls are made and established there, *only then* should another channel be checked to see if it's clear *at both ends* before moving there to continue the QSO. The annoying thing about the practice of announcing that you will be listening on a frequency *other* than the established calling channel is as I said, that the person calling has no idea if the frequency they propose to use is clear where the person who answers the call is. If the person answering is mobile, it's almost certain they won't hear anyone else unless the calling station is very close by. 73 Ivor G6URP |
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2m FM calling practices
"S20" (or "V40" as I suppose we should call it now that 12.5 kHz channels
have come into use) is the calling channel, Hi Ivor I left the UK just as 12.5 channels were being implemented. Are they being used? Or does everyone still use the old channels but with narrower deviation? "CQ V40" just doesn't seem to sound right to me ) -- Jack VK2CJC / MM0AXL FISTS# 9666 Mid North Coast Amateur Radio Group www.mncarg.org |
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2m FM calling practices
"Jack VK2CJC" wrote in
message "S20" (or "V40" as I suppose we should call it now that 12.5 kHz channels have come into use) is the calling channel, Hi Ivor I left the UK just as 12.5 channels were being implemented. Are they being used? Or does everyone still use the old channels but with narrower deviation? They're not used much, to be honest. Although there are a few simplex Echolink gateways that use some of them. "CQ V40" just doesn't seem to sound right to me ) No, you're right, it doesn't, does it..?! ;-) 73 Ivor G6URP |
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