Topband: The "new" Topband

[jcraig at mun.ca]

Please qsx 477.7 for a cw becon. I'd be happy to try for
a 2-way or crossband 160m with anyone who can hear it.

73
Joe VO1NA


On Wed, 28 Sep 2022, 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
>
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