[K0NR] Magic Band Revealed

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Post : Magic Band Revealed
URL : https://www.k0nr.com/wordpress/2024/02/magic-band-revealed/
Posted : 5 February 2024 at 11:02 am
Author : Bob K0NR
Categories : Ham Radio, VHF/UHF

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My ham radio pursuits have tended towards the VHF/UHF bands and the 6-meter
band (50 MHz) has always been interesting to me. I like to think of 6 meters
as a VHF band with some strong HF tendencies. Most of the time, propagation
is local, certainly beyond line-of-sight, but also not long distance. When
sporadic-e and F2 propagation show up, 6m tries its best to act like an HF
band, skipping the signal off the ionosphere.


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