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Is there, or should there be, a Morse code beginner's frequency?
On Feb 8, 9:37�pm, robert casey wrote:
At some point, there will be hams on HF who have not passed a code test, but want to give Morse code a try on the air. Yup. *Of course they're not going to be that skillful at first. Let's not assume that. *So maybe there should be an informal subband or frequency for beginners and elmers to hang out. 3.525 to 3.600 MHz 7.025 to 7.125 MHz 21.025 to 21.200 MHz 28.0 to 28.5 MHz Right now, all the above frequencies are available to all FCC licensed amateurs who have passed a Morse Code test. They are the current "Novice bands". On February 23, they will be available to all FCC licensed amateurs. What better place to use Morse Code? I suggest 3.550 and 7.050 as "watering holes". 73 de Jim, N2EY |
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Is there, or should there be, a Morse code beginner's frequency?
On Feb 9, 6:29 pm, wrote:
On Feb 8, 9:37?pm, robert casey wrote: At some point, there will be hams on HF who have not passed a code test, but want to give Morse code a try on the air. Yup. ?Of course they're not going to be that skillful at first. Let's not assume that. ?So maybe there should be an informal subband or frequency for beginners and elmers to hang out. 3.525 to 3.600 MHz 7.025 to 7.125 MHz 21.025 to 21.200 MHz 28.0 to 28.5 MHz Right now, all the above frequencies are available to all FCC licensed amateurs who have passed a Morse Code test. They are the current "Novice bands". On February 23, they will be available to all FCC licensed amateurs. What better place to use Morse Code? I suggest 3.550 and 7.050 as "watering holes". Counterproposal: For Casey's concept to work the QRS freqs should be where the CW activity lives in it's largest volumes 24/7. 40M any time but mostly at night and 20M anytime but mostly during daylight hours. It's unreasonable to expect slocode learners and elmers to latch up reliably on more than a couple bands at most. So there goes 80, 15, 10M and the WARC bands. 7.050 at the top of the hour and 14.050 at the half hour marks. 73 de Jim, N2EY w3rv 73 de Jim, N2EY |
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On Feb 9, 11:47?pm, wrote:
On Feb 9, 6:29 pm, wrote: On Feb 8, 9:37?pm, robert casey wrote: At some point, there will be hams on HF who have not passed a code test, but want to give Morse code a try on the air. Yup. ?Of course they're not going to be that skillful at first. Let's not assume that. ?So maybe there should be an informal subband or frequency for beginners and elmers to hang out. 3.525 to 3.600 MHz 7.025 to 7.125 MHz 21.025 to 21.200 MHz 28.0 to 28.5 MHz Right now, all the above frequencies are available to all FCC licensed amateurs who have passed a Morse Code test. They are the current "Novice bands". On February 23, they will be available to all FCC licensed amateurs. What better place to use Morse Code? I suggest 3.550 and 7.050 as "watering holes". Counterproposal: For Casey's concept to work the QRS freqs should be where the CW activity lives in it's largest volumes 24/7. 40M any time but mostly at night and 20M anytime but mostly during daylight hours. Techs and Novices don't have 20. Late at night even 40 gets iffy. It's unreasonable to expect slocode learners and elmers to latch up reliably on more than a couple bands at most. So there goes 80, 15, 10M and the WARC bands. At this time of the sunspot cycle, 80 is the most reliable after dark. Novices and Techs don't have the WARC bands so they're not a good choice. 7.050 at the top of the hour and 14.050 at the half hour marks. Works for me. Plus 3.550 on the quarter hours 73 de Jim, N2EY |
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On Feb 9, 11:47 pm, wrote:
7.050 at the top of the hour and 14.050 at the half hour marks. 73 de Jim, N2EY w3rv Hey, Sparky, what about the silent periods? |
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Is there, or should there be, a Morse code beginner's frequency?
On Feb 9, 6:29 pm, wrote:
On Feb 8, 9:37?pm, robert casey wrote: At some point, there will be hams on HF who have not passed a code test, but want to give Morse code a try on the air. Yup. ?Of course they're not going to be that skillful at first. Let's not assume that. The days of the amateur world getting 40WPM ditty boppers from the military or Western Union are long gone. You'll have to home grow any new converts. Expect them to be less than skillful. Should one come along that is skillful, you won't be able to tell if they've passed a code test or not. Your eleitist attitude will make you think they have. ?So maybe there should be an informal subband or frequency for beginners and elmers to hang out. 3.525 to 3.600 MHz 7.025 to 7.125 MHz 21.025 to 21.200 MHz 28.0 to 28.5 MHz 14.007 MHz Right now, all the above frequencies are available to all FCC licensed amateurs who have passed a Morse Code test. They are the current "Novice bands". On February 23, they will be available to all FCC licensed amateurs. What better place to use Morse Code? I suggest 3.550 and 7.050 as "watering holes". 73 de Jim, N2EY Fair enough. Have you deconflicted these freqs with other modes? |
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Is there, or should there be, a Morse code beginner's frequency?
Dave Heil wrote:
Can you tell us the frequencies where Morse Code may not be used? 60m? -- 73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com |
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Is there, or should there be, a Morse code beginner's frequency?
Cecil Moore wrote:
Dave Heil wrote: Can you tell us the frequencies where Morse Code may not be used? 60m? That's the area. I was hoping hot-ham-and-cheese would be able to tell us. It looks like everything on the suggested frequencies has been "deconflicted". Dave K8MN |
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Is there, or should there be, a Morse code beginner's frequency?
Can you tell us the frequencies where Morse Code may not be used? Most anywhere, exceptions like 60m do exist. However, it would be a wise move to pick frequencies where other hams usually do CW, in accordance with various band plans. After all, the whole point is to find other hams to work CW with, and that probably won't happen in the middle of a phone subband. Or on a 2m frequency that happens to be a repeater input... |
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