401402 said:
ive tried looking up online..
where in colorado are these -10m-6m-1.25m-25cm...being used??? Im not finding any users of these band lentghs.........are they being used in the state?-or anywhere?
ron cathers
Yes, these bands are used all over the world. The 10 meter band (28-29Mhz) is almost like a CB (27Mhz). You will not hear a lot of hams on there unless the conditions are right. Most of 10 meter comms are on sideband. Usually the propogation is good for a long time and then it is not so good at all for a long time. You may hear some hams use 10 meters simplex FM but not likely since 2/440 are so much more easy to use, signals travel further with less power etc.. 6 meters (50-54Mhz) is the same. Conditions have to be just right for you to hear anyone at a distance. There are only a handful of repeaters in the bands that you have listed for Colorado. They just are not very popular bands of choice. There are a couple of 220Mhz repeaters in Colorado however this is the most rare band used. For your area there just isn't going to be a whole lot of activity. And again for 10 and 6 meters, SSB is moslty used for these bands so you would need a SSB capable receiver/transceiver. And don't forget a pretty good horizontal antenna, usually directional is the best.
Hope this helps a little..
