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Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:03:17 +0000 (GMT)
From: Chris Osborn <g3xiz@yahoo.co.uk>
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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:     928 CW,  34 RTTY  and   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  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:  G3KZU, G3YHV . . .
Others were once very active but have subsequently gone QRT:  G3UNT, G3VTT=
, 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     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 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  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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ead><body><div style=3D"font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;f=
ont-size: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, virtua=
lly all of which were 600m / 80m.<br><br>Rog GW3UEP was my 1000 th QSO wit=
h runners up G3XPU - No. 999 and EI0CF - No. 998.<br><br>QSO break-down ac=
cording to mode: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 928 CW,&nbsp; 34 RTTY&nbsp; and&nbsp;&=
nbsp; 5 QRSS<br><br><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;">600m STATI=
ONS</span><br><br>My personal 600m (EU) spreadsheet lists a total of <span=
 style=3D"font-weight: bold;">59</span> stations and many of these go back=
 to the start 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 agai=
n:&nbsp; G3KZU,
 G3YHV . . .<br>Others were once very active but have subsequently gone QR=
T:&nbsp; G3UNT, G3VTT, G4GDR. . .<br><br><span style=3D"text-decoration:=
 underline;">MOST FREQUENTLY WORKED</span><br><br>With so few active opera=
tors it is obvious that one will work the same stations many times and the=
 top 10 stations account for 70% of my total contacts.<br>My most frequent=
ly worked stations are:<br><br>GW3UEP - 120&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; G3KEV=
 - 102&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; M0FMT - 90&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; G3=
ZWH&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; EI0CF/ GI4DPE&nbsp; -&nbsp; 51&nbsp;&nbsp; M0JXM - 48<br>G3U=
NT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp; 45&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; G3VTT&nbsp;=
 -&nbsp;&nbsp; 38<br><br><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;">CROSS=
-BAND AND EU STATIONS</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 and OZ8NJ. . .<br><br><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;">WS=
PR ON 600m</span><br><br>I personally find it sad that the present level=
 of enthusiasm for the WSPR mode was never achieved for&nbsp; hand sent Mo=
rse (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 stations operating 24/7 in the narrow 3 kHz segment whi=
ch is the 600m band then I guess it may be time for me to QSY.<br><br><spa=
n style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span>73 Chris G3XIZ<br><br><br><=
br><br><br><br><br></div>
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