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<H1>2 Metre AM</H1>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>One of the recent changes to the RSGB bandplan was the
addition of a note concerning AM operation on 2 metres.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The use of AM on 144 MHz has been increasing in recent
years and 144.550 MHz has become a popular frequency for the mode. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Interest in the mode is driven by the availability of
cheap ex-PMR equipment and because VHF AM rigs can be simple to build making
them ideal home construction projects. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>A Yahoo group has been established to foster VHF (and 10m)
AM operation.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Note 8 of the bandplan says:<BR><BR></FONT><EM><FONT
face=Verdana>The use of Amplitude Modulation (AM) is acceptable within the All
Modes segment.<BR></FONT></EM><FONT face=Verdana><EM>AM usage may often be found
on 144.550MHz although this frequency is not officially recognised within the 2M
band plan.<BR></EM><EM>AM users are asked to consider adjacent channel activity
when selecting operating frequencies.</EM></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana> RSGB Bandplans<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.rsgb.org/spectrumforum/bandplans/" target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.rsgb.org/spectrumforum/bandplans/</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>VHF AM Yahoo Group<BR></FONT><A
href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VHFam/" target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VHFam/</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Fonte:</FONT><A title=http://www.southgatearc.org/
href="http://www.southgatearc.org/"><FONT face=Verdana>Southgate Amateur Radio
Club</FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana> <BR></FONT><BR></P></BODY></HTML>