Mnemonics/General Class License

Ham Radio mnemonics from studying for a General class ham license.

Chapter 3

Operating Privileges

Spectrum Sequence

Frequency	Wavelength
1.8	160
3.5	80
7	40
14	20
21	15
28	10

10 meters

The Ham's Band

28.0 - 29.7 MHz

(28.000-28.300 MHz data, 28.300-29.700 MHz phone)

satellites, wide4, all modes

sunlight+, sunspots+, solar cycle+

 working ham satellites up in the heavens
 twenty-eight-zero to twenty-nine-seven
 

12 meters

Spotty DX

24.8 - 24.9 MHz

(24.890-24.990 MHz)

heavily influenced by sunspots, bad dozens mi, good thousands mi

 if there are sunspots 12 meters is fine
 twelve-to-twenty-four, eight-to-nine

12 m ---(doubled)--> 24 MHz --> 24.8 to 24.9

15 meters

Daytime DX

21.0-21.4 MHz

(21.025-21.450 MHz)

Like 40

fifteen in the daytime will open the door
twenty-one-zero to twenty-one-four

17 meters

Mobile DX

18.0-18.1

(18.068-18.168 MHz, of which 18.068-18.110 MHz data, 18.110-18.168 MHz phone)

mobile DXing for profit and fun
seventeen-eighteen, zero-to-one

17 m ---(+1)----> 18 MHz -----> 18.0 to 18.1 MHz

20 meters data

DX

14.025-14.150

(14.025-14.150 MHz data)

 for data on 20, you need to do math
 fourteen and a quarter, a buck and a half

20 meters phone

DX

14.225-14.350 MHz phone

(14.225-14.350 MHz phone)

 phone contests are nifty
 two-two-five to three-fifty

20 meters is half of 40 meters, and 40 meters is a good reference point (7 MHz). Half of 40 is 20, so twice 7 is 14. That makes 20 m = 14 MHz.

30 meters

Digital pocket

10.100-10.150 MHz data

Secondary, data, no phone

200 W PEP

 ten-dot-ten thru ten-dot-fifteen
 for data on 30, be squeaky clean

40 meters

Old Faithful

DX night, NVIS day

7.025-7.125 MHz (data)

7.175-7.300 MHz (phone)

 use an antenna that's tied to a tree
 seven-point-zero to seven-point-three

60 meters

5chan

5.3 - 5.4 MHz

100 W ERP

(5332 kHz, 5348 kHz, 5358 kHz, 5373 kHz, 5405 kHz)

 6-5-4-3,
 don't go on a power spree

80 meters

The Ragchewer's Band

regional, high weather/urban noise floor, 1000 mi max

3.5-3.600 MHz

(3.525-3.600 MHz data)

3.800-4.000 MHz

 the ragchewer's band has quite a noise flo'
 three-five to three-six, three-eight to four-oh

160 meters

The Gentleman's Band

1.800-2.000 MHz

Original, oldest, LORAN, night DX

 one-point-eight to two-point-oh
 the Gentleman's Band's the way to go

Digital Mode

Work on mnemonic for digital mode bandwidth and symbol rates