[600MRG] 600MRG Digest, Vol 77, Issue 11

Sat Sep 16 10:21:02 CDT 2017

Finally - something to re-energize my enthusiasm for MF operations!  

I'm headed out to repair the top loading on my antenna right now.

Steve WD8DAS / WH2XHY

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http://www.wd8das.net/
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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: what we were waiting for from OMB (Kenneth G. Gordon)
   2. Re: what we were waiting for from OMB (John Langridge)
   3. Registered (Kenneth G. Gordon)
   4. FCC Announcement (John Andrews)
   5. Re: what we were waiting for from OMB (Eric Smith)
   6. Reverse Beacon Network receiver node for 630-meters online
      (John Langridge)
   7. Re: what we werre waiting for from OMB (Renee K6FSB)
   8. Re: FCC Announcement (Doc - K?HTF)
   9. Re: what we were waiting for from OMB (Andy - KU4XR)
  10. Re: what we werre waiting for from OMB (lstoskopf at cox.net)

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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 10:40:18 -0700
From: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
To: 600mrg at w7ekb.com
Cc: 600mrg at w7ekb.com
Subject: Re: [600MRG] what we were waiting for from OMB
Message-ID: <59BC1082.14719.9331A4 at kgordon2006.frontier.com>
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What "Frequency of frequency range" do we input?

Ken W7EKB

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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 12:49:27 -0500
From: John Langridge <kb5njd at gmail.com>
To: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
Cc: 600mrg at w7ekb.com
Subject: Re: [600MRG] what we were waiting for from OMB
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"135.7 - 137.8 kHz and 472 - 479 kHz"  should be sufficient

On 9/15/17, Kenneth G. Gordon <kgordon2006 at frontier.com> wrote:
> What "Frequency of frequency range" do we input?
>
> Ken W7EKB
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 10:49:32 -0700
From: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
To: 600mrg at w7ekb.com
Subject: [600MRG] Registered
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Never mind. Found it and am successfully registered.

Ken W7EKB

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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 14:29:24 -0400
From: John Andrews <w1tag at charter.net>
To: 600mrg at w7ekb.com
Subject: [600MRG] FCC Announcement
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>From the FCC site: http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2017/db0915/DA-17-893A1.pdf

John, W1TAG

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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 12:56:04 -0500
From: Eric Smith <esmithmail at gmail.com>
To: John Langridge <kb5njd at gmail.com>
Cc: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>, 600mrg at w7ekb.com
Subject: Re: [600MRG] what we were waiting for from OMB
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One could grow old and die waiting for this.  I almost did.

Eric KD5UWL / n?e WD2XFX

> On Sep 15, 2017, at 12:49 PM, John Langridge <kb5njd at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> "135.7 - 137.8 kHz and 472 - 479 kHz" should be sufficient
> 
>> On 9/15/17, Kenneth G. Gordon <kgordon2006 at frontier.com> wrote:
>> What "Frequency of frequency range" do we input?
>> 
>> Ken W7EKB
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 14:08:30 -0500
From: John Langridge <kb5njd at gmail.com>
To: 600mrg at w7ekb.com
Subject: [600MRG] Reverse Beacon Network receiver node for 630-meters
	online
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As we revel in the excitement of the bands opening, I want to report
that I think I have finally gotten a 630-meter reverse beacon network
node and CW Skimmer listening on the air using my remote grabber
receiver.

At the end of July I made a plea for skimmer operators that were
connected to RBN to add 630-meters to their systems if they had SDR
capacity.  Having wrestled with the setup for a few years myself due
to hardware compatibility problems, I was successful once I setup the
Ensemble II LF at the remote receive site.

I was prepared to tell you about the "plugs" that I had to add so that
experimental call sign could be decoded and uploaded properly and
consistentl but that seems less important now that the band will open
in 30 days (baring objections or those that forget to register today).
At any rate, I have added all call signs with active 472 grants to a
list that should allow them to upload immediately upon reception of a
CQ and confirmed callsign.  Again, less of an issue when it comes to
ham callsigns.

If anyone else has a node available and receiver capacity to add
630meters or if anyone would like to know what I learned through the
process so they can set up their own node, please let me know.  There
is a licensing fee for the skimmer software which is why I am
soliciting existing skimmer operators that have already made the
investment.

Thanks to Roger, VE7VV, who did a lot of leg work and listened to me
complain about it when it didn't work.  He was successful at getting
the system running with a couple of stations in VE6.... we need more
on the air and like WSPRnet drives WSPR activity, RBN/skimmer may
drive copious amounts of 472 CW activity in the future.

73!

John KB5NJD / WG2XIQ...

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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 12:33:28 -0700
From: Renee K6FSB <k6fsb.1 at gmail.com>
Cc: 600mrg at w7ekb.com
Subject: Re: [600MRG] what we werre waiting for from OMB
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cool just registered both locations......Tnx for keeping an eye on this!
now to finish the xmitter!
Ren?e, K6FSB

On 2017-09-15 04:00 AM, JH3XCU wrote:
> PLC Database Amateur Notification Process
> https://utc.org/plc-database-amateur-notification-process/
>
> Hideo, JH3XCU.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: John Langridge <kb5njd at gmail.com>
>> Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 05:29:47 -0500
>> To: 600mrg at w7ekb.com
>> Subject: [600MRG] what we werre waiting for from OMB
>>
>>
>> start at the bottom right of the first page:
>>
>> https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-09-15/pdf/2017-19578.pdf
>>
>> Hideo, JH3XCU, posted this overnight in the ON4KST MF/LF chat
>>
>> 73!
>>
>> John
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 15:52:57 -0500
From: Doc - K?HTF <k0htf at netins.net>
To: "'John Andrews'" <w1tag at charter.net>,	<600mrg at w7ekb.com>
Subject: Re: [600MRG] FCC Announcement
Message-ID: <000a01d32e64$9cf203b0$d6d60b10$@netins.net>
Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="iso-8859-1"

Nice 81st birthday present for me!

Doc.

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From: 600MRG [mailto:600mrg-bounces at w7ekb.com] On Behalf Of John Andrews
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2017 13:29
To: 600mrg at w7ekb.com
Subject: [600MRG] FCC Announcement

>From the FCC site:
http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2017/db0915/DA-17-89
3A1.pdf 

John, W1TAG

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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2017 00:24:12 +0000 (UTC)
From: Andy - KU4XR <ku4xr at yahoo.com>
To: 600 meter group <600mrg at w7ekb.com>
Subject: Re: [600MRG] what we were waiting for from OMB
Message-ID: <397184020.3133869.1505521452385 at mail.yahoo.com>
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Greetings all:

Jumped on the Band wagon here - Registered for Both allocations - 73 all:

Andy - KU4XR

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Message: 10
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 21:34:54 -0400
From: <lstoskopf at cox.net>
To: 600 / 630 meter research group <600mrg at w7ekb.com>, 	Frank Lotito
	<k3dz at live.com>, John Langridge <kb5njd at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [600MRG] what we werre waiting for from OMB
Message-ID: <20170915213454.XPGRS.48637.imail at eastrmwml106>
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 So I sent off my registration for two sites.  Just an acknowledgement, but nothing for the record.  Just wait 30 days and go?

N0UU  WG2XUX

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