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Congratulations, Chris!
Whats time we are make a 1001 QSO x-band 502 kHz/7030 khz?

Roman

* Chris Osborn <g3xiz@yahoo.co.uk> [Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:03:17 +0000 
(GMT)]:
> 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
> beacons).
> Many stations on my list came up only briefly and were never heard of
> again:  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
> stations many times and the top 10 stations account for 70% of 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
> 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 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
> operating 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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Roman RW3ADB.