Topband: The "new" Topband

[Larry]

Yes. Quite a few of us are active on 630m. Activity is world wide 
although not so much during the summer months. There are always beacons 
to be heard, mostly WSPR and FST4W-120. QSO's via FST4-60 usually but 
there are a lot of CW guys active on the US east coast.

BTW, 630m is not the "new topband", that title belongs to the 2200m (137 
kHz) band, and yes there is activity there also.

Lots of web pages devoted to both bands. Google is your friend!

73,

Larry - W7IUV
central WA - DN07dg



On 9/28/2022 8:15 AM, Radio KH6O wrote:
> Colleagues,
> 
> Have any of you attempted to get on the 630 meter band?
> 
> As a US Coast Guard radioman in the 1970s, 500 kHz was the worldwide
> maritime CW calling frequency; almost all night-time traffic occurred
> on 600 meters. While stationed at Coast Guard Radio Honolulu (NMO),
> I'd copy stations Pacific-wide -- from Alaska to Australia, from the
> US west coast to Asia. Just incredible coverage sunset to sunrise.
> 
> (Daytime traffic shifted to the 6, 8, 12, 16, 22 and 26 MHz maritime bands.)
> 
> 73,
> Jeff KH6O
>