From: MarkusVester@aol.com
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Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 19:40:51 EST
Subject: LF: Transatlantic with QRP ?
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Hi John, Andy and group,

>  How about stations in the 40mW range,   even less than Mike ?
>  We do have the advantage of absolute frequency accuracy.
>  Andy
>  
>  > Hi all, I haven't said I have quit transatlantic testing.  In 
>  > fact I would like to continue looking for stations in the 0.1 to 0.5 
watt 
>  > erp range. 

Well, maybe things are not completely hopeless for us  "single-yagi" boys?

CFH's carrier was above 30dBuV/m for several hours during last week's nights. 
Without helium, I can radiate about 30mW, some 55dB below CFH's 10kW or 
-25dBuV/m in VE. This would be a T to M signal here on a very quiet day with 
3s dots in 0.34Hz. Noise is certainly higher at night, but 30s dots will make 
up 10dB.

Right now CFH is coming up again, 32 dBuV/m at 23:40 !  Time to fire up the 
tx and put out a call sign on 135922.19Hz (0.2 Hz above Laurie's upper 
frequency).

73s de Markus, DF6NM