[Boatanchors] Midwinter 630 Operating Event

Mon Jan 30 15:29:30 EST 2017

Honestly there are SO many "special" call signs nowadays in almost every country that none of them seems at all special sounding any more! No idea where half of them are now!

They even go to the extreme to try to be MORE special by putting 4, 5 and 6 digit numbers in the call signs. Just desperate to stand out in the crowd. The end result is that you can no longer tell anything about what country someone is in. Look at all the hundreds of KL7 and KH6 stations masquerading as being in Hawaii and Alaska. I kinda feel sorry for the DX stations that want to contact a station that really is where it purports to be!

YMMV - Bry AF4K

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From: Boatanchors <boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of Bill Henderson <bill.henderson at ocdsb.ca>
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2017 9:08 AM
To: Steve
Cc: boatanchors
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Midwinter 630 Operating Event

Just in case anyone may be wondering about those "different" Canuck
callsigns (beginning with CF, CG, etc)

they ARE special, for this year.

see:

http://wp.rac.ca/special-event-canada150/
Canada 150: Special Event Prefixes for Canada’s ...<http://wp.rac.ca/special-event-canada150/>
wp.rac.ca
As previously announced at the Dayton Hamvention, Radio Amateurs of Canada has secured permission for all Canadian Radio Amateurs to use special call sign prefixes to ...

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On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 12:49 PM, Steve <VE7SL at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Next weekend, on Saturday evening Feb 4th, the 2nd Midwinter 630m Activity
> Event will take place. The highlight of this event will be the opportunity
> for amateurs, throughout North America, to attempt crossband CW contacts
> with Canadian
> amateurs operating on 630m.
>
> Canadian stations will call CQ on announced frequencies within the 630m
> band and listen on individual HF (QSX) frequencies for
> callers.
>
> Due to the RTTY and Sprint activities on the same night, some of the QSX
> frequencies have been shifted from those that might normally have been
> used in the past.
>
> There appears to be a lot of growing interest in 630m among topband
> operators. It is hoped that the USA will soon have access to 630m as a ham
> band.
> There will also be a large turnout of U.S. experimental activity, either
> in beacon mode or in two-way QSO mode with other experimental service
> stations.
>
> In past events, several Transcontinental crossband contacts have been
> completed. It is hoped that operating events such as this can serve to
> demonstrate the interesting
> propagation possibilities of this unique part of the spectrum and generate
> more new interest in the 630m band.
>
> To read more about this event, please see the ARRL news announcement here:
>
> http://www.arrl.org/news/second-annual-midwinter-630-meter-
> activity-night-set-for-february-4-5
>
>
> This time out, there will be six Canadian stations, from Newfoundland to
> the west coast, hoping to work as many of you as possible!
>
>
> Station: CF7MM (Mark) CN89 Coquitlam, British Columbia
> Time: February 5, 0200-0700 UTC
> Transmit frequency: 475.0 kHz
> Receive (QSX) frequency: 1,801 kHz, 3,501 kHz, 3,528, and 7,028 kHz
>
> Station: VE7BDQ (John) CN89 Delta, British Columbia
> Time: February 5, 0300-0700 UTC
> Transmit frequency: 474.0 kHz
> Receive (QSX) frequency: 1,833 kHz, 3,533 kHz
>
> Station: CG7CNF (Toby) CN89 Burnaby, British Columbia
> Time: February 5, 0200-0800 UTC
> Transmit frequency: 476.5 kHz
> Receive (QSX) frequency: 1,827 kHz, 3,527 kHz, 7,027 kHz
>
> Station: VE7SL (Steve) CN88 Mayne Island, British Columbia
> Time: February 5, 0200-0700 UTC
> Transmit frequency: 473.0 kHz
> Receive (QSX) frequency: 3,526 kHz, 7,115 kHz
>
> Station: VO1NA (Joe) GN37 Torbay, Newfoundland
> Time: February 4, 2130 UTC, until February 5, 0130 UTC; After 0130 UTC,
> 5WPM
> CW beacon until 1000 UTC
> Transmit frequency: 477.7 kHz
> Receive (QSX) frequency: 3,525.5 kHz
>
> Station: VE3OT (Mitch) EN92 London, Ontario
> Time: February 5, 0000-0500 UTC
> Transmit frequency: 477.0 kHz
> Receive (QSX) frequency: 3,610 kHz, 7,105 kHz
>
> Please help us to spread the information as getting the word out is a
> challenging part of this activity.
>
> We hope to see you next Saturday night!
>
>
> Steve, VE7SL 73
>
>
>
>
>
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>
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