[600MRG] 630m spotting and clusters

[John Langridge]

>Now it
is reality and sounds like it is time to ask the question again. Stay
tuned. Will see what the response is now.

agree 100% - its like trying to turn over a coke machine - you just have to
get rocking just right...

Several of the RBN node ops, a couple that are influential, have been
working this from their end so any and all help is appreciated.  Like I
said, make some noise.

73,jl

On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 11:14 AM, Scott Armstrong <aa5am at vntx.net> wrote:

> FWIW,
>
> I thought that it had been more recent than this.  (How time flies
> when your having fun)
>
> Back in January 2013, I asked Lee, VE7CC, off CC cluster/AR Cluster
> fame about adding 630m and 2200m support to the cluster  software.
>
> This was the response I received
> "There are no plans to add them.
>  Lee"
>
> In the process of searching for my post, I found another one dated
> Oct/2006 that referenced the missing bands, and the response then
> was...
>
>
> "This software is updated as time permits.
> There are a number of items waiting to be done.
> What you want is possible.
> I will put this on the list.
> It requires a lot of work to do what you want.
> There is no time schedule.
>
> As others have stated, 60 meters is there now.
>
> Lee"
>
>
> Back, then the possibility of new bands was a hope and dream. Now it
> is reality and sounds like it is time to ask the question again. Stay
> tuned. Will see what the response is now.
>
> HNY and 73,
> Scott AA5AM
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 8:34 AM, John Langridge <kb5njd at gmail.com> wrote:
> > The developers are aware of the problem but a lot more noise will have
> > to be made in order to see changes.  There are also a number of guys
> > that still don't know the frequency range of 630m.  One individual
> > just the other day sent something that he had seen where a developer
> > was trying to add support for 501 - 504 kHz.. as it turns out it was
> > for something in EU...  It may be obvious to us in the trenches but
> > there are still a lot of hams that are out of touch..Make some
> > noise...
> >
> > DXSummit.fi is what most of us use.  Its very reliable and easy to use
> > but as you have seen, does not port to other cluster systems for 472
> > or 137.  I post everything I hear while QRV...
> >
> > RBN is also a very reliable source of spot info:
> > http://www.reversebeacon.net/dxsd1/dxsd1.php?f=34347
> >
> > so its not a total loss but if you are unaware of these systems it
> > does look like there are no options.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > John
> >
> > On 12/29/17, Jim Miller <jim at jtmiller.com> wrote:
> >> It seems ARC V6 does not pass spots for 630m.
> >>
> >> The lack of cluster support for 630m is disappointing. Anyone know of
> >> efforts to move the needle on this?
> >>
> >> 73
> >>
> >> jim ab3cv
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