Return-Path: Received: from rly-me01.mx.aol.com (rly-me01.mail.aol.com [172.20.83.34]) by air-me08.mail.aol.com (v125.7) with ESMTP id MAILINME082-99a4af98e8b2ed; Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:02:47 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-me01.mx.aol.com (v125.7) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINME016-99a4af98e8b2ed; Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:02:21 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1N7t93-0007Qv-Nw for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:00:37 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1N7t93-0007Qm-47 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:00:37 +0000 Received: from omta2.toronto.rmgopenwave.com ([4.59.182.100]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1N7t8F-0007UA-DI for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:59:48 +0000 Received: from torspm02.toronto.rmgopenwave.com ([142.177.105.200]) by tormtz02.toronto.rmgopenwave.com (InterMail vM.8.00.01.00 201-2244-105-20090324) with ESMTP id <20091110160007.FFCI24184.tormtz02.toronto.rmgopenwave.com@torspm02.toronto.rmgopenwave.com> for ; Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:00:07 -0500 Received: from JimPC ([142.177.105.200]) by torspm02.toronto.rmgopenwave.com with ESMTP id <20091110160004.CNVS20471.torspm02.toronto.rmgopenwave.com@JimPC>; Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:00:04 -0500 From: "Jim and Hannelore Fisher" To: , "rsgb lf group" Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0000 Message-ID: <001101ca621e$dcdc3380$96949a80$@princeton.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: AcpiHtu8aJMvchJjS4G0hgm+KIL5DA== Content-Language: en-ca X-Opwv-CommTouchExtSvcRefID: str=0001.0A020206.4AF98E07.02BC,ss=1,fgs=0 X-Karma: unknown: X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: LF: 500 kHz WSPR de VE1JF Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0012_01CA621E.DCDC3380" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.8 required=5.0 tests=HTML_30_40,HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01CA621E.DCDC3380 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Congratulations on #1000, G3XIZ! I chair the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) LF/MF/HF Band Planning Committee, and several of us are interested in participating in the recently-authorized Canadian Developmental Service experiments on 500 kHz. We are receiving active support on this effort from the Regulatory Affairs wing of RAC, who are Industry Canada's gatekeepers. This period is preliminary to the coming world meeting where this will be discussed. We hope to get several stations transmitting 25% of the time and a lot more across Canada receiving, so it should add to WSPR's activity and spotting at this frequency. I'm not sure what you were saying about hand-sent CW vs. WSPR; I also love CW but am amazed what WSPR can offer. Other authorized Canadian participants in this program are already using CW, and most of my 100,000+ QSOs over 53+ years have been CW, but we are expecting our little group to propose two frequencies (we must be specific) and use 503.9 WSPR beacon mode, break in using the WSJT WSPR mode, and QSY to our "working frequency", where we can use any mode within the 1 kHz permissible bandwidth. Contenders for working frequency QSOs might vary from some of the JT modes to OLIVIA to CW depending on what signal levels we are experiencing with feasible antennas and our power limitations. The purpose of all this will be able to understand whether 600M can offer utility for ham radio-scale stations for emergency, and how its usability varies with conditions including aurora. Last night, using my 160M 1/2w sloper aimed at the Pacific Rim, I spotted SM6BHZ over 40 times on 502.4+. We are looking for info on successful approaches to generating WSPR and other modes on 500 kHz. I'm presently thinking of a transverter with my transceiver's transverter output, but I'm open and others in our group may want to try other approaches. 73, Jim, VE1JF ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01CA621E.DCDC3380 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Congratulations on #1000, G3XIZ!

 

I chair the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) LF/MF/= HF Band Planning Committee, and several of us are interested in participating= in the recently-authorized Canadian Developmental Service experiments on 500= kHz. We are receiving active support on this effort from the Regulatory Affair= s wing of RAC, who are Industry Canada’s gatekeepers. This period is preli= minary to the coming world meeting where this will be discussed. We hope to get= several stations transmitting 25% of the time and a lot more across Canada receiving,= so it should add to WSPR’s activity and spotting at this frequency.

 

I’m not sure what you were saying about han= d-sent CW vs. WSPR; I also love CW but am amazed what WSPR can offer.  Othe= r authorized Canadian participants in this program are already using CW, and most= of my 100,000+ QSOs over 53+ years have been CW, but we are expecting our little grou= p to propose two frequencies (we must be specific) and use 503.9 WSPR beacon mode,= break in using the WSJT WSPR mode, and QSY to our “working frequency̶= 1;, where we can use any mode within the 1 kHz permissible bandwidth. Contenders= for working frequency QSOs might vary from some of the JT modes to OLIVIA= to CW depending on what signal levels we are experiencing with feasible ante= nnas and our power limitations. The purpose of all this will be able to underst= and whether 600M can offer utility for ham radio-scale stations for emerge= ncy, and how its usability varies with conditions including aurora.<= /p>

 

Last night, using my 160M 1/2w sloper aimed at th= e Pacific Rim, I spotted SM6BHZ over 40 times on 502.4+.

 

We are looking for info on successful approaches= to generating WSPR and other modes on 500 kHz. I’m presently thinki= ng of a transverter with my transceiver’s transverter output, but I̵= 7;m open and others in our group may want to try other approaches.

 

73,

 

Jim, VE1JF

 

 

 

 

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