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Keithinatlanta
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Username: Keithinatlanta

Post Number: 580
Registered: 3-2003
Posted on Monday, May 16, 2005 - 8:51 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

My Uniden scanner can pick up the 6 meter band from 50.0 to 54.0. It always stops on 52.600 but never anywhere else. I never hear anyone talking at that frequency, but it stops there as if it were a repeater sending out a signal. 6 Meters doesn't use repeaters like 2 meters does, does it? Thanks.
Keith
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Tech808
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Posted on Monday, May 16, 2005 - 9:15 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Keith,

Yes, the 6 Meter Band has repeaters just like the 10/2/1.25 Meter Bands and the 70/33/23 Centimeter Ham Bands.

My Repeater Directory is not the Current one but from 2003-2004 and for your area it shows,

Alt/Marietta - OUTPUT 53.0900 INPUT - 52.0900
Atlanta - OUTPUT 53.1500 INPUT 52.1500

They could have added a New Repeater in your area.

Maybe someone with a ARRL Repeater Directory will have more up to date information for you.

My 2003/2004 ARRL Repeater Directory shows 27 6 Meter Repeaters in GA.

Lon
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Bruce
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Posted on Monday, May 16, 2005 - 10:14 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

also program in 52.525 it's the calling frequency
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Keithinatlanta
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Posted on Monday, May 16, 2005 - 1:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks guys. It stops all the time on that 52.600, but I have never heard anyone yet. Of course, off of a rubber duck antenna, what can you expect.

Keith
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Bruce
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Posted on Monday, May 16, 2005 - 2:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

some DSL systems will put out trash on 40-60 mhz
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Tech291
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Posted on Monday, May 16, 2005 - 6:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

keith,
if your not hearing anything that sounds like an actual signal,your scanner may be locking on a "birdie" or internally generated frequency.Uniden usually publishes the birdie frequencies for each of its scanners in the back of the users manual.

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Bruce
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Posted on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 7:09 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

This might help


http://www.w4pvw.org/repeaters.htm
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Keithinatlanta
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Post Number: 584
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Posted on Saturday, May 21, 2005 - 11:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks guys. I appreciate the help and education, especially about the birdie from Uniden.

Keith

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