[Boatanchors] Midwinter 630 Operating Event

Mon Jan 30 15:35:58 EST 2017

Hi Bry

We did the same thing for our bicentennial in 1976.  My call sign started
with WA and I think I was allowed to use AA.

73 Mark K3MSB

On Jan 30, 2017 3:29 PM, "Bry Carling" <AF4K at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> 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 ...
>
>
>
>  - Bill H. / CF3HWA
>
>
>
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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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > New site location:
> >
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