N8YX
03-21-2011, 11:33 AM
Some of the CB/freeband watering holes can serve as dandy 12 and 10M propagation indicators. Here's a list of those frequencies which I keep in the receiver memories and a note about each where applicable:
26.385 (Latin/South America)
26.555 (LSB - huge number of Latin/South Americans on this one. Does "Cinco" factor into it somehow?)
26.585 (Latin/South America)
26.915 (Southern US)
27.015 (Mexico's "trucker channel"? Also take note of the "Cinco" inference)
27.555 (USB - Worldwide; mostly European ops heard in NEOH)
I also hear the Latin America crowd on Channel 9 and Channel 19A (27.195 - one of the so-called "RC" channels). When I'm in the shack the receivers which have these frequencies programmed into them will be set to scan - and upon getting repeated hits, I'll take note of the frequency/region correlation then head to 10 or 12 with a good idea of where to point the antennas.
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26.385 (Latin/South America)
26.555 (LSB - huge number of Latin/South Americans on this one. Does "Cinco" factor into it somehow?)
26.585 (Latin/South America)
26.915 (Southern US)
27.015 (Mexico's "trucker channel"? Also take note of the "Cinco" inference)
27.555 (USB - Worldwide; mostly European ops heard in NEOH)
I also hear the Latin America crowd on Channel 9 and Channel 19A (27.195 - one of the so-called "RC" channels). When I'm in the shack the receivers which have these frequencies programmed into them will be set to scan - and upon getting repeated hits, I'll take note of the frequency/region correlation then head to 10 or 12 with a good idea of where to point the antennas.
Your favorites?