10 Meter Ham Listening?

[orbital]

I really enjoy listening to HAM radio with my BC246T but Some times
the guys state their going to 10 meter and I lose the conversation.
I am assuming that my Scanner won't do this will it?

 

[KR4BD]

It depends. The 10 meter band (28 to 29.7 MHZ) is covered by some scanners, but these scanners probably can only hear those signals using FM (Frequency Modulation). Most FM usage on 10 meters is usually found around 29.5 to 29.7 MHZ. You must have a General Class License or higher to transmit on this part of the band in FM. Many hams use Single Sideband (probably not available on your scanner) and transmit down around 28.3 to 28.5 MHZ where ANY licensed ham (Novice through Extra Class) can legally operate. There are also some stations using AM and CW (Morse Code) on this band.

So, in short, you will find a mixed-bag of modulation types on the 10 meter band with only FM being readily available to hear on many scanners.

 

[jplyler]

Yes/no/maybe. The 246 Covers The 10 Meter Band But Only In Fm. There Are A Few 10m Repeaters You Could Probably Hear On A Good Day (29.62, 29.66 To Name A Couple) But The Majority Of The Activity Is Usb, Not Fm. Even If You Tune In The Frequency (say 28.330 Mhz) You Won't Hear Anything And If You Do You're In The Wrong Mode Anyway. If You Want To Monitor The Lower Bands You Can Pick Up A Rx Capable Of Ssb (upper And Lower) For Not A Lot Of Money. I Have A Grundig Yatch Boy I Use For Casual Listening When I Don't Feel Like Dragging Out All The Hf Gear. It Does Ok, Especially W/ The External Wire That Comes W/ The Radio. I Think It Was ~$150 At Rat Shack.

Jon
N4zvy
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[orbital]

That's kinda what I was thinking. Looks Like I'll be just listing
to 2 meter which is very popular in my area.

Thanks for the help guys........

 

[barefootdipole]

Keep the following 10m FM freqs in your scanner as a good way to hear band openings and follow propagation/activity....

29.600 FM simplex national freq
29.620 FM repeater output
29.640 FM repeater output
29.660 FM repeater output
29.680 FM repeater output

( if you're hearing guys on 2m simplex, or local guys on a 2m repeater, you should be within range to hear them on 10m.....but if you're listening to regional 2m repeaters you'll probably be too far from the individual operating stations to hear them on 10m groundwave and not far enough away to hear them via skip on HF.... but you'll be situated just right to hear someone 3,000 miles away !)

but enjoy 10m FM....as an example, you'll get used to having a New York City, Boston, or Virgin Island repeater as a "local" repeater very often !

73
Barefootdipole

 

[orbital]

I'll enter those frequency's you posted and see what I hear.
Can't wait to see if anything comes through.
Thanks.

 

[Grog]

I really enjoy listening to HAM radio with my BC246T but Some times
the guys state their going to 10 meter and I lose the conversation.
I am assuming that my Scanner won't do this will it?

What area are you in? There are some guys around the greater Charlotte area that hop over to 10 quite often, so I could ask them what freq they actually use next time I hear them on if you're close. They usually hang out on the 145.350 during the later hours.