VHF PLUS
Jul 01, 2021
4 minutes
BY TRENT FLEMING,* N4DTF
In May, we discussed leveraging your Technician-class privileges. Since that column went to print, there have been many good openings on both 6 meters and 2 meters, with many hams making exciting contacts on digital, CW, and phone modes. Before we leave the benefits of the Technician class, I wanted to mention that you do have access to portions of the 10-meter band (Technicians may use phone and CW on 28.3 to 28.5 MHz, as well as digital modes like FT8). While not technically a VHF band, 10 meters often benefits from Sporadic-E (Es) propagation and it is safe to say that if 6 meters is open, so is 10.
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