[TheList] 70cm / 6meter and so forth..

Thu Feb 24 15:44:26 AEDT 2011

Hi Chris

It's all to do with antenna length.

The bands are worked out by, speed of light divided by frequency.

300                    
_____      = 6m full wave antenna.
50Mhz

300 / 430Mhz = .69m

Cheers
Mike

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Subject: [TheList] 70cm / 6meter and so forth..

Hello, 

Can anyone please explain to me, what they mean?

Why is it example "6 Meter band"  or 70 centimeter band?
not necessarily those bands .. but yeah --

Always puzzled me.. 

Thanks in advance.. 
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