[600MRG] [Alaska-Radio-Active] FreeDV for HF voice

[Ed Cole]

Kevin,

Hope!  I lived in Hope 1979-91 and built a 2-story cabin, there.

There is only one ham in AK active on 630m to my knowledge 
(Laurence-KL7L in Wasilla area).  So best to set up a sked.

FreeDV is pretty new and might not be much activity in AK.  Pioneer 
territory.  I have not downloaded the sw, as yet.

FreeDATA might be useful on 630m.  There is a 630m group and e-mail 
reflector: 600mrg at mailman.qth.net

73, Ed- KL7UW

On 3/10/2023 6:28 PM, KL1V wrote:
> Regarding 630M, I've been playing around with a kite lifted antenna for 
> portable ops.  Last fall I tested out an end-fed inverted v on the Hope 
> beach.  I wasn't able to get on the air, as I'm still trying to figure 
> out this new-to-me IC-706, but the kite antenna, both in inverted-v and 
> simple vertical configuration, worked quite well.  I included a fusable 
> link connecting the kite to the antenna wire, so if the line breaks, the 
> wire will simply come down as opposed to dragging a conductor who knows 
> where.
> 
> I downloaded the FreeDV software a while ago but shelved it after a few 
> tries when I didn't hear any activity.  Was probably being too 
> impatient. lol.  I have been keeping up with its development, and 
> there's a lot of interesting stuff in the orbit of FreeDV.  One item 
> which caught my attention is a spinoff called FreeDATA 
> (https://github.com/DJ2LS/FreeDATA <https://github.com/DJ2LS/FreeDATA>), 
> which uses the same codec as FreeDV, but optimizes other layers for data 
> usage as opposed to voice.  The creator of FreeDV is actively involved 
> in the development of FreeDATA as well.
> 
> Once things thaw out some, I plan to put energy into my kite antenna.  I 
> don't have equipment for 630M, but would love to collaborate with 
> someone to experiment.
> 
> Kevin
> KL1V
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