Just checking the activity and caught your post
There are RC channels allocated in the 6 meter band as follows:
50.80 thru 50.98 and 53.1 thru 53.8
Typo Tom
El Cajon, California
> Thought I'd Forward this message Here.
> Ed W9ODR
> * Originally in: Hobbies
> * Originally to: K7elh
> 01-11-17 20:02 K7elh wrote to KK4QBN about Model Airplanes
> Howdy! Eric,
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> K7> @REPLY: <5876C018.33.dove-hobby@kk4qbn.synchro.net>
> K7> Re: Model Airplanes
> K7> By: KK4QBN to K7elh on Wed Jan 11 2017 06:30 pm
> > K7> Anyone here into model airplanes?
> > That would be me, I believe a few others are also, what you need to
know?
> > Check out my channel on youtube KK4QBN
> > Tim Smith (KK4QBN)
> > KK4QBN BBS
> K7> Isn't there an Amateur Radio channel for RC? I've not been able top
> K7> find any info on it.
> In the 1970's Cincinnati, Ohio held a yearly Hamfest for OM's Only.
> The one I went to had for its entertainment several (6 or 7?)
> Radio Controlled Airplane flown by Amateur Radio Operators on Amateur Radio
> Frequencies.
> It was announced over the Public Address System for everyone to turn OFF their
> Handi Talkies so the aircraft being flown by the Hams wouldn't get
> any interference.
> "I think" the frequencies being used to control the planes were in the
> lower part of the 6M and 2M Ham Bands.
> IIRC after about a half hour or so the flying had to end early because someone
> accidently keyed their radio and all the airplanes were brought
> down before a accident or crash happened.
> One of the planes had 'bomb bay' doors on it and Snoppy parachuted out
> of the plane. Cursed Red Baron!!!!!!!!!!!!
> I didn't take time to try reading Part 97 to see which Ham Band Segments could
> be used for Radio Controlling Model Aircraft before I started writing this
> message, but I'm sure You will find it under a Mode for MCW
> (Audio Modulated Continuous Wave) A2 ??? or something like that.
> Hope this helps.
> 73 de Ed W9ODR
> ... Have you checked your smoke detector batteries & Fire Ext, LATELY?!
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