[600MRG] W7IUV 2200m & 630m operations

[William E. Isakson]

Murray, just a note to acknowledge your good thought, but we ran CW for
years on 630 under W2XSH.  It still works.  Building a CW transmitter is
very easy.  You have to have not only computer, but sideband to do most of
the computer modes and then interface them.  Starting out you want simple
and especially not expensive.  There is a lot to do on both of these bands
that have nothing to do with computers.  The learning curve can be made
simpler.
However, I am not on the radio at the moment.   I moved from where I could
do that before the band became generally available and now it is some work,
and the building of another transmitter again, and the time, to do that.
That is why I am thinking about the needs of the new people to the band, I
have to start over.
Bill

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Bill Isakson     AC6QV
Roseburg, Oregon USA
bill.isakson at gmail.com



On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 12:01 PM, Murray Greenman <denwood at orcon.net.nz>
wrote:

> CW? What's that? I've not used Morse seriously for 30 years. But I do
> accept that it's a lot easier to transmit with the sort of gear we have on
> these bands.
>
> Seriously though Bill, the performance of conventional Morse on 630m and
> below just doesn't compare with the modern modes.
>
> WSPR is a great tool, but the mode for me is FSQCall, since you can have
> decent QSOs with signal strengths easily 15 dB weaker than CW. Yes, sure,
> you need a computer, but it is a relatively simple mode to operate, and
> with fixed calling channels, you don't even need to tune around. Better
> that than trying to run 15 dB more power, or being severely limited in
> range!
>
> 73,
> Murray ZL1BPU
>
>
>
>
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