[600MRG] 630m 24 hour communication test

[Scott Armstrong]

I guess that is one way to make a hot dog in the microwave.

On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 11:23 AM, Roger Graves <ve7vv at shaw.ca> wrote:

> The following was sent to KB5NJD for his blog today.
>
> VE7VV, VA7MM and VE7CNF maintained continuous (at least every 30 minutes)
> communication on 477.8 kHz over the 100km path from Victoria to Vancouver
> BC using FSQCall at 4.5 baud (aprox 40 wpm) for 24 hours 31 Jan to 1 Feb.
> In addition to real time chat, we passed files, stored photos and live
> webcam (SSTV 240X320 pixels) images. Text and images were sent with
> automatic reception and also retrieved by remote request from the distant
> station. Automatic beacon transmissions were used to request s/n reports
> back from the remote stations. This test demonstrated the potential of 630m
> and the FSQCall system for emergency communication use, and it was a lot of
> fun! Here is SSTV image received by VE7VV over the 100km path from VA7MM.
>
> [image: va7mm.jpg]
>
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