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    The 40-meter or 7-MHz band is an amateur radio frequency band, spanning 7.000-7.300 MHz in ITU Region 2, and 7.000-7.200 MHz in Regions 1 & 3. It is allocated...
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    band's large size, the relatively small size of antennas tuned to it (especially as compared to antennas for the 40-meter band or the 80-meter band)...
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    15-meter wavelength is harmonically related to that of the 40-meter band, so it is often possible to use an antenna designed for 40 meters. The 15-meter...
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  • The 8–meter band (40 MHz) is at present the lowest portion of the very high frequency (VHF) radio spectrum available for national amateur radio use. The...
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    The 6-meter band is the lowest portion of the very high frequency (VHF) radio spectrum (50.000-54.000 MHz) internationally allocated to amateur radio use...
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  • worldwide amateur radio. The bands are conventionally named by their wavelength in metres, for example the ‘20 meter band’. Radio propagation and possible...
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  • 160-meter band refers to the band of radio frequencies between 1.8 and 2 MHz, just above the medium wave broadcast band. For many decades the lowest radio...
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  • The 10-meter band is a portion of the shortwave radio spectrum internationally allocated to amateur radio and amateur satellite use on a primary basis...
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  • (WARC) bands are three portions of the shortwave radio spectrum used by licensed and/or certified amateur radio operators. They consist of 30 meters (10...
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  • The 2-meter amateur radio band is a portion of the VHF radio spectrum that comprises frequencies stretching from 144 MHz to 148 MHz in International Telecommunication...
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  • The 80 meter or 3.5 MHz band is a span of radio frequencies allocated for amateur use, from 3.5–4.0 MHz in North and South America (IARU and ITU Region 2);...
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    VHF high band. An unsuccessful petition was filed in 1973 to create a CB Class E service at 220 MHz, (part of the amateur radio 1.25-meter band at the time)...
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  • The 5-meter band (60 MHz) is the middle portion of the very high frequency (VHF) radio spectrum allocated to amateur radio use. On October 10, 1924, the...
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  • 150 may refer to: 40-meter band, or 7-MHz band, an amateur radio frequency band 40M Nimrod, a World War II Hungarian anti-aircraft tank 40M Turán I, a...
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  • The 1.25-meter, 220 MHz or 222 MHz band is a portion of the VHF radio spectrum internationally allocated for amateur radio use on a primary basis in ITU...
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  • ionospheric scattering of signals, and is especially optimized for the 6-meter band. The mode also employs multiple frequency-shift keying, but at 44 tones...
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    Region 1 Bandplan was revised in March 2009 to reflect the expanded 40 meter band. The CW-only section within Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the...
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  • The 2200-meter or 136 kHz band is the lowest frequency band in which amateur radio operators are licensed to transmit. It was formally allocated to amateurs...
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    The 60-meter band or 5MHz band is a relatively new amateur radio allocation. First introduced in 2002, it was originally available in only a few countries...
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  • The 630-meter (or 600-meter) amateur radio band is a frequency band allocated by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to amateur radio operators...
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  • 97.305(c). Bands with a 300 baud rate limitation that we eliminate in this Report and Order are: 160 meter band; 80 meter band; 40 meter band segments 7...
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    calling frequency in the 80-meter band, and its doubled frequency of 7.159 MHz is a common calling frequency in the 40-meter band. Tripling this frequency...
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    operators to communicate on amateur radio bands with a majority of traffic occurring on the HF amateur bands. The mode offers operators the ability to...
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  • reserved for specific purposes were often referred to by wavelength: the 40-meter band, used for amateur radio, for example. The relation between wavelength...
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  • 4-metre band tends to focus on technical topics, with long 'rag chews' being the norm as long as there is some local activity. The 4-meter band, occupying...
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    Specifications of the ICOM IC-705: Frequency Range: Tx: 1.8 – 450 MHz (Amateur Bands Only) Rx: 30 kHz – 199.999 MHz and 400-470 MHz Modes of Emission: A1A (CW)...
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  • amateur band also provides a wider spectrum than the 2-meter band (in the U.S., this is 30 MHz of spectrum, compared to only 4 MHz on the 2-meter band). This...
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    A light meter (or illuminometer) is a device used to measure the amount of light. In photography, an exposure meter is a light meter coupled to either...
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  • the callsign VP4CF. This contact was made using morse code on the 40 meter amateur band. A few other operators soon joined him, building radios from plans...
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  • Jatech Limited. "Radio Control Systems, Receivers and Crystals 27 MHz & 40 MHz, 27 MHz Crystals | Antics Online". Rccarsandtrucks.co.uk. Archived from...
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