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Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:53:01 -0000
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Subject: Re: LF: 500kHz VX9MRC & WE2XGR/6
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Looks like a  bit  of 'MAL' practice to  me ?

G ..

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From: "Warren Ziegler" <wd2xgj@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 2:29 PM
To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Subject: Re: LF: 500kHz VX9MRC & WE2XGR/6

>
> Lighten up Scott!
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Scott Tilley <sthed475@telus.net> wrote:
>> The first  illegal ON-VX QSO.
>>
>>
>>
>> Rik Strobbe wrote:
>>>
>>> Gary, All,
>>>
>>> yesterday I could copy VX9MRC in QRSS3 with a surprising strong signal 
>>> as
>>> early as 18 UTC, when I launched Argo.
>>> Throughout the evening the signal was strong and with little QSB from
>>> 19-22UTC, after that the signal became weaker with much more QSB.
>>> Probably because I had a sked with Joe at 22:40 UTC ;-) .
>>> But despite all we managed to complete the QSO with both way M report
>>> (would have been a solid O earlier the evening).
>>> A first ON-VE QSO on 500kHz and with +/- 4075km a new DX record for me
>>> Joe transmitted on 507.770 and I on 501.190.
>>> Between 19 and 22 UTC the signal was audible most of the time and would
>>> have been CW copy if it were not squeezed between the NDB "Z" carrier at
>>> 507.980 (S9+ here) the SM6BHZ CW/SSB test transmissions (up to S9) and a
>>> local birdie on 507.600.
>>>
>>> For the QSO I was running 300W into my 11m high / 25m long lazy-L 
>>> antenna,
>>> estimated ERP about 1.5 Watt (at best, if the greenery does not absorb 
>>> too
>>> much)
>>>
>>> The night from Sunday - Monday I left Argo running,  VX9MRC produced a
>>> good signal all through the night and faded out at 07UTC. This would 
>>> mean
>>> that there is a potential transatlantic path on 500kHz for 13h a day !!!
>>>
>>> 73, Rik  ON7YD - OR7T
>>>
>>> At 17:05 16/11/2009, you wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> Good signals from both stations last night.
>>>>
>>>> Gary - G4WGT - IO83qo.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> -- 
> 73 Warren K2ORS
>                WD2XGJ
>                WD2XSH/23
>                WE2XEB/2
>                WE2XGR/1
>
>