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W5OT

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10 meter "calling" frequency
« on: October 03, 2022, 11:15:26 AM »

I was spinning the dial over the weekend on 10 meters.  Heard this jackwagon interfering/harrassing a CA QSO party station for being on 28.400 and using the "10 meter calling frequency" for contesting.  I seem to remember seeing......somewhere.....that 28.420 was the common calling frequency.  But since I wasn't sure, I tried searching the internet for the info.  No joy.  I can find band plans, and band plan breakouts, but NOTHING ......specifically...... that says that 28.400 is the DESIGNATED "calling" frequency on 10 meters.  Either by the FCC or the ARRL or any other band planning agency.  (I DID find a few designated "calling" frequency listings for other bands, but not for 10 meters).
Anyone have a link to something SPECIFIC that officially designates what the calling frequency for 10 meters is???
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AF5CC

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Re: 10 meter "calling" frequency
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2022, 11:19:12 AM »

Are far as I know, there is no specific 10 meter calling frequency, other than 29.600, which is the recognized national simplex frequency for 10 meter FM.

73 John AF5CC
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WA3SKN

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Re: 10 meter "calling" frequency
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2022, 11:19:26 AM »

There isn't one.
Now "proving" that may be hard to do.

-Mike.
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AI5BC

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Re: 10 meter "calling" frequency
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2022, 11:42:15 AM »

There isn't one.
Now "proving" that may be hard to do.
You don't have to prove anything. Someone just needs to come along and prove you wrong with documented fact.
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KQ4KK

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Re: 10 meter "calling" frequency
« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2022, 12:58:06 PM »

Ten Ten International Net has nets on 28.380 and 28.880 USB.

Not a calling freq., but a place to start. You might check out the 10-10 International web site.


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G8FXC

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Re: 10 meter "calling" frequency
« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2022, 01:25:34 PM »

With virtually all new radios offering a panadaptor, HF calling frequencies seem to have largely died out. When I was a young ham - a very long time ago - there was some merit in recognised calling frequencies since the alternative was to keep spinning the wheel up and down, looking for someone to talk to. These days, the entire band is displayed as the X axis of a nice animated graph of signal strength - I can take the activity across the whole band in at a glance and tune to any signal of interest at the click of a mouse. In fact I can link my panadaptor on the shack PC up to the DX Cluster network and have the callsigns of most of those signals displayed so that I don't even have to listen to each in order to decide who I want to talk to!

Martin (G8FXC)
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WA9AFM

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Re: 10 meter "calling" frequency
« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2022, 01:26:19 PM »

10m has a boat load of 'calling frequencies' based mostly on mode.
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AI5BC

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Re: 10 meter "calling" frequency
« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2022, 04:05:43 PM »

Quote from: WA9AFM
10m has a boat load of 'calling frequencies' based mostly on mode.

There isn't one.
Now "proving" that may be hard to do.

One is a pretender, and one might know what he is talking about. That is ham radio.
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VE3LZQ

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Re: 10 meter "calling" frequency
« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2022, 05:59:20 PM »

This is a recognised calling frequency
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SWMAN

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Re: 10 meter "calling" frequency
« Reply #9 on: October 03, 2022, 06:01:28 PM »

 I just call anywhere the action is, no where specific. Just give that a try, real easy.
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K7MEM

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Re: 10 meter "calling" frequency
« Reply #10 on: October 03, 2022, 10:10:43 PM »

Either by the FCC or the ARRL or any other band planning agency.

The FCC only defines your band/mode access based on your license class. It does not produce a band plan. The ARRL, and every other agency, only produces band plan suggestions. These are often suggestions for particular purposes, like "DX Calling Frequencies". This then tends to bring everyone into a common area. However, as long as your not interfering with anyone, you can use any frequency/mode that is allowed by the FCC and that you are licensed for. Well, except for Todd's frequency.  ;D

I just call anywhere the action is, no where specific. Just give that a try, real easy.

That's what I do. I either find someone calling CQ or find a clear spot and call CQ. 10 Meters is pretty big with lots of room to move around.
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W2UIS

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Re: 10 meter "calling" frequency
« Reply #11 on: October 04, 2022, 03:49:19 AM »

In 1987 the FCC authorized 10 meter "Phone" privileges to Novice and Technician class amateures on 28.300 to 28.500. Since 28.400 was is the middle that is where everyone hung out. There was never an established 10 meter calling frequency.                                                                                                                                                                                     
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