Subj : 6m
To   : ROY WITT
From : DAVE OLDRIDGE
Date : Sat Feb 03 2001 09:46 am

RW> Hello DAVE.

RW> 29 Jan 01 14:38, you wrote to me:

RW>  RW>  DO>>> FM repeaters are not really good DX devices and FM
RW>  RW>  >>> simplex, while it works still eats a bit of bandwidth
RW>  RW>  >>> and is not that good for weak signal work.

RW>  RW>  AB>> I agree entirely.

RW>  RW>> There are FM repeaters on 10m.  During a skip cycle, it's not
RW>  RW>> unheard of to use them, even though they're a thousand miles from
RW>  RW>> nowhere...

RW>  DO> That's true, but in my experience, there are just too few frequencies
RW>  DO> to make 10M a useful repeater band during openings.

RW> I wasn't advocating using them for anything useful in terms of
RW> communications that might require a schedule.  I think it's kind of neat
RW> to find one and talk to somebody who's locally using a remote base to
RW> connect to the repeater with; say a walkie talkie on 2m, 220 or 440...

RW>  DO>   Locally, they're fine, though, having good coverage.

RW> We've got a few around here; even have some on 6m.

6M is actually likely to yield better DX than 10 during sunspot peaks 
because, once the band opens, the signals are usually very good and the 
openings are apt to be more selective.  Plus there are more channels on 
6M for repeaters to exist in.

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