[600MRG] 630 meter QSOs

[Pat Hamel]

Larry,
It is early September here on the Gulf Coast. 
The storms in the gulf won't let up for another month and a half. 
I am monitoring WSPR on a loop antenna, but that is it for a while.
The alligator station is silent for a while.
Also, we are getting older.
Living is dynamic. Things change. 
After ten years I decided that a few things in my to-do list might not get
done if I devote a few thousand more hours to enriching the power company
with my four 811s beaconing. 
Antennas come down, and we can't climb any more. 
Family members get sick and "Sundown Syndrome" means we can't stay in the
ham shack until 2am local trying to get a signal to the west coast.

Working /20 is still in the bucket list, but that will need a new antenna.

Pat /6





-----Original Message-----
From: 600MRG [mailto:600mrg-bounces at w7ekb.com] On Behalf Of Larry
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 11:52 AM
To: 600 MRG
Subject: [600MRG] 630 meter QSOs

Yesterday evening, I made my first 2x QSOs using the WH2XGP experimental 
call.

The mode used was JT9 and WG2XIQ (2514 km) was first in the log followed 
soon after by WG2XJM (3164 km). It took a bit more than the minimum time 
to complete both QSOs due to bad QSB.

By using WSPR and WSPRnet to monitor propagation conditions and the 
ON4KST logger, we were able to co-ordinate and expedite the process. 
With so very few of us actually transmitting, it is difficult to get 
together unless we co-ordinate.

Which begs the question: Why aren't more of the experimental license 
grant holders on the air? Come on guys, get your butts out of the easy 
chair and make some noise on the new band. Show the world there really 
is a use for this frequency! If you can't do anything else at least get 
a WSPR signal on the air so we have more prop info to process.

73,

Larry - W7IUV / WH2XGP
DN07dg - central WA
http://w7iuv.com



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