[600MRG] PDF from Ralph attached - received

Thu Jan 25 20:38:09 EST 2018

Bill,

I was thinking that as I wrote my last 
reply.  WSPR has to be consciously sought out 
since its not just "listening".  CW will be 
easier for the casual ham drifting down from HF 
experience.  But there is a lot of new activity 
on HF with digital modes so many of them are 
knowledgeable to look for WSPR signals.

It makes sense for all to be on a common freq for 
WSPR.  I was just following Fritz suggestion 
without prior knowledge of current activity.  One 
of my concerns is that the 630m band will get 
started in a totally unorganized manner with each 
station or local group establishing their "band 
plan".  Repeating the chaos that VHF FM 
experienced in its infancy (and replicating what 
is happening on certain mw bands right now).

The XSH group has a (short) window to lead in planning the band usage.

73, Ed

At 10:55 AM 1/25/2018, William E. Isakson wrote:
>Just be aware that the WSPR signals, while seen 
>on the computer, are not heard with the ears as 
>a general rule, at least here in Roseburg Oregon 
>I do not hear them.Â  So with new hams on the 
>band using CW they are not going to hear you and 
>the CW signals will go right over them.Â  Â WSPR 
>operators will know to look for you on the old 
>band and if your beacon mentions that you are 
>listening elsewhere, that is someplace in 472-478, then they can reply.
>Bill
>
>--------
>
>
>Bill Isakson Â  Â  AC6QV
>Roseburg, Oregon USA
><mailto:bill.isakson at gmail.com>bill.isakson at gmail.com
>
>
>
>On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 12:37 PM, Edward R Cole 
><<mailto:kl7uw at acsalaska.net>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.Â  I even 
>had 471.7 suggested by another one of the group.
>
>excerpt:
>From: Frederick Raab <<mailto:f.raab at ieee.org>f.raab at ieee.org>
>To: <mailto:500kc at 500kc.com>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.Ã‚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. Ã‚
>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 Ã‚ 50036 Ã‚ USA
>Tel: Ã‚ <tel:(515)%20275-2141>+1 (515) 275-2141
>Cell: <tel:(802)%20598-9527>+1 (802) 598-9527
>E-mail: Ã‚ <mailto:f.raab at ieee.org>f.raab at ieee.org
>Alt: Ã‚ <mailto:fraab at gmrr.biz>fraab at gmrr.biz
>Web: Ã‚ <http://www.gmrr.biz>www.gmrr.biz
>
>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.Â
>
>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.Ã‚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.Ã‚Â  If you 
>>park on 471, no one will be listening for you 
>>unless you arrange it.Ã‚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.Ã‚Â  Invert-L is laying 
>>on ground and over house roof as the tower that 
>>supports has antennas lowered for maint. and 
>>upgrades.Ã‚Â  Can only work when winds are calm 
>>and not too cold (-8F as I write this at 9:20am 
>>in Alaska).Ã‚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).Ã‚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).Ã‚Â  I also have a SDR-IQ 
>>for Rx and band display.Ã‚Â  K3 is fully 
>>integrated with computer to run sw for CW or 
>>digital modes.Ã‚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.Ã‚Â  Ham contacts 
>>will be attempted on 472-476 KHz.Ã‚Â  My 
>>antenna bandwidth is limited to 5-KHz.Ã‚Â  I 
>>have WSJT-X loaded as well as FLdigi which 
>>offers many digital modes, incl. CW.Ã‚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.Ã‚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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