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Rik Strobbe wrote:

> The best way to find out wether we can cross the pond on 136kHz is to try it.
> What I have in mind is a transatlantic test, similar to what we did last
> year in cooperation with N4ICK, but with a much larger group of listeners
> at the W/VE side. There are plenty of 'lowfers' in USA/Canada that are well
> equipped for listening in the 160-190kHz segment, it should not be too hard
> for them to adapt their receivers/antennas to 136kHz.
> So my suggestion is that we take a weekend (somewhere in february ?) that
> the Europeans transmit on 136kHz and the Americans listen (look) for us.
> We can announce this event via this reflector, the LCWA webpage, the AMRAD
> webpage and eventually also via topband reflectors.
>
> Best chances will be using slow-CW techniques at our side and have the
> Americans looking for us using GRAM or similar software.
> Regarding transmitting antennas, stations with long horizontal wires also
> produce very good signals, not only the sky-high verticals.

Your neighbour just down the road would agree but long haul DX no chance !!!

> So I think
> there will be a lot more suitable stations than the 'happy few' on Mal's
> list. Besides half a dozen UK stations (including GW4ALG if he can use his
> 'balloon antenna') there are EI0CF, the 3 SM's and the 2 OH's. For these
> last the distance may be more, but they have the advantage of their more
> northern position with a (part of the) propagation path that is in the dark
> for almost 24h/day.
>
> So, what do you think of this idea ? Will we set a weekend and try to get
> the Americans listening (looking) for us ?
>
> 73, Rik  ON7YD