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   Message 1,621 of 2,531   
   TOM WALKER to ED VANCE   
   Re: Model Airplanes   
   20 Jan 17 10:26:50   
   
   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,   
   >    
   >  K7> @VIA: VERT/EYESTORM   
   >  K7> @MSGID: <5876FFCA.4.dove-hobby@bbs.k6sdg.org>   
   >  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   
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