[Elecraft] 630M

[Edward R Cole]

Roger,

I'm guessing you are commenting on the DX contact between VK4YM and 
WG2XXM  using WSPR?
Most likely signal levels were way below noise for CW.

WSPR was designed to test propagation like a beacon and really isn't 
well suited to making contacts but it does get thru with a minimum of signal.

But CW has been mainstay on 630m and likely will remain so.  It is 
simple and effective requiring no computer skills.  During the period 
the ARRL Experimental Group tested operating on 600m and later on 
630m, QRSS was used for making longer weak-signal 
contacts.  "Reading" the super-slow CW was aided by computer display.

Other digital modes have been investigated and generally work better 
with weak-signals beyond the 250-300 mile limit of ground-wave.  I 
suspect conversational psk-31 will get used quite a bit, where new 
digital modes like FT8 will be used to make simple DX contacts with 
minimal exchange of callsign and signal reports.

But CW is not dead on 630m.  Just more choices which may be more 
effective.  By and large many operators in the Experimental Group 
were prior ship CW operators.

73, Ed - KL7UW, ex WD2XSH/45


Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2017 09:44:21 -0400
From: Roger D Johnson <n1rj at roadrunner.com>
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 630M
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How ham radio has fallen. Incentive licensing, no code, and now, my computer
talks to your computer!

73, Roger


On 9/21/2017 10:58 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
 > Congratulations, Ken! How much power?
 >
 > Wayne
 > N6KR
 >
 >
 >> On Sep 21, 2017, at 4:40 AM, Ken Roberson via 
Elecraft<elecraft at mailman.qth.net>  wrote:
 >>
 >> 2-Way 630 meter WSPR decodes from VK4YB and WG2XXM 13441km.Rig K3 
with HB pwr amp and 60 ft vertical.
 >> 73 Ken K5DNL/WG2XXM


73, Ed - KL7UW
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