FM and Linear AMPs?

[T23]

I don't think you understand mackmobile... I have no FM mode of operation on my radio, so therefore I need to find such a radio.


T23

 

[mackmobile43]

You may find one under the Christmas tree.

 

[unit_399]

That's what happens when the spectrum is segregated by people and a powerful government entity and the no gooders are pushed into a singular small portion of that spectrum, greed is an ugly thing and if you ever take time to listen to those people in the hf portion of the spectrum you'd be appalled by it such as I am.

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Mack ---

For people like me , who are a little slow in the brain department,....could you explain exactly what you are saying here.

 

[mackmobile43]

Mack ---

For people like me , who are a little slow in the brain department,....could you explain exactly what you are saying here.

Don't take everything you tell your wife as gospel.

 

[jazzsinger]

I don't think you understand mackmobile... I have no FM mode of operation on my radio, so therefore I need to find such a radio.


T23

If you do get a radio with FM and you want to try dx'ing on it,uk FM activity is centred around 27.78125 (ukFM ch19) with ch1 being 27.60125 and ch40 being 27.99125.ch spacing is 10 khz with no jumps/gaps.

if using an export cb then its enough to go to the nearest high/hi high band frequency and set kc shift/coarse tune to the minus position,that will get you just about bang on with ukfm,its how we and the europeans talking to us have done it for years,

ie go to 27.785,set kc shift/coarse tune to minus position and your just about bang on ukFM ch19.

many ordinary uk stations will have the ability to return calls from the states as most people here run 1/2 wave or 5/8 wave verticals and generally have linears as well.

for the rest of europe on FM then the fcc 1-40ch are the place to be but on FM mode,but qrm from your own country from AM/SSB might be problematic.most dx'ing on the cept band,what us europeans call the fcc band when its on FM is done on the top 10 ch's from around ch30-ch40,although it can pay to try the other 30ch's and ch19 in particular as many monitor it and have a lot of power "by our standards" at their disposal to return your calls.


good luck,

p.s.
i first used FM on the uk channels to dx back in 81/82 just after uk legislation and even then the germans and dutch mainly, knew where to find us on their export multimodes.it will surprise you just how effective FM can be for dx'ing and local comms,although i still prefer SSB.

 

[hotrod]

If you do get a radio with FM and you want to try dx'ing on it,uk FM activity is centred around 27.78125 (ukFM ch19) with ch1 being 27.60125 and ch40 being 27.99125.ch spacing is 10 khz with no jumps/gaps.

if using an export cb then its enough to go to the nearest high/hi high band frequency and set kc shift/coarse tune to the minus position,that will get you just about bang on with ukfm,its how we and the europeans talking to us have done it for years,

ie go to 27.785,set kc shift/coarse tune to minus position and your just about bang on ukFM ch19.

many ordinary uk stations will have the ability to return calls from the states as most people here run 1/2 wave or 5/8 wave verticals and generally have linears as well.

for the rest of europe on FM then the fcc 1-40ch are the place to be but on FM mode,but qrm from your own country from AM/SSB might be problematic.most dx'ing on the cept band,what us europeans call the fcc band when its on FM is done on the top 10 ch's from around ch30-ch40,although it can pay to try the other 30ch's and ch19 in particular as many monitor it and have a lot of power "by our standards" at their disposal to return your calls.


good luck,

p.s.
i first used FM on the uk channels to dx back in 81/82 just after uk legislation and even then the germans and dutch mainly, knew where to find us on their export multimodes.it will surprise you just how effective FM can be for dx'ing and local comms,although i still prefer SSB.

ty for the uk freq. i wasnt sure what they were. with skip rolling ill definately
be going up there listening hopefully hooking up.

 

[jazzsinger]

ty for the uk freq. i wasnt sure what they were. with skip rolling ill definately
be going up there listening hopefully hooking up.

your welcome mate, call out cq this is 2 div on uk ch19 you might just get the biggest pile up you've ever seen,lol. seriously though it will surprise you just how many uk stations are running 100w + into decent antennas even to chat to the guy down the street.

it may also surprise you the other european countries that turn up on ukfm too,as they are frequently dropping in to talk too uk stations.

it will be a lot easier for you to get back to a uk station on ukfm than it is for us to break into a US conversation on fcc AM,especially nowadays where we have a lot less local qrm to contend with than you guys stateside have.

i remember the days back around 79-81 we couldn't talk to people in the next street on AM for you guys ripping us apart with 9+30db and stronger signals.Between you guys and the italians fcc AM was manic here back then.

27.555 usb is another good area to work into the uk,as can be 26.285 when the middle part of 27 mhz is very busy.

FM on the fcc 40 might prove a bit more difficult due to local AM/SSB qrm within the states but it is possible.