[600MRG] 630m Field Day greetings results ??

[Neil Klagge]

​Wow, JL, you stirred up quite a bunch of listeners. Fantastic !!!

Thanks to all who replied. Maybe by next FD, Laurence will get an RX or two
even.

73, Neil


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On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 1:07 PM, John Langridge <jlangridge at sbcglobal.net>
wrote:

> I'm not sure if my messages are making it through the reflector due to
> issues with yahoo but I will give this a try.
>
> I've now had 16 direct replies that indicated they copied the message,
> including one video from a station 30 miles away that was listening to me
> on his grundig receiver with loop stick inside his house.  Another guy
> installed a full-sized dipole about 2 meters off the ground.  There were 2
> replies that could not copy but were close enough that I figure there were
> other factors at play.  All stations were asked to send NTS traffic to the
> ARRL letting them know that they copied the message.  Its my understanding
> that 11 complied with that request.  The other 5 did not know how to send
> traffic so I serviced the messages on their behalf.  Other still reported
> seeing my signal on ARGO  but the signal was not necessarily copied, only
> identified.
>
> I suspect there will be a few others that never contact me, instead
> sending the traffic directly to the ARRL, which I may never know about.
>
> I am going to come up with a certificate to send to these stations since
> we are talking about 16 and not 400.  If I do a significant increase, I
> will send my QSL's instead.
>
> This has really gotten a lot of people asking questions locally about the
> band, the application process and how I generate a signal.  That's always a
> good thing.  Based on the local discussions, I would expect at least a
> couple of applications to be filed.
>
> I'm sure the other guys have their own stories but that's what has
> happened here in NTX.  I will absolutely do it again next year.  Others
> should consider joining in.
>
> 73!
>
> John XIQ
>
>   ------------------------------
>  *From:* Neil Klagge <w0yse.7 at gmail.com>
> *To:* 600mrg at w7ekb.com
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 1, 2014 12:44 PM
> *Subject:* [600MRG] 630m Field Day greetings results ??
>
> Just wondering if many of you that were running FD messages from your 630m
> stations have received any reception reports.
>
> 73, Neil
>
> *"I use the original form of social networking: Amateur Radio." *
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