Reverting to normal CW for the weekend attracted
some new activity to the west coast LF scene. Both Scott (VE7TIL) and myself set
our beacons to run 6 wpm CW with a "CQ...QSX 3536 kHz..." loop running while we
were in the shack. Several locals, who have been following our LF experiments,
took the opportunity to call in and complete two-way crossband CW
contacts.
The following stations were involved:
VE7VB - Borge, in Victoria, BC (using one leg of
his 80m dipole for rx)
VE7XF - Ralph, in Tsawwassen, BC (160m inv L for
rx)
VE7WU - Allan, in Victoria., BC (40m loop for rx)
VE7BDQ - John, in
South Delta, BC (HB 8' LF loop)
In addition, reports of solid copy were also
received from AA7U, Steve, in SE Oregon (~350 miles) and from Dan, W7OIL, in
Southern Washington (~220 miles).
Further crossband activity is being planned for
both regular CW and QRSS mode in the hope of promoting new interest in LF and
particularly the 2200m band. Such 'on-air' activity provides additional evidence
that Canadian amateurs and commercial interests can co-exist on 2200m
without causing disruption to the primary users.
73
Steve / VE7SL
Mayne Island, BC
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