May 20, 2025 · The band does not have to be "open" to enjoy the benefits it provides over 2m and others. We have (and still occasionally do) use 10m FM simplex. But locally at least, 6m …

Oct 28, 2007 · I'm hoping to promote some local 6 and 10 meter FM simplex operation as well. Simplex has long been one of my main interests, especially on the lower FM bands (6 and 10).

Oct 20, 2011 · The IARU has a new Bandplan for the Region 1. 4 new Repeater Frequencies are added on 10 Meter FM Simplex Channels has moved. Repeater Frequencies...

Dec 6, 2012 · Icom just came out with a new radio which does DC to daylight named the IC-9100 which can take a new DSTAR board and will enable the user to work D*STAR simplex on 6 …

Dec 8, 2020 · Unless you are only planning on using it for repeaters or maybe local simplex what good is it? You would want a horizontaly polarized antenna for Es propagation.

Feb 26, 2021 · I've reached repeaters over 100 miles away with a Diamond SRH770 antenna, and had simplex QSOs upwards of 150 miles with a 3 element beam. I had 17 2m QSOs this …

Sep 4, 2025 · Well Hello! RTQM can do this, once popularized. I have found the same to work up on 10 meters FM.

Jan 23, 2003 · I have been monitoring a local simplex frequency for over a year now in the Los Angeles area and have even posted a sign in the rear window of my work van. In all that time I …

Dec 23, 2018 · Unless you want unreliable short range communication (as in 10 miles or less), simplex on 2m and 70cm is not going to be anything like mobile operations on 10m and 6m …

Apr 3, 2022 · I've chased a few POTA activators on 2mFM myself. I mostly do SOTA, but about half my contacts in that program are on 2mFM simplex and about half those are people …