Hi Rik,
Am 16.12.2013 22:11, schrieb Rik Strobbe:
Hi Stefan,
the 40 meter band is from 7.0MHz (= 42.86m) to 7.2 (= 41.67m). The 'error' is 7,2% at the lower band end and 4.2% at the upper band end.
For 20m it is about the same: the band is 14.00-14.35MHz while 20m = 15MHz.
In fact, on HF there are only 2 bands where the wavelength is is named after is within the band (160m and 80m).
I think there are some reasons for the names of the bands. One thing is that there is a 41m BCD radio band (at a even higher frequency!?!) and the radio amateurs want to give their band a different name. Furthermore the names of the bands help to understand
the dependency of the wave length (160 = 2x80, 80=2x40, 40=2x20 and so on) and help to explain why i.e. a Zepp antenna of about 40m length can be used on the 80m and 40m and 20m and 10m band...
If we call 472-479kHz (= 635,6m - 626.3m) the 600m band the 'error' is 5.9% at the lower band end and 4.4% at the upper band end.
So for me there is no problem in going for a round number, as we do for most other bands.
630m is also a round number. Otherwise we should call the 160m band the 200m band (?).
And, would it be a problem for you to call it the 630m band? And if so, why?
73, Stefan
73, Rik ON7YD - OR7T
G..
> Frequency: 0.477 MHz (600m)
Lambda = c / f = (
299792458*m/s) / (477000*1/s) = 628.496m ~
630m.
:-)
73, Stefan/DK7FC
