27.555

[jhooten]

Worked up, you're the one with your panties all in a wad. You made an implied accusation when you said

That was the only time I ever heard that kinda stuff on ham .

. I asked you a question without questioning your parentage and you think it was out of line. Get a grip.

 

[elk2370bruce]

As Shakespere said, "Much ado about nothing." People make choices - even if they are bad ones in the mind of others. For all the words and vitriol on this matter I have one comment. WHO THE HELL CARES. You makes your choices, takes your own risks, and pays up if you're caught. There is nothing to be proud about nor shout from the rooftops.

 

[MSS-Dave]

Somwhere in the dim and distant past, someone asked if this is a Federal frequency. According to 47CFR 2.106 it is assignable to Federal AND Non-Federal operations as Fixed or Mobile service with the following footnotes:

US298 Channels 27555 kHz, 27615 kHz, 27635
kHz, 27655 kHz, 27765 kHz, and 27860 kHz are
available for use by forest product licensees
on a secondary basis to Federal operations
including experimental stations. Non-Federal
operations on these channels will not
exceed 150 watts output power and are limited
to the states of Washington, Oregon,
Maine, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, and Texas (eastern portion.

US340 The band 2–30 MHz is available on a
non-interference basis to Federal and non-
Federal maritime and aeronautical stations
for the purposes of measuring the quality of
reception on radio channels. See 47 CFR
87.149 for the list of protected frequencies
and bands within this frequency range. Actual
communications shall be limited to
those frequencies specifically allocated to
the maritime mobile and aeronautical mobile
services.

here is a link to the complete section on frequency allocation.

2008 CFR Title 47, Volume 1

Dave

 

[ka1jbe]

Look out for the radio police they have nothing better to do than beat their wife, drink and drive, swear and ***** who isn't using the two-way radio properly. If it isn't hurting you leave people alone.
If they want to drive to fast or talk on a freq not assigned to their license, shutup and let the proper authorities contact them.

 

[reedeb]

Look out for the radio police they have nothing better to do than beat their wife, drink and drive, swear and ***** who isn't using the two-way radio properly. If it isn't hurting you leave people alone.
If they want to drive to fast or talk on a freq not assigned to their license, shutup and let the proper authorities contact them.

Ja wohl, mein Führer!!!!

The MASTER speaks and we must obey!!! I guess YOU are one of them people huh?

 

[med2365]

Here is a thought

If you would like to talk around the world.
Give ham radio a try.

73 de N1PXF

Karl

"At no time did I say turn on your radio to an illegal frequency and transmit, or use it on a legal frequency and cause intentional interference."

However you did say this which could be taken as endorsement:
"I think some more freeband stories would be great!"
"Freeband stories" often smack of making contact which naturally involve transmitting.

"It could even be an SWL report."
That would be a better way of putting it, however a CB set being a transceiver nobody's really going to use one as an SWL receiver. Are you guys getting my point?

"I would bet most members do illegal things everday with or without knowing..."
You win that bet hands down! I was licensed as KMD7606 in June 1965 and from a few months prior I operated as a unit under an uncle's license KKD9035 which is in itself illegal unless I was talking to him related to his business or personal communications. There's a sticking point under the rules which among several others are illegal even today because while licensing requirement was dropped the rules have not changed. Simply put, if all the rules were followed CB wouldn't even resemble what it has been for the most part all along, a hobby band. Yup, that's the stickiest one of all, hobby use is illegal and so are "noisemakers" to attract attention.

Heh, it didn't take long for me to build a "gooney bird" oscillator and wire in my tape deck as an echo chamber (not for everyday use mind you) so I'm not Little Mister Innocent either. The point I'm getting at here is before the band went to hell in a hand basket the FCC monitoring stations tended to ignore everyday violations and concentrate on "shooting skip" and other far more serious ones like foul language and deliberate interference. The only real trouble we had was with a local resident Field Engineer who had some sort of personal quest going on and the "pink slips" flew thick and fast until a storm of complaints finally put an end to him but that's a story in itself.

"But illeagl or not its there and people want to know so thats why this site is here for info and talk about the subject."
I've seen your point long before you made it and have made mine in several ways before, putting it all together we get to the well known phrase "it's not what you say but how you say it". Because everyone and every situation is different all I can do is outline it, when it comes to what is posted it is left to your discretion guys, be discreet about things that you say. In this way we won't drag Radio Reference through the mud as has become of many once great CB and other radio related publications I gave up on in disgust.

"But practice what ya preach in a area's of life Illegal use of radios speeding j - walking swearing in public. murder illegal rite turns on red."
Care to untangle that mess? (;->)

 

[CQDX11]

I have been on 11 meters for over 15 years and have worked over 200 countries. I also SWL on the other bands and have numerous friends in Europe that operate on 11 and the ham bands and most of them prefer 11 over the ham bands. I am not sure why but this is what I have been told. Yes there are some ops out there on 11 that use crazy power and make troubles but there are a lot of us that take the hobby very serious and act professional on the radio, not just making a quick QSO but a lasting friendship. Besides being active here in the United States I have visited radio friends in other countries and have been active from their stations. Some 11 ops have spent thousands of their own $ activating rare DXCC all for the fun of the hobby.

 

[KK5VN]

Wow,, It gets pretty heated in here. I don't listen to the 11 meter band anymore, but it is nice to hear that there are some good people still on that band. CB used to be pretty cool a long time ago, and I have some very fond memories of building my first antennas, etc.. I still have a D-104 big ole' chrome lollipop mic, sitting here in the shack. Part of the reason I kept it is to remind me that an interest in radio, is an interest in radio. I hope y'all are having a good time on 11,, I sure did

 

[Regnar]

Well,there are ALOT of us that use 27.555 great DX, and great conditions lately,I also am a ham radio operator and I find the actions of not just some,but ALOT of hams on 20 meters(14.313.14.275) and on 75/80 meters(3830,3950) is alot worse than what you here on the legal cb channels as well as the "freeband",there is good and bad everywhere on all bands,all modes,all frequencies,so if you are a ham try 27.555,some of the best worldwide DX to be had,and some great, courtious,operators as well !

 

[k3cfc]

How many has really read the parts 95? all this talk about illegal channels when you put a power microphone on any CB radio you are illegal because you have just modified the audio circuits.

 

[Highlander_821]

How many has really read the parts 95? all this talk about illegal channels when you put a power microphone on any CB radio you are illegal because you have just modified the audio circuits.

Uhhh.....No. Not true.

 

[KF4ZTO]

Let's stay on topic, I'm tired of the QRZ.com 11 meter hate.

I was able to listen to 27.555 for a bit this morning, and it was quite active. 27.445 LSB, 27.475 LSB and 27.565 USB were also active with English language traffic, 27.455 USB, 27.695 USB/LSB, 27.705 LSB and 27.765 LSB were active with Spanish language traffic.

 

[Regnar]

I agree about the QRZ-11 meter hate,it is a sad state over there.You are right though 27.555 and other have great openings worlwide and I know ALOT of hams that use these frequencies to talk on,much better than the 14.313,14.275,and 3480 frequencies which are now most times worse than anything on CB.

 

[robertmac]

Horrible

Thought I would listen today and it is just like CB. Talking over each other whistles singing. What a waste of spectrum!

 

[kb2vxa]

Those aren't wasted spectrum, they're wasted specific frequencies easily avoided. Now I could say when it comes to wasted spectrum 11M CB is IT which is why I sold out and moved up in the world but I never tell a lie.

Many hams have a use for it as a "beacon band", when it's whammin' n' jammin' usually 12 and 10M are open. The trouble with those bands is there are times when the lights are on but nobody's home so calling CQ on what appears to be dead air you just might get the attention of a lurker tuning around looking for someone to talk to.

Horns raised and tossing more coal on the fire here's my 2c worth. Ah what the hell, CB is wasted spectrum, CBers are idiots, their radios should be confiscated and ground to powder and 11M put to legitimate use where we HAMS could set up CW propagation beacons!

 

[zzdiesel]

Back in the day; I enjoyed talking SSB on the "uppers" I could talk all over barefoot.

 

[Regnar]

Yeah 555 his it's share of noisemakers,cusing,jamming,etc. BUT it usually doesn't last long,unlike the years and years and years,and years of alot worse things going on on 14.275,14.313,3830,3850,you know the hams that have made ham radio worse than CB.I am a ham and things are NO different on ham than CB,it just depends on what frequecy you are on both,and what times you on the air,no differnece at all.

 

[KF4ZTO]

^Agreed. The band was open today and I heard some music carriers down in the noise, but many stations being nice operators (calling CQ on 27.555 and then moving to a different frequency).

Heard stations from Puerto Rico talking to stations in the lower 48, Canada, Ireland, Mexico, England and France all on 27.555 USB and close by frequencies.

 

[Regnar]

I worked Germany and Ireland yesterday on this frequency,great DX and didn't hear anything like what was going on almost all day on 14.313,and then last nite on 3840,music ,cussing,intentional jamming,really bad on those 2 ham frequencies yesterday,nothing like that heard on the upper cb frequencies.

 

[SigIntel8600]

Horns raised and tossing more coal on the fire here's my 2c worth. Ah what the hell, CB is wasted spectrum, CBers are idiots, their radios should be confiscated and ground to powder and 11M put to legitimate use where we HAMS could set up CW propagation beacons!

This is typical Liberal New Jersey Nanny State drivel. I don't like something so it must be outlawed and confiscated. Passing a multiple choice test does not give you self righteous HAMS any jurisdiction to police the 11 meter band, go listen to 80 Meters, 14.275 or a multitude of VHF/UHF repeaters, worse than anything I have heard on CB (with a few exceptions). I use CB radio (SSB) and have had General ticket for the last 12 years.