President Dick Bremer, WB6DNX 1664 Holly St. Brea, CA 92621 714-529-2800 rabremer@juno.com
VP Ken Halford, WB6DTA 2901 Joaquin Dr. Burbank, CA 91504 818-848-9059
Recording Sec Eric Fort KD6GLP 350 N Garey Ave #27 Pomona, CA 91767 909-899-3092 efort@clubnet.net
Corresponding Sec Johnston, K6HLH 16611 e. Valeport Ave Lancaster, CA 805-264- 4110 LarryJ@compusale.com
Treasurer Dick Kolbly K6HIJ 26335 Community Barstow, CA 92311 760-253-2477 rkolbly@compuserve.com
Editor Bill Burns WA6QYR 247 Rebel Rd Ridgecrest, CA 93555 760-375-8566 bburns@ridgecrest.ca.us
ARRL Interface Frank Kelly WB6CWN 1111 Rancho Conejo Blvd. #501 Newbury Park,CA 91320 805-499-8047 fk@event1.com
FCC Interface Dave Laag K6OW 11614 Indian St. Moreno Valley, CA 92557 909-924-1517
W6IFE License Trustee Ed Munn W6OYJ 6255 Radcliffe Dr. San Diego, CA 92122619-453-4563 edmunn@compuserve.com
Last meeting-Robin , WA6CDR filled in with a talk about the Cactus Intertie Network. Cactus is in its 25th year of operation on the 450 MHz band connecting all of California with 5 other states. In some places 2 and 5 Ghz links connect sites within the system. It is the largest continuously operating amateur network in the US. The system can be segmented for special events within an area. All 1300 members are control operators. There are some 110 radios on line controlled by amateurs. Links have an average distance of 130 miles (outside Texas, Texas flatlands have 60-90 mile links). Multiple routes allow for failures and maintenance at sites. Frequency reuse is quite common throughout the system since it covers such large geography. Cactus uses fewer frequencies than some local networks. The system allows multiple conversations to happen concurrently with everyone hearing everyone else. Thanks Robin for educating us. Bob W6SYA indicated the 18 inch DSS dishes and mounting are still available for the shipping cost (about $12 per dish) from SATMART 166 Brim Creek Rd Vader WA 98593 1-800-295-3925 or sales@satmart.com. Welcome to visitors; Kerry Banke, N6IZW of San Diego; John Oppen, KJ6HZ of Stanon; Ron Hammel, KC6WLC of Lancaster; and Mel Swanberg, WA6JBD of Riverside. Dave, WB6OVZ was elected recording secretary following Eric, KD6GLP changing work schedules. Ed, K6ODV is reported doing super following eye surgery. A place is still needed for the joint SBMS and San Diego Microwave Group picnic/ antenna party. Ed, W6OYJ and Kerry, N6IZW brought in some left over equipment from the Ray Harland, W7FRA estate. Robin, WA6CDR carried in some excess 2 Ghz equipment. SBMS will be responding to the request for comments on FCC RM9259 about following bandplans.
Scheduling
13-14 June ARRL VHF QSO Party
27 June ARRL Field Day
2 July Doug, K6JEY Rubidium standards
1-2 August ARRL UHF contest
6 Aug. tech talk TBD
15-16 Aug. ARRL 10 GHZ and Up cumulative 1st half
3 Sept. tech talk TBD
12 Sept. ARRL VHF QSO Party
19-20 Sept. ARRL 10 Ghz and up cumulative 2nd half.
"Wants and Gots" for sale
Have HP-431 Power meter no head $20 dick WB6DNX 714-529-2800.
Have HP-415 VSWR Meter $20 Ken WB6DTA 818-848-9059.
Have Avantek FET Amp for 10 Ghz about 150mw out on TX, 2.5 dB NF on RX sma in waveguide out $30----818-248-3683.
Want 24 Ghz gunnplexer with varactor Dick WB6DNX 714-529-2800.
Activity reported at the May meeting: Ken, WB6DTA received crystals for the LO of his 2 GHz rig and elemered another amateur on to 10 Ghz; chuck, WA6EXV modified some 2 Ghz filters for members and built some modules out of a 6 Ghz Qualcom unit; Bill, WA6QYR helped Chuck with 2 Ghz filter adjustments, is building a 2 Ghz rig and is struggling with a DEM 3 Ghz rig; Ed, W6OYJ has his tower back up; Kerry, N6IZW is trying to get people on 10 Ghz in San Diego( San Diego Microwave Group meets 3rd Monday at Kerry's house and has a net on 1296.1 MHz on wed 8 pm; Dan, KM6PO is collecting 10 Ghz parts; John, KJ6HZ has a drake 2880 2 Ghz converter and 2 10 Ghz gunnplexers; Kurt, K6RRA is collecting 2 Ghz parts; Ron, KC6WLC is looking for 1.2 Ghz contacts; George, K6MBL is working on his magnetron talk for next month; Bob, W6SYA is working on his subreflector for the 2 ft dish and feeds, he has the 10 Ghz Qualcom kit done and ready for mounting; Jim, K6ML is working on 2 and 10 Ghz rigs; Gary, W6KVC worked the Barstow to Las Vegas race with 2 Ghz ATV; chip, N6CA is working on 1.2 Ghz repeater designs, the Palos Verde 10368.3 MHz beacon will be moving to Santiago PK in the coming months; Dick, WB6DNX had 2 Ghz parts for distribution and talked about microwave at the Placenta Club.
This is a follow on to an ARRL info-server document ismfreq.txt dated back in 1992. I found in a 1998 magazine a 1996 update to the Omega Enginnering Inc. wall chart in the referenced text. The ISM bands remained the same but the amateur bands and some of the other little notes changed and seemed interesting. Also marked on chart was US Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Office of Spectrum Management, November 1996 perhaps as the source of the data.
ISM stands for Industrial, Scientific and Medical.
6.78 MHz +/- 15 kHz
13.56 MHz +/- 7 kHz
27.12 MHz +/- 163 KHz
40.68 MHz +/- 20 KHz
915.0 MHz +/- 15 MHz
2450.0 MHz +/- 50 MHz Microwave ovens
5800.0 MHz +/- 75 MHz
24.125 GHz +/- 125 MHz
61.25 GHz +/- 250 MHz
122.5 GHz +/- 500 MHz
245.0 GHz +/- 1 GHz
1850 to 1910 Mhz and 1930 to 1990 Mhz are new PCS frequencies with 1910 to 1930 Mhz being unlicensed PCS devices.
59 to 64 Ghz is now for unlicensed devices.
The noting of "non-government exclusive" frequencies might be a tag for possible spectrum grabs. Most of those frequencies were the amateur bands.
1.8-1.9 Mhz
3.5-4.0 Mhz
7.0-7.3 MHz
10.1-10.15 MHz
14.0-14.35 MHz
18.068-18.168 MHz
21.0-21.45 MHz
24.89-24.99 MHz
28.0-29.7 MHz
50.0-54.0 MHz
144.0-148.0 MHz
216-220 Mhz shared with govt
222-225 MHz
420-450 Mhz shared with govt
902-928 Mhz shared with govt
1240-1300 Mhz shared with govt
2300-2310 MHz
2310-2360 Mhz non amateur
2360-2390 Mhz non amateur
2390-2400 MHz
2400-2402 MHz
2402-2417 MHz
2417-2450 Mhz shared with govt
3300-3500 Mhz shared with govt
5650-5925 Mhz shared with govt
10.0-10.45 Ghz shared with govt
10.45-10.5 GHz
24.0-24.05 GHz
24.05-24.25 Ghz satellite
47.0-47.2 GHz
75.5-76.0 GHz
76.0-81 Ghz satellite
142-144 GHz
144-149 Ghz satellite
241-248 Ghz satellite
248-250 Ghz
Bill Burns WA6QYR 4-14-98
Here is a list of VHF/ Microwave Clubs and newsletters from Harry Brown W3IIT with my edits 4-12-98 micclub.doc
Mt Airy VHF Radio Club, Inc., (the Packrats) / Cheesebits
Cost is $10.00 per year (US), $12.00 (Canada) and $15.00 (rest of the world)
50 MHz up. PA/NJ/ DE area , sponsor the Mid Atlantic States VHF Conference
Harry Brown W3IIT, Editor
3012 Potshop Road Norristown, PA 19403-3819
hbrown@voicenet.com
hbrown@vf.lmms.lmco.com
http://www.ij.net/packrats/
The Rochester VHF Group/ The VHF Journal
monthly- $10/yr
50 Mhz up, experimenters, operators
Editor: Curtis Braun, N2HKD
P.O. Box 92122 Rochester, NY 14692
716.223.1347
braun@mail.dec.com
http://VHFGroupers.greeceny.com
Great Lakes VHF Newsletter
Dave Bostedor Jr. N8NQS
434 Pattie Ave. Jackson, MI 49202
North Texas Microwave Society / Feedpoint
$12.00 per year and it is published 6 times per year.
microwave, construction
Editor Kent Britain, WA5VJB kbritain@johnstontech.com
1626 Vineyard, Grand Prairie, TX 75052-1405
Wes Atchison, WA5TKU, the treasurer/membership wes@iphase.com
Rt. 4, Box 565 Sanger, TX 76266
San Bernardino Microwave Society / W6IFE Newsletter
Cost is $15/year, published monthly
microwave activity and circuits
Editor: Bill Burns, WA6QYR, bburns@ridgecrest.ca.us
247 Rebel Rd, Ridgecrest, CA 93555
http://www1.ham-radio.com/sbms
Midwest VHF-UHF Society / Anomalous Propagation
$8.00 per year, published monthly
Editors: Robert French, N8EHA and Gerd Schrick, WB8IFM
Robert French 1102 Lindsey Ave Miamisburg, OH 45342
rfrench@engr.udayton.edu
Upper Midwest VHF/UHF Newsletter
$10/year (US) and $12/year (Canadian)
Editor/Publisher Rich Westerberg, N0HJZ
17500 Cherry Drive Eden Prarie. MN 55346
N.E.W.S.Letter of North East Weak Signal VHF Group
$10/ yr bimonthly
VHF to SHF sponsor NE VHF Conference
Del Schien KD1DU 126 Old W. Mountain Rd, Ridgefield, CT 06877
KD1DU@amsat.org
Rocky Mountain VHF+ Newsletter
Wayne HeinenN0POH, PO Box 473411 Aurora, CO 80047-3411
http://www.umecut.maine.edu/~baack/vhfnewslist/
West Coast VHFer
$14/yr
weak signal vhf and up
Robert Cerasuolo WA6IJZ
PO Box 685 Holbrook, AZ 86025 520-524-3354
Western States Weak Signal Society
$10/yr bimonthly
50 Mhz and up
Wesley Printz, W3SE PO Box 86 Downey, CA 90241-0086
w3se@dxer.com
http://www.psnw.com/~n7stu or www.qsl.net/n7wls/wswss.htm
Bill WA6QYR