[ARRL-OK] [OKtraders] 630 Meter Operating Event Tonight and Saturday Night

[Bry Carling]

CW mode??

Best regards - Brian Carling
 AF4K Crystal Co.
http://af4k.com

Tel: 321-262-5471




> On Nov 13, 2015, at 5:33 PM, D C _Mac_ Macdonald k2gkk at hotmail.com [OKtraders] <OKtraders-noreply at yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> Upcoming 630m Crossband Weekend
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> This coming weekend will see the annual '630m activity event' on Friday and Saturday night.
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> There will be a lot of activity from both the U.S. experimental stations and from a group of five Canadian amateurs who will be seeking two-way CW 'crossband' contacts.
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> The five Canadians will be transmitting on 630m CW but listening for answering stations on various HF (QSX) frequencies. Last year's one-night event was a great success ... hopefully the two-night event this year will lead to even more participation by interested amateurs in both Canada and the U.S. 
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> Unlike Canadian hams, American amateurs do not yet have access to 630m as a ham band but ... there will be a large number of U.S. 'experimental' stations (most of them operated by hams with an experimental license) beaconing and working each other and seeking your 'heard' reports. The Canadian operation will give interested hams the actual opportunity to make a two-way MF to HF CW contact, via the crossband mode as well as provide the Canadians an opportunity to test their 630m systems.
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> Here are the details of the five Canadian crossbanders:
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> Station: VO1NA (Joe) GN37 Torbay, Newfoundland
> Time: 2130Z - 0130Z both Friday night (Nov 13-14Z) / Saturday night (Nov 14-15Z)
> TX Frequency: 477.7 kHz
> RX (QSX) Frequency: 3562 kHz
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> Station: VE7SL (Steve) CN88 Mayne Island, B.C.
> Time: 0200Z - 0700Z both Friday night (Nov 14Z) / Saturday night (Nov 15Z)
> TX Frequency: 473.0 kHz
> RX (QSX) Frequency: 3566 / 7066 kHz
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> Station: VE7BDQ (John) CN89 Delta, B.C.
> Time: 0430Z - 0700Z both Friday night (Nov 14Z) / Saturday night (Nov 15Z)
> TX Frequency: 474.0 kHz
> RX (QSX) Frequency: 3536 kHz
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> Station: VA7MM (Mark) CN89 Coquitlam, B.C.
> Time: 0500Z - 0700Z Friday (Nov 14Z)
> 0400Z - 0800Z Saturday (Nov 15Z)
> TX Frequency: 475.0 kHz
> RX (QSX) Frequency: 3570 kHz
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> Station: VE7CNF (Toby) CN89 Burnaby, B.C.
> Time: 0300Z - 0700Z both Friday night (Nov 14Z) / Saturday night (Nov 15Z)
> TX Frequency: 476.0 kHz
> RX (QSX) Frequency: 3558 kHz / 7062 kHz
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> All stations will either call CQ or run "VVV" marker beacons while listening on their respective QSX frequencies. QSX frequencies will be included
> in the CQ or marker beacons.
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> Last year's event saw many nice contacts, some of them from coast-to-coast! I really hope that as many amateurs as possible will have a listen and be able to answer our 'CQ's on the various QSX frequencies. Your participation on one (or both) of the two night's activity would be just great.
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> I will post a reminder of the event again at the end of the week ... in the meantime, try to see what you can hear on 630m (472-479kHz) and arrange your setup so that you can call us on HF as well.
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