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In a message dated 16/01/2005 14:29:20 GMT Standard Time, jcraig@mun.ca writes:

Hi Scott,

Good luck with breaking the Canadian CW distance record... I
think it stands at 10 km so far. Keep up the great work

Joe VO1NA

Looks like the previous QSO between Mitch and Larry was QRSS. Not sure if they made it after this using CW.

This report from the ARRL site archive.

Canadian lowfers report first 136 kHz QSO: Larry Kayser, VA3LK, and Mitch Powell, VE3OT, report that, despite poor to medium conditions, they successfully completed the first two-way QSO in Canada on 136 kHz at 1400 UTC on July 22. The distance was 431 km (268 miles). The pair used very slow-speed CW--QRSS--where dits are 3 seconds long and dahs are 9 seconds long! VA3LK and VE3OT have received special letters of authorization for LF testing and evaluation. Frequency range is 135.7 to 137.8, emissions permitted include CW, FSK and BPSK at a bandwidth of up to 3 kHz. Powell says VA3LK is operating on 137.710 kHz and he is on 137.780 kHz. More information on LF Amateur Radio is available on the Radio Amateurs of Canada Web site.--Mitch Powell, VE3OT/RAC

David