[600MRG] One step closer to a Q on 630m

[Rik Strobbe]

?Hi Neil,


well done, what mode was used for the QSO with Steve (and what were the signal levels)?

If it was FT8 there should be a good chance to make a QSO on 630m using FST4-300 or FST4-900.

I would estimate that the antenna efficiency wil be about 12 to 15 dB worse on 630m, so you will have to compensate that by using using a slower mode (and/or more power).


73, Rik  ON7YD


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Van: 600mrg-bounces at mailman.qth.net <600mrg-bounces at mailman.qth.net> namens Neil Klagge <w0yse at msn.com>
Verzonden: zaterdag 17 juni 2023 14:50
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Onderwerp: [600MRG] One step closer to a Q on 630m

LF/MF gang,

Last night Steve, VE7SL, and I completed a QSO on 160m. I was using 50w into my 630m antenna but with a small variometer tuning it to 160m. We had to find out if my inverted LV that lies on the shingles of my HOA condo could reach Steve on 160m. Our next step will be to see if this antenna can reach him on 630m.

After our QSO, I beaconed WSPR on 160m. I reached AK for the first time on this band at this QTH using the inverted LV.

Here is who spotted my 160M WSPR:

14 spots:

Timestamp       Call    MHz     SNR     Drift   Grid    Pwr     Reporter        RGrid   km      az      Mode    # Spots
 2023-06-17 09:08        W0YSE   1.838120        -25     0       DN41ah          5       KL7KY   BP42xc          3411    326     W-2     8
 2023-06-17 06:40        W0YSE   1.838120        -20     0       DN41ah          5       AA7NM   CN86ox          1068    310     W-2     19
 2023-06-17 06:40        W0YSE   1.838119        -28     0       DN41ah          5       N1CL    CN87xk          1050    314     W-2     3
 2023-06-17 06:14        W0YSE   1.838119        -24     0       DN41ah          5       K1LH    CN87ud          1047    312     W-2     6
 2023-06-17 05:32        W0YSE   1.838119        -29     0       DN41ah          5       W7WKR-K2        CN98pi          1042    322     W-2     1
 2023-06-17 02:08        W0YSE   1.838119        -21     0       DN41ah          20      KPH     CM88mc          1005    253     W-2     37
 2023-06-17 03:46        W0YSE   1.838119        -32     0       DN41ah          20      WB7ABP/K        CM88ok          977     254     W-2     1
 2023-06-17 08:26        W0YSE   1.838119        -28     0       DN41ah          5       WW6D    CM88pk          971     254     W-2     2
 2023-06-17 03:18        W0YSE   1.838119        -22     0       DN41ah          20      KK6PR   CN94ik          836     298     W-2     28
 2023-06-17 03:26        W0YSE   1.838120        -22     0       DN41ah          20      KM5SW   DM65st          776     140     W-2     12
 2023-06-17 02:42        W0YSE   1.838119        -24     0       DN41ah          20      ND7M    DM16xf          667     213     W-2     32
 2023-06-17 02:52        W0YSE   1.838132        -26     0       DN41ah          20      W0AY    DN26    625     338     W-2     7
 2023-06-17 07:40        W0YSE   1.838119        -28     0       DN41ah          5       N1SRC   DN23ai          399     306     W-2     1
 2023-06-17 00:54        W0YSE   1.838119        0       0       DN41ah          5       KA7OEI-1        DN31uo          43      320     W-2     44

The band must have been very good here overnight. Steve and I will try a QSO on 630m soon.

Stay tuned ...

73
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