[600MRG] 630m WAS List 06Dec21 attached ... and request

[Ed Cole]

Paul,

That's terrible.  Sorry to lose you on the band (but probably a 
long-reach from Alaska).

I've had several disasters that are costing to recover from (all on VHF 
an above eme systems):  16-foot dish support damage requiring complete 
rebuild; failure of two rotators that prevented use of 2m and 6m arrays. 
  50-foot tower and 2m array crash a year ago requiring complete 
rebuild.  Plus just getting too old to climb towers requiring hiring 
work done.

Fortunately can afford the cost (total in $10K range).

There were only three stations on 600m back in the WD2XSH years in AK. 
Now only Laurence-KL7L (that I know of).  That makes it difficult to get 
motivated to string new antennas (but I will get there).  Looking to put 
up a T vertical and maybe someday build a rotating shielded loop for Rx.

I get too much on my plate, it seems.  But the K3+NDB 100w transmitter 
are all ready for use whenever I get an antenna up.

73, Ed - KL7UW




On 12/7/2021 1:10 AM, N1BUG wrote:
> I am inactive for two reasons. Firstly to be frank I long ago lost 
> interest in 630m due to the one-size-fits-all mentality that split 
> operation is the only way to operate. I assure you for those like me in 
> high RFI environments it ain't necessarily so and kills QSO potential. 
> Secondly the antenna disaster I had a year ago showed me that I cannot 
> risk having the LF/MF transmitting antenna up. $3K worth of damage from 
> one wire antenna breaking cannot be allowed to happen again! I'm on a 
> fixed income and this was absolutely devastating. I plan to fix whatever 
> ails my big K9AY loop so I can listen and provide reports from time to 
> time.
> 
> That said, my comments should no doubt be discounted since I cannot make 
> QSOs. However, for what it's worth...
> 
> I love the idea of including [2200m] as that was my primary band of 
> focus. For me, less RFI and more fun.
> 
> There are probably others who have gone inactive, so ordering by last 
> QSO date would seem to make some sense to me. If you want to delete 
> those who have not made QSOs in whatever time frame (that would be me) 
> that is OK as far as I am concerned.
> 
> Full state name seems like a waste of valuable space to me.
> 
> 73,
> Paul N1BUG
> 
> 
> 
> On 12/6/21 11:17 AM, Ralph Wallio, W0RPK wrote:
>> Our 630m WAS List 06Dec21 is attached. Weekly Station list updates are 
>> posted here Monday afternoons.
>>
>> Note that [2200m] has been added to stations in our 630m list which 
>> are also participating in 2200m QSOs.
>>
>> *As we wander toward the end of 2021 I am considering changes to our 
>> 630m & 2200m QSO station list.  Please share concerns, ideas and 
>> discussions via email, W0RPK at netins.net, or via our 600MRG mailing 
>> list, 600MRG at mailman.qth.net.**
>> **
>> **Should we reorder station listings in each state by latest QSO 
>> dates, 2022 QSO dates, followed by 2021, then 2020, then all others?**
>> **
>> **Should we delete all stations from the list that did not participate 
>> in QSOs in 2020 and 2021?**
>> **
>> **Should state abbreviations remain but full state names be deleted so 
>> there is more space for each station's remarks?**
>> **
>> **Please check station information and ask for corrections and updates.*
>>
>> ---TNX de Ralph Wallio W0RPK
>>
>>
>>
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