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From: "Graham" <g8fzk@g8fzk.fsnet.co.uk>
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Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2013 16:13:04 -0000
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Subject: LF: 477   A local  SSB  chat  band  ?
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Quite  intriguing  propagation  on this  'new'  band=20

>From  some  unexpected  early  600 mile  +   Opera  decodes  last  night =
 , to  several   wspr   TA  decodes ,  [G8's  again ..]     to   today's =
  test  with  Gary  using   USB-SSB  voice ,=20

Where  as at   1300z   we  had  5/9  signals each  way  as  expected   =
over 25 miles  ,  GI3PDN   Ray  , called  on CW , to   give  a  report =
of  5/9 across  the  Irish   Sea  , some  100  miles  for  our  two  =
signals , his  CW also  in the  5/9/9  region, one  wonders  how  far  =
inland  the signals  travelled  ?

After a  short 3  way  qso,  we closed the  test  round 1330z  ,  may  =
not of been  quite  as  sociable  after  dark  , but  with a  small  Ae  =
, 40 x 70  ft  iv L  and   35  ft  Top load  vert  , 50  watts  pep  , =
results  defiantly   superior  to  say  160  mtrs  using  the  same  =
Ae's=20

73 -G
G0NBD



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<DIV>Quite&nbsp; intriguing&nbsp; propagation&nbsp; on this&nbsp; =
'new'&nbsp;=20
band </DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>From&nbsp; some&nbsp; unexpected&nbsp; early&nbsp; 600 mile&nbsp;=20
+&nbsp;&nbsp; Opera&nbsp; decodes&nbsp; last&nbsp; night&nbsp; , =
to&nbsp;=20
several&nbsp;&nbsp; wspr&nbsp;&nbsp; TA&nbsp; decodes ,&nbsp; =
[G8's&nbsp; again=20
..]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to&nbsp;&nbsp; today's&nbsp;&nbsp; =
test&nbsp;=20
with&nbsp; Gary&nbsp; using&nbsp;&nbsp; USB-SSB&nbsp; voice , </DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Where&nbsp; as&nbsp;at&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1300z&nbsp; &nbsp;we&nbsp;=20
had&nbsp; 5/9&nbsp; signals each&nbsp; way&nbsp; as&nbsp; =
expected&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
over 25 miles&nbsp; ,&nbsp; GI3PDN&nbsp;&nbsp; Ray&nbsp; , called&nbsp; =
on CW ,=20
to&nbsp;&nbsp; give&nbsp; a&nbsp; report of&nbsp; 5/9 across&nbsp; =
the&nbsp;=20
Irish&nbsp;&nbsp; Sea&nbsp; , some&nbsp; 100&nbsp; miles&nbsp; for&nbsp; =

our&nbsp; two&nbsp; signals , his&nbsp; CW also&nbsp; in the&nbsp; =
5/9/9&nbsp;=20
region, one&nbsp; wonders&nbsp; how&nbsp; far&nbsp; inland&nbsp; the=20
signals&nbsp; travelled&nbsp; ?</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>After a&nbsp; short 3&nbsp; way&nbsp; qso,&nbsp; we closed =
the&nbsp;=20
test&nbsp; round 1330z&nbsp; ,&nbsp; may&nbsp; not&nbsp;of been=20
&nbsp;quite&nbsp; as&nbsp; sociable&nbsp; after&nbsp; dark&nbsp; , =
but&nbsp;=20
with a&nbsp; small&nbsp; Ae&nbsp; , 40 x 70&nbsp; ft&nbsp; iv L&nbsp;=20
and&nbsp;&nbsp; 35&nbsp; ft&nbsp; Top load&nbsp; vert&nbsp; , 50&nbsp;=20
watts&nbsp; pep&nbsp; , results&nbsp; defiantly&nbsp;&nbsp; =
superior&nbsp;=20
to&nbsp; say&nbsp; 160&nbsp; mtrs&nbsp; using&nbsp; the&nbsp; same&nbsp; =
Ae's=20
</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>73 -G</DIV>
<DIV>G0NBD</DIV>
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