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Dear Mal, Mike, LF Group,

The TM5AST expedition was able to maintain a consistently high signal level
for several hours after dark using their kite antenna, rather demonstrating
how effective it can be, and plenty of time for even a QRSS30 QSO. As for
the time of year, Joe, VO1NA and myself had our first QSO during June a
couple of years ago, using QRSS30. Admittedly, it took several attempts, and
a bit of luck was required to get the whole QSO into the available darkness
hours, but eventually it worked, and most of the time some signals were seen
even when a complete QSO was not possible.

Cheers, Jim Moritz
73 de M0BMU


On 22 Jun 2005 at 15:15, hamilton mal wrote:

>   QRS 30/60 would be too slow for a kite operation, in fact normal CW
>   is more appropriate because of the qsb dips when the kite swings
>   about and you would only get bits of the signal and no positive ID.
>   Daytime activities in EU would not suit the USA because of the time
>   difference and its really not safe to fly a kite at night time,
>   virtually impossible in the dark.

>>From my experience of kite operation on LF as GW3XDV/P, it is quite 
possible to fly a kite that is very stable for long periods. I am 
sure that G3YXM (whose GM3YXM/P work gave several people their first 
GM) will agree.

As for timing, this time of year it gets light at about 0430, which 
would allow time for a callsign ort two at QRSS30 before 
transatlantic propagation faded. A bigger problem would be getting 
enough wind at that time of day.

Mike, G3XDV
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