[600MRG] 630M WAS
Ed Gray
w0sd at triotel.net
Sat Apr 26 14:22:06 EDT 2025
Let me share a few thoughts based on 8 unique portable 630M operations.
I have 2 additional ones from AZ for a total of 10.
Here is what I believe is the current ranking of those trying to work
WAS on 630M: If I have mistakes and I well may have please share with
the group. If you have a total over 24 and are not on the list let us
know and we will add you to the list.
NO3M 50 #1
W0SD 50
K9KFR 49 ? I thought RI was his #50 but apparently not? If it was he
would be #2
W7XU 48
WB0TEM 46
W9SRW 44
K0KE 44
WA3U 42
WB4JWM 42
W7IUV 41
VE7SL 39
W3RU 39
WB3AVN 36
K8HTL 36
K4BYN 35
K4LY 33
N9BNN 24
Based on what W7XU and WB0TEM needs I would say NJ and MT are the most
needed states. As far as I know these two states have only been on CW
and currently are not active I am willing to operate portable from any
state west of the Mississippi River excluding HI and AK. I don't want
to do portable where there is an active station. I do not want to and do
not plan any portable operation in states east of the Mississippi
River. I don't want the hassle with traffic. MS and AR were bad
enough. To really put out a decent signal portable you need some room
for antenna set up and a place to operate from. The best is to get
someone on the air and have them keep active. Next is being a guest
operator which means you may be able to do it in the dead of winter.
Doing 630M portable from an RV, etc. in the dead of winter is more than
I want to deal with. I think toward the end of October or early
November is the best time frame for a portable operation from an RV,
etc. It puts it 4 or 5 months from the longest day of the year and
fairly low QRN. Put another way 2 or 1 month away from the shortest day
of the year.
Unfortunately there are some states that were active like OR, OK and ID
but now are not west of the Mississippi River. Anyway I plan on being
on from ND, MT and WY starting the week of October 20th this year.
Hopefully Eric NO3M and others can get NJ and other states out that way
on the air hopefully with a local or if not portable.
FWIW I have approval for 630M operations from at least one location in
each of the following states:
AZ, KS, OK, IA, SD, WY, ID, ND, MT,MS, LA and AR.
Ed W0SD
On 4/26/2025 11:40 AM, STEVE MCDONALD wrote:
> I also join in congrats on this fine accomplishment. In Ed’s case,
> doing it with just 50W is nothing short of amazing while Eric’s east
> coast location definitely made it a huge challenge, as it is from here
> on the west coast…standing at 39 confirmed so far but will need some
> good winter openings and another RI operation!
>
> Steve
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> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From: *Michael <600mrg at mailman.qth.net>
> *To: *Paul <w0rw1 at msn.com>
> *Cc: *600mrg <600mrg at mailman.qth.net>
> *Date: *Saturday, 26 April 2025 5:39 AM PDT
> *Subject: *Re: [600MRG] 630M WAS
>
> Congrats to Eric, Ed and every one of the op’s from 50 States that
> proved this accomplishment was possible at Amateur conditions on
> 630 meters.
> Wondering what achievements are possible on 2200 m!
> 73
> Mike, AI8Z
> Ex WD2XSH/12
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Apr 24, 2025, at 6:35 PM, Paul Signorelli <w0rw1 at msn.com>
> wrote:
>
> Conrads Eric and Ed.
> I considered WAS on 630 meters as not possible.
> Paul w0rw
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* 600mrg-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> <600mrg-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of Eric NO3M
> <no3m at no3m.net>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 23, 2025 8:19 PM
> *To:* 600MRG <600MRG at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject:* [600MRG] 630M WAS
> This past weekend's RI activation facilitated completion of
> the first
> Worked All States (WAS) for two operators, Ed Gray, W0SD, in South
> Dakota, and Eric Tichansky, NO3M, in Western Pennsylvania.
> There are a
> number of others within a handful or less now of accomplishing the
> same. Hopefully this will act as motivation for some new
> operators to
> get stations on the band, showing what we've all known was
> eventually
> possible, but now with tangible evidence of the viability to
> carry out
> two-way communications over great distances despite the
> limitations and
> challenges.
>
> 73 Eric NO3M
>
>
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