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Hi Dennis,

WSPR outside the 504.000 - 503.800 segment makes little sense, so a =20
possible QSY can be only 100 Hz or so.

But what xtal frequencies do you need to get away from the top end of =20
the band?
If you let me know I'll have a look in my xtal-box and if I find some =20
you can use I will be happy to send them to you.

73, Rik  ON7YD - OR7T

Quoting DENNIS EASTERLING <dennis.easterling@btinternet.com>:

> Hi Jim
>
> I was speaking figuratively as you are so near and on my xtl  =20
> frequency.   My comment was directed at Chris' statment in email  =20
> subject1000 QSOs, who also suffers and others who have complained  =20
> about beacons in general.   In fact the band is often dead for hours =20
>  on end and it is nice to find any signal, beacon or QSO, especially =20
>  when testing.  My point is that  is there should be room for both  =20
> beacons and QSOs,  then follows a suggestion that LFrs may like to  =20
> come to some agreement about reserving a section for each mode.
>
> Hoping I did not offend, 73 Dennis M0JXM
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: James Cowburn<mailto:james.cowburn@virgin.net>
> To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org<mailto:rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 4:51 PM
> Subject: LF: RE: Re: G3XIZ - 1000 th MF QSO
>
> Hi Dennis
>
> I did not realize I was causing you QRM.  A quick e-mail would have  =20
> alerted me to it, rather than me being a =E2=80=9Cpain=E2=80=9D.   I=E2=
=80=99m happy to work =20
>  out a compromise where we operate at separate times or if you  =20
> suggest a different frequency for me to work on. Just drop me a line =20
>  with your ideas on this.
>
> With best regards
>
>
> Jim
>
>
> Dr. James Cowburn G7NKS
> ________________________________
> From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org  =20
> [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org] On Behalf Of DENNIS  =20
> EASTERLING
> Sent: 10 November 2009 16:13
> To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
> Subject: LF: Re: G3XIZ - 1000 th MF QSO
>
> Congratulations Chris.
>
> Most wspr stations seem to congregate at the top end of the band and =20
>  are not too much trouble.    Jim G7NKS is the biggest pain as he  =20
> sits on my xtl frequency and is so close.   Maybe a compromise would =20
>  be for people using beacons to keep to one segment of the band  =20
> (hopefully not 502.2 kHz -hee)
>
> 73 Dennis M0JXM
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Chris Osborn<mailto:g3xiz@yahoo.co.uk>
> To: LF Group<mailto:rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
> Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 6:03 PM
> Subject: LF: G3XIZ - 1000 th MF QSO
>
> 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  =20
> EI0CF - No. 998.
>
> QSO break-down according to mode:     928 CW,  34 RTTY  and   5 QRSS
>
> 600m STATIONS
>
> My personal 600m (EU) spreadsheet lists a total of 59 stations and  =20
> many of these go back to the start of the UK  600m allocation in  =20
> March 2007.
> Of these I have worked or heard only 15 in the past month (excluding =20
>  beacons).
> Many stations on my list came up only briefly and were never heard  =20
> of again:  G3KZU, G3YHV . . .
> Others were once very active but have subsequently gone QRT:  G3UNT, =20
>  G3VTT, G4GDR. . .
>
> MOST FREQUENTLY WORKED
>
> With so few active operators it is obvious that one will work the  =20
> same stations many times and the top 10 stations account for 70% of  =20
> my total contacts.
> My most frequently worked stations are:
>
> GW3UEP - 120     G3KEV - 102      M0FMT - 90     G3ZWH  -  80  (alas now=
 SK)
> G3DXZ    -   67     G4GDR -   60      EI0CF/ GI4DPE  -  51   M0JXM - 48
> G3UNT    -   45     G3VTT  -   38
>
> CROSS-BAND AND EU STATIONS
>
> There are a few 'regular' stations who listen to 600m and enjoy a  =20
> cross-band 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  =20
> the WSPR mode was never achieved for  hand sent Morse (CW), which  =20
> after all is the mode which I call to mind when thinking of the old  =20
> MF marine band.
> If the WSPR 'enthusiasm' phase lasts, with more and stronger  =20
> stations operating 24/7 in the narrow 3 kHz segment which is the  =20
> 600m band then I guess it may be time for me to QSY.
>
> 73 Chris G3XIZ
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