Having recently become active on 6M again after a hiatus of about 30 years, I was wondering if I can get a heads-up on a few things...
1. What frequency should I call on for a response from anyone ? (i.e., I don't care where they are). I note elsewhere that 50.200 is designated as domestic (?), while 50.110 as international(?). I have heard nothing on 50.200, but hear a quite a lot on 50.110. Is it OK to call a general CQ on 50.110 (after querying that the frequency is clear) and state that I will be listening on 50.160 for example. On my rig/appliance I can operate split and swap VFOs (big deal...) and go through the following sequence...
- Call and listen on 50.110 to check frequency is not in use (no split)
- Call on 50.110 and listen on (say) 50.160 (split)
- Continue on 50.160 (no split)
Or am I being too AR and nobody cares....?
2. What is the situation with ZL ? There is reference elsewhere to the band in ZL being 51-53 except for MED approval. What is the ZL calling frequency ? More specifically - what frequency do they listen on ?
BTW - have heard a few callsigns in the last couple of days that I have in my 1978 logbook...
Don't ask what my antenna setup is (unless you want to have a good laugh...
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Cheers
Steve