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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:48:01 +1200
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Subject: LF: ZM2E LF DX and operational summary
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To all interested parties,


ZM2E will be operating from Quartz Hill (west of Wellington, New Zealand) 
from 31 March to 2 April.  Transmission will be 0.2 Hz frequency shift 
(137776/137776.2) and with dot length to suit conditions.  A beacon strategy 
has been agreed between participating stations: ZM2E will beacon with Z at 
FSK120 starting at 15 and 45 minutes past an hour, and other participants 
(all on unique frequency slots) will also beacon with FSK120 from the hour 
and half hour (see table for beacon ID short call sign).  If beaconing shows 
a path opens, then a QSO attempt will commence, in which case the beacon 
sequence lapses.  Dot length during QSO mode will be selected by each 
station, for what they think suits conditions, so there can be no advance 
notice of how third parties can best sticky beak on a QSO attempt.  At ZM2E 
we will have several PCs and run a range of Argo dot length displays, so we 
can handle anything that comes our way.


If ZM2E is not in QSO mode within an hour or so of Quartz Hill sunrise, then 
to facilitate possible reception reports from EU we will go to continuous 
beacon mode, sending ZZZ. at FSK120, and with timing of each Z starting on 
the hour and ten minute rests thereafter.


There is a bed and mattress firm in Wellington with a slogan: "You get more 
Zeds at Wellington beds."  How that compares with ZM2E can be checked out 
from any listener reports.  We would hope that you get more Zeds from Quartz 
Hill, but the last laugh may be on us with the threat of watching eyelids 
during the third night.


There is no email at remote located Quartz Hill, but we will likely travel 
to town during the day to check email.


73, Bob ZL2CA (other ZM2E operators are Mike ZL4OL, David ZL4DP and possibly 
Con ZL2AFP)


Summary table of ZM2E LF DX aspirations for 31 March to 2 April 2007

      Station
     Short call sign
     DFCW frequencies
     Grid square
     Sunset
     Sunrise
     Path length to ZM2E

      VO1NA
     V
     137776.9/137777
     GN37OR
     2155z
     0915z
     16246 km

      VY1JA
     J
     137778.1/137778.25
     CP20KW
     0345z
     1424z
     12227 km

      ZM2E
     Z
     137776/137776.2
     RE78IR
     0610z
     1841z
     -

      UA0AET
     U
     137775.4/137775.6
     NO65KX
     1140z
     2330z
     13236 km

      RX9BS
     X
     137776.4/137776.6
     MO05UI
     1420z
     0130z
     15024 km

      UA4WPF
     W
     137777.0/137777.2
     LO66PU


     15559 km

      RA3YO
     Y
     137777.6/137777.8
     KO73DG
     1615z
     0325z
     16789 km

      R6L
     L
     137778/137778.2
     KN97LN
     1548z

     16480 km


The current amateur world record distance for a 136 kHz two-way contact is 
10311 km, between  ZM2E and UA0LE on 20 March 2004.