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From: "Scott Tilley, VE7TIL" <sthed475@telus.net>
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> VA7LK will likely transmit from 0830 UTC using FSK120 with frequencies
> 137.7777/137.7771 kHz (0.4 Hz shift), 

Bob 

Please be advised we are using 137777.5 (dot)  137777.9 (dash) as we did last 
night.  If this is a problem we are frequency agile and can QSY.  

We will be monitoring HF 14140 USB until local sunset then the co-ordinated 40m 
frequency +- QRM for final confirmation of RX//TX frequecies... 

73 Scott & Steve 


Quoting Vernall <vernall@xtra.co.nz>:

> Hi all,
> 
> For the next two ZL nights (4 and 5 March) ZM2E (at Quartz Hill, near
> Wellington) will be trying for QSOs with VA7LF and RU6LA.
> 
> There is about 7 hours 45 minutes of mutual dark path between ZL and VE7, and
> the distance is some 11,700 km.  For listeners in The Americas the only
> reliable time I can advise that ZM2E will be transmitting is from 0715 UTC,
> when we make a call for VA7LF using FSK120 with frequencies 137.7890/137.7886
> kHz (0.4 Hz shift) and content ZM2E ZM2E E, which will take 72 minutes. 
> VA7LK will likely transmit from 0830 UTC using FSK120 with frequencies
> 137.7777/137.7771 kHz (0.4 Hz shift), and starting with their full call sign.
>  Transmissions from either station after that will depend on whether we can
> copy each other and thus progress a QSO, or else there will be repeats of
> sending full call signs.  There is about 12 Hz offset between respective
> transmit frequencies so anyone monitoring would need to run two Argo screens
> if they were to see both sides of events.  The mutual dark path ends around
> 1440 UTC with VE7 sunrise.
> 
> There is about 3 hours of mutual dark path between ZL and RU6, and the
> distance is some 16,500 km.  For listeners west of ZL the only reliable time
> I can advise that ZM2E will be transmitting is from 1515 UTC, when we make a
> call for RU6LA using FSK60 with frequencies 137.7890/137.7886 kHz (0.4 Hz
> shift) and content ZM2E ZM2E E, which will take 36 minutes.  RU6LA will use
> the same frequencies and shift, and could reply using FSK120 from 1551 UTC. 
> European listeners could monitor events with a single Argo screen.  The
> mutual dark path ends around 1800 UTC with sunrise at Quartz Hill.
> 
> ZM2E operators are Andrew ZL2BBJ, Mike ZL4OL and myself.  How we last for two
> loooong nights with no sleep will also be interesting, but with three on site
> we can tolerate some watching of eyelids.
> 
> There is no 'net access at Quartz Hill so this could be my last email session
> till 6 March.
> 
> 73, Bob ZL2CA
> 
>