[600MRG] PDF from Ralph attached - received

Wed Jan 24 15:37:01 EST 2018

John,

I find your recommendation curious, since Fritz 
Rabb suggested in his e-mail to the group (more 
than once) that beaconing be done outside the ham 
band under the WD2XSH license in order to not 
take up ham spectrum with beacons.  I even had 
471.7 suggested by another one of the group.

excerpt:
From: Frederick Raab <f.raab at ieee.org>
To: 500kc at 500kc.com
Subject: [500kc] 630-meter amateur band - Access

September 15, 2017
snip---

Effective immediately, WD2XSH stations shall
cease operation in the amateur band from 472 to 478 kHz.
Unless I hear otherwise from the ARRL, you can continue
to operate as WD2XSH from 461 to 472 kHz.Â  This is a
good place to run 24/7 beacons as hams will hear you
but you won't eat-up the limited 7 kHz of amateur band. Â
And remember - XSH stations cannot work amateur stations.

73, Fritz, W1FR, Experiment Coordinator

Frederick H. (Fritz) Raab, Ph.D.
GREEN MOUNTAIN RADIO RESEARCH COMPANY
1183 Jonquil Lane
Boone, Iowa Â 50036 Â USA
Tel: Â +1 (515) 275-2141
Cell: +1 (802) 598-9527
E-mail: Â <mailto:f.raab at ieee.org>f.raab at ieee.org
Alt: Â <mailto:fraab at gmrr.biz>fraab at gmrr.biz
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M17-2 was proposed 630m band plan (475.6-475.8 for WSPR).

I will check when I am QRV on what is current use.

73, Ed

At 10:30 AM 1/24/2018, John Langridge wrote:
> >I intend to start by beaconing WSPR on 471-KHz 
> with the WD2XSH/45 callsign.Â  Ham contacts will be attempted on 472-476 KHz.
>
>My advice is that you start out with WSPR using 
>your ham call on 474.2 dial freq.Â  If you park 
>on 471, no one will be listening for you unless 
>you arrange it.Â  There is plenty of space in 
>the traditional WSPR passband for you to operate there.
>
>73,
>
>John
>
>On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 12:47 PM, Edward R Cole 
><<mailto:kl7uw at acsalaska.net>kl7uw at acsalaska.net> wrote:
>Thanks, Ken.
>
>Nice to have 600MRG back in service for general 
>chit-chat and operational skeds and reports.
>
>Some health issues and uncooperative wx has 
>slowed any work outside.Â  Invert-L is laying on 
>ground and over house roof as the tower that 
>supports has antennas lowered for maint. and 
>upgrades.Â  Can only work when winds are calm 
>and not too cold (-8F as I write this at 9:20am 
>in Alaska).Â  Not sure if my fingers can handle 
>working in this cold (otherwise nice sunny day 
>starting about 10am; days are still short - 
>6-hours daylight).Â  Big joke up here is that "winter is antenna time".
>
>My 630m station has been upgraded so will use 
>Elecraft K3 for both Rx and Tx (producing up to 
>1mw drive) to converted 100w NDB transmitter 
>into 43 by 122 foot inverted-L (strung between 
>two towers NE to SW).Â  I also have a SDR-IQ for 
>Rx and band display.Â  K3 is fully integrated 
>with computer to run sw for CW or digital 
>modes.Â  K3 has external 10-MHz freq. reference 
>which maintains 0.1ppm so freq is very accurate on 630m (+/- 0.05 Hz)
>
>I intend to start by beaconing WSPR on 471-KHz 
>with the WD2XSH/45 callsign.Â  Ham contacts will 
>be attempted on 472-476 KHz.Â  My antenna 
>bandwidth is limited to 5-KHz.Â  I have WSJT-X 
>loaded as well as FLdigi which offers many 
>digital modes, incl. CW.Â  My EIRP will be approx 4w.
>
>73, Ed - KL7UW
><http://www.kl7uw.com/630m.htm>http://www.kl7uw.com/630m.htm
>
>At 09:11 AM 1/24/2018, Kenneth G. Gordon wrote:
>On 24 Jan 2018 at 8:54, Edward R Cole wrote:
>
> > Yes, the pdf downloaded for me (using Eudora-pro e-mail client).
>
>Good. Let's hope that I don't have to turn this feature off...
>
> > I am almost QRV.Â  Some other work precedes tuning my inverted-L down
> > from 495 KHz to cover 471-476 KHz.
> >
> > 73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45
>
>Carry on, Ed.
>
>I hope to be hearing and working you on the air soon.
>
>Ken W7EKB
>
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