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Congratulations Chris
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A nice piece of work. And thank you for making 600metres the kind of band=
 it should be.
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I support your comments. We really need a band the size of the Norwegian=
 allocation to=A0coexist with=A0these incompatible, to CW,=A0modes.=A0
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Very 73=A0=A0 Petefmt

--- On Sun, 8/11/09, Chris Osborn <g3xiz@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:


From: Chris Osborn <g3xiz@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: LF: G3XIZ - 1000 th MF QSO
To: "LF Group" <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Date: Sunday, 8 November, 2009, 18:03






LF

It was a red-letter day today as I achieved my 1000th QSO using 600m.
This includes 72 cross-band contacts, virtually all of which were 600m /=
 80m.

Rog GW3UEP was my 1000 th QSO with runners up G3XPU - No. 999 and EI0CF -=
 No. 998.

QSO break-down according to mode: =A0=A0=A0 928 CW,=A0 34 RTTY=A0 and=A0=
=A0 5 QRSS

600m STATIONS

My personal 600m (EU) spreadsheet lists a total of 59 stations and many of=
 these go back to the start of the UK=A0 600m allocation in March 2007.
Of these I have worked or heard only 15 in the past month (excluding beaco=
ns).
Many stations on my list came up only briefly and were never heard of agai=
n:=A0 G3KZU, G3YHV . . .
Others were once very active but have subsequently gone QRT:=A0 G3UNT, G3V=
TT, G4GDR. . .

MOST FREQUENTLY WORKED

With so few active operators it is obvious that one will work the same sta=
tions many times and the top 10 stations account for 70% of my total conta=
cts.
My most frequently worked stations are:

GW3UEP - 120=A0=A0=A0=A0 G3KEV - 102=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 M0FMT - 90=A0=A0=A0=A0=
 G3ZWH=A0 -=A0 80=A0 (alas now SK)
G3DXZ=A0=A0=A0 -=A0=A0 67=A0=A0=A0=A0 G4GDR -=A0=A0 60=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 EI0C=
F/ GI4DPE=A0 -=A0 51=A0=A0 M0JXM - 48
G3UNT=A0=A0=A0 -=A0=A0 45=A0=A0=A0=A0 G3VTT=A0 -=A0=A0 38

CROSS-BAND AND EU STATIONS

There are a few 'regular' stations who listen to 600m and enjoy a cross-ba=
nd QSO:
DK6NI, F6CNI, F6ACU, OH1LSQ, PA0LCE, G3TVF . . .

and our few EU MF friends are still active:
ON4KTJ, OR7T and OZ8NJ. . .

WSPR ON 600m

I personally find it sad that the present level of enthusiasm for the WSPR=
 mode was never achieved for=A0 hand sent Morse (CW), which after all is=
 the mode which I call to mind when thinking of the old MF marine band.
If the WSPR 'enthusiasm' phase lasts, with more and stronger stations oper=
ating 24/7 in the narrow 3 kHz segment which is the 600m band then I guess=
 it may be time for me to QSY.

73 Chris G3XIZ











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<table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" ><tr><td valign=3D=
"top" style=3D"font: inherit;"><DIV>Congratulations Chris</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>A nice piece of work. And thank you for making 600metres the kind of=
 band it should be.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>I support your comments. We really need a band the size of the Norweg=
ian allocation to&nbsp;coexist with&nbsp;these incompatible, to CW,&nbsp;m=
odes.&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Very 73&nbsp;&nbsp; Petefmt<BR><BR>--- On <B>Sun, 8/11/09, Chris Osbo=
rn <I>&lt;g3xiz@yahoo.co.uk&gt;</I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT:=
 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: Chris Osborn &lt;g3xiz@yahoo.co.uk&gt;<B=
R>Subject: <SPAN>LF</SPAN>: G3XIZ - 1000 th MF QSO<BR>To: "LF Group" &lt;r=
sgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org&gt;<BR>Date: Sunday, 8 November, 2009, 18:03<B=
R><BR>
<DIV id=3Dyiv119754081>
<STYLE type=3Dtext/css><!--#yiv119754081 DIV {margin:0px;}--></STYLE>

<DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-S=
IZE: 12pt">
<DIV>LF<BR><BR>It was a red-letter day today as I achieved my 1000th QSO=
 using 600m.<BR>This includes 72 cross-band contacts, virtually all of whi=
ch were 600m / 80m.<BR><BR>Rog GW3UEP was my 1000 th QSO with runners up=
 G3XPU - No. 999 and EI0CF - No. 998.<BR><BR>QSO break-down according to=
 mode: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 928 CW,&nbsp; 34 RTTY&nbsp; and&nbsp;&nbsp; 5 QR=
SS<BR><BR><SPAN style=3D"TEXT-DECORATION: underline">600m STATIONS</SPAN><=
BR><BR>My personal 600m (EU) spreadsheet lists a total of <SPAN style=3D"F=
ONT-WEIGHT: bold">59</SPAN> stations and many of these go back to the star=
t of the UK&nbsp; 600m allocation in March 2007.<BR>Of these I have worked=
 or heard only 15 in the past month (excluding beacons).<BR>Many stations=
 on my list came up only briefly and were never heard of again:&nbsp; G3KZ=
U, G3YHV . . .<BR>Others were once very active but have subsequently gone=
 QRT:&nbsp; G3UNT, G3VTT, G4GDR. . .<BR><BR><SPAN style=3D"TEXT-DECORATION=
: underline">MOST
 FREQUENTLY WORKED</SPAN><BR><BR>With so few active operators it is obviou=
s that one will work the same stations many times and the top 10 stations=
 account for 70% of my total contacts.<BR>My most frequently worked statio=
ns are:<BR><BR>GW3UEP - 120&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; G3KEV - 102&nbsp;&nbsp=
;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; M0FMT - 90&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; G3ZWH&nbsp; -&nbsp;=
 80&nbsp; (alas now SK)<BR>G3DXZ&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp; 67&nbsp;&=
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; G4GDR -&nbsp;&nbsp; 60&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; EI0=
CF/ GI4DPE&nbsp; -&nbsp; 51&nbsp;&nbsp; M0JXM - 48<BR>G3UNT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp; -&nbsp;&nbsp; 45&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; G3VTT&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp; 38<=
BR><BR><SPAN style=3D"TEXT-DECORATION: underline">CROSS-BAND AND EU STATIO=
NS</SPAN><BR><BR>There are a few 'regular' stations who listen to 600m and=
 enjoy a cross-band QSO:<BR>DK6NI, F6CNI, F6ACU, OH1LSQ, PA0LCE, G3TVF .=
 . .<BR><BR>and our few EU MF friends are still active:<BR>ON4KTJ, OR7T an=
d OZ8NJ. .
 .<BR><BR><SPAN style=3D"TEXT-DECORATION: underline">WSPR ON 600m</SPAN><B=
R><BR>I personally find it sad that the present level of enthusiasm for th=
e WSPR mode was never achieved for&nbsp; hand sent Morse (CW), which after=
 all is the mode which I call to mind when thinking of the old MF marine=
 band.<BR>If the WSPR 'enthusiasm' phase lasts, with more and stronger sta=
tions operating 24/7 in the narrow 3 kHz segment which is the 600m band th=
en I guess it may be time for me to QSY.<BR><BR><SPAN style=3D"TEXT-DECORA=
TION: underline"></SPAN>73 Chris G3XIZ<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></DI=
V></DIV><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></td></tr></table><br>



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