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Subj: //WL2K 630m Crossband Weekend
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Upcoming
630m Crossband Weekend
This coming weekend will see the
annual '630m activity event' on Friday and Saturday night.
There will be a lot of activity from both the U.S. experimental stations and
from a group of five Canadian amateurs who will be seeking two-way CW
'crossband&# 39; contacts.
The five Canadians will be transmitting on 630m CW but listening for answering
stations on various HF (QSX) frequencies. Last year's one-night event was a
great success ... hopefully the two-night event this year will lead to even
more participation by interested amateurs in both Canada and the U.S.
Unlike Canadian hams, American amateurs do not yet have access to 630m as a ham
band but ... there will be a large number of U.S. 'experimental&# 39; stations (most
of them operated by hams with an experimental license) beaconing and working
each other and seeking your 'heard&# 39; reports. The Canadian operation will give
interested hams the actual opportunity to make a two-way MF to HF CW contact,
via the crossband mode as well as provide the Canadians an opportunity to test
their 630m systems.
Here are the details of the five Canadian crossbanders:
Station: VO1NA (Joe) GN37 Torbay, Newfoundland
Time: 2130Z - 0130Z both Friday night (Nov 13-14Z) / Saturday night (Nov 14-15Z)
TX Frequency: 477.7 kHz
RX (QSX) Frequency: 3562 kHz
Station: VE7SL (Steve) CN88 Mayne
Island, B.C.
Time: 0200Z - 0700Z both Friday night (Nov 14Z) / Saturday night (Nov 15Z)
TX Frequency: 473.0 kHz
RX (QSX) Frequency: 3566 / 7066 kHz
Station: VE7BDQ (John) CN89 Delta,
B.C.
Time: 0430Z - 0700Z both Friday night (Nov 14Z) / Saturday night (Nov 15Z)
TX Frequency: 474.0 kHz
RX (QSX) Frequency: 3536 kHz
Station: VA7MM (Mark) CN89 Coquitlam,
B.C.
Time: 0500Z - 0700Z Friday (Nov 14Z)
0400Z - 0800Z Saturday (Nov 15Z)
TX Frequency: 475.0 kHz
RX (QSX) Frequency: 3570 kHz
Station: VE7CNF (Toby) CN89 Burnaby,
B.C.
Time: 0300Z - 0700Z both Friday night (Nov 14Z) / Saturday night (Nov 15Z)
TX Frequency: 476.0 kHz
RX (QSX) Frequency: 3558 kHz / 7062 kHz
All stations will either call CQ or
run "VVV" marker beacons while listening on their respective QSX
frequencies. QSX frequencies will be included
in the CQ or marker beacons.
Last year's event saw many nice contacts, some of them from coast-to-coast! I
really hope that as many amateurs as possible will have a listen and be able to
answer our 'CQ' s on the various QSX frequencies. Your participation on one (or
both) of the two night's activity would be just great.
I will post a reminder of the event again at the end of the week ... in the
meantime, try to see what you can hear on 630m (472-479kHz) and arrange your
setup so that you can call us on HF as well.
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