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A Yaesu FT-857D tuned to 50.125 MHz, the traditional 6-meter single-sideband calling frequency in the United States. [1] The 6-meter band is the lowest portion of the very high frequency (VHF) radio spectrum (50.000-54.000 MHz) internationally allocated to amateur radio use. The term refers to the average signal wavelength of 6 meters. [a]
Repeaters are found mainly in the VHF 6-meter (50–54 MHz), 2-meter (144–148 MHz), 1.25-meter band (1 1 ⁄ 4 meters) (220–225 MHz) and the UHF 70 centimeter (420–450 MHz) bands, but can be used on almost any frequency pair above 28 MHz. In some areas, 33 centimeters (902–928 MHz) and 23 centimeters (1.24–1.3 GHz) are also used for ...
Free Union is a census-designated place (CDP) in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States, [1] ten miles north-northwest of Charlottesville. The population as of the 2020 Census was 187. [ 2 ] It is a small hamlet consisting of a private school (Free Union Country School), a doctor's office, a post office, a homebuilder, and several dozen homes.
Due to unpredictable and intermittent long-distance propagation, usually achieved by a combination of ionospheric conditions, beacons are very important in providing early warning for 6-meter band (50 MHz) openings. Beacons traditionally operate in the lower part of the band, in the range 50.000 MHz to 50.080 MHz.
Charlottesville, colloquially known as C'ville, [a] is an independent city in Virginia, United States. It is the seat of government of Albemarle County, which surrounds the city, though the two are separate legal entities. [6] It is named after Queen Charlotte. At the 2020 census, the city's population was 46,553. [7]
Free Union: 6: Batesville Historic District: ... north-northwest of Charlottesville off Lambs Ln. ... VA 627 .5 miles (0.80 km) south of the junction with VA 712 ...
In 1952, as the FCC was reallocating television channels, Charlottesville was given only one – UHF channel 45 reserved for educational use. The Barhams and the city of Charlottesville jointly proposed to move VHF channel 8 from Petersburg, arguing that a planned mountaintop transmitter near Crozet would serve a large swath of northern and central Virginia, most of which would be receiving ...
The Charlottesville metropolitan area leans Democratic. Similar to other college towns , Charlottesville City is a Democratic stronghold. Albemarle County leans Democratic, paralleling the entire region, since it houses urban, suburban, exurban, and rural pockets.