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Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 11:37:34 +1300
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Subject: LF: ZM2E activity from the end of the month
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Hi all,

ZM2E is setting up for 136 kHz DX activity from 31 March, for up to three 
consecutive nights.  This could be the last time that there is LF 
transmitting from Quartz Hill as the district is planned to become a large 
wind turbine project, and all radio antennas could need to be removed in the 
next few months to cater for development.

We are in private discussion with VO1NA and RU6LA regarding LF QSO attempts. 
Expressions of interest are invited from others, as at ZM2E we will try and 
cover moderate receiving bandwidth by having multiple Argo sessions running. 
If we see an opening with another DX station we will "go fo it", whoever it 
is, and try to make the best use of an incidental propagation lift.  As we 
are prepared for three nights of operation, then we are hoping there will be 
multiple "events" arising.

The previously selected 137.7886/137.7890 kHz 0.4 Hz FSK, using "DFCW" 
coding, is the preferred transmission mode for ZM2E.  There is very little 
QRM for ZM2E receive (no Loran lines of significance), so we can accept a 
range of receive frequencies within the receiver IF bandwidth, and we could 
have three receivers running.

If we are not in QSO mode before a ZL sunrise, we will go to beacon mode and 
send a string of Z Z Z Z .... at FSK120, with the start of any Z 
synchronised to the hour and ten minute rests thereafter, so that EU 
monitoring may receive something identifiable from EU sunset.

73, Bob ZL2CA