Topband: 630m Crossband Weekend

[Steve]

I know there are a lot of topbanders that are interested in happenings on 
630m.

Next weekend, both Friday and Saturday night, will see another annual '630m 
activity event'.

As well as many of the experimental stations that will be active, there will 
be five Canadian amateurs that will be looking for two-way CW crossband 
contacts on HF listening (QSX) frequencies. The VE stations will be 
transmitting on 630m but listening on their respective QSX HF frequencies 
for U.S. and Canadian CW callers. Last year's event ran for only one night 
since it conflicted with the CW SS, but it was moved back one weekend to 
allow the crossband activity to run on both nights this year. Last year was 
highly successful with many crossband contacts being made, some from 
coast-to-coast.

Although not yet a 'ham band' in the U.S.A. (coming soon!), Canadian hams 
have had access to the band for well over a year now.

Here is the schedule for the Canadian crossbanders:

Station: VO1NA (Joe) GN37 Torbay, Newfoundland
Time: 2130Z - 0130Z both Friday night (Nov 13-14Z) / Saturday night (Nov
14-15Z)
TX Frequency: 477.7 kHz
RX (QSX) Frequency: 3562 kHz

Station: VE7SL (Steve) CN88 Mayne Island, B.C.
Time: 0200Z - 0700Z both Friday night (Nov 14Z) / Saturday night (Nov 15Z)
TX Frequency: 473.0 kHz
RX (QSX) Frequency: 3566 / 7066 kHz

Station: VE7BDQ (John) CN89 Delta, B.C.
Time: 0430Z - 0700Z both Friday night (Nov 14Z) / Saturday night (Nov 15Z)
TX Frequency: 474.0 kHz
RX (QSX) Frequency: 3536 kHz

Station: VA7MM (Mark) CN89 Coquitlam, B.C.
Time: 0500Z - 0700Z Friday (Nov 14Z)
0400Z - 0800Z Saturday (Nov 15Z)
TX Frequency: 475.0 kHz
RX (QSX) Frequency: 3570 kHz

Station: VE7CNF (Toby) CN89 Burnaby, B.C.
Time: 0300Z - 0700Z both Friday night (Nov 14Z) / Saturday night (Nov 15Z)
TX Frequency: 476.0 kHz
RX (QSX) Frequency: 3558 kHz / 7062 kHz

All stations will either call CQ or run "VVV"
marker beacons while listening on their respective
QSX frequencies. QSX frequencies will be included
in the CQ or marker beacon.


I will send a 'reminder' again on Friday morning. It would really be great 
to see a lot of crossband activity ... we are all eager to work as many 
stations as possible and hope you can check-in on either (or both) nights.

For more details of the entire event, please see the ARRL's announcement of 
the activity here:


http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-medium-wave-experimenters-sponsoring-special-event-in-november


73 Steve



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