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Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:29:48 -0500
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From: Warren Ziegler <wd2xgj@gmail.com>
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Lighten up Scott!


On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Scott Tilley <sthed475@telus.net> wrote:
> The first =A0illegal 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 anten=
na,
>> 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, =A0VX9MRC produced=
 a
>> good signal all through the night and faded out at 07UTC. This would me=
an
>> that there is a potential transatlantic path on 500kHz for 13h a day !!=
!
>>
>> 73, Rik =A0ON7YD - OR7T
>>
>> At 17:05 16/11/2009, you wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> Good signals from both stations last night.
>>>
>>> Gary - G4WGT - IO83qo.
>>
>>
>>
>
>



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73 Warren K2ORS
                WD2XGJ
                WD2XSH/23
                WE2XEB/2
                WE2XGR/1