[600MRG] PDF from Ralph attached - received

Wed Jan 24 15:46:06 EST 2018

That's correct - thats why I said you should  use your ham call sign.
There is an active WSPR community in the ham band with between 150 - 200
stations so you stand a far better chance of receiving reports if you use
474.2 dial freq and your ham call rather than 471.  Who is going to be
listening on 471?  If you are going to beacon, WSPR IS the most efficient
way to do it and receive a lot of reports...

If you are using XSH call sign so you can use more power thats fine but
your goal is to get reports and I doubt many people are going to park
receivers outside of the ham band that are already established WSPR users.

73,

John

On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 2:37 PM, Edward R Cole <kl7uw at acsalaska.net> wrote:

> 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
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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 <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
>
> 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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