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From: "Steve McDonald" <jsm@gulfislands.com>
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Subject: LF: Re: VA3LK hrd report
Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 20:57:58 -0700
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Yes Mike...I am looking forward to the next winter's DX season. By then I
should have a 10' dia. air core loop pointed in your direction. BTW, condx
were very poor the night I did see Larry's signal so under normal or
enhanced condx there will be a large improvement. My present rx antenna is a
squashed-up 3' diameter active loop (shielded)...certainly far less than
optimum so the reception was very encouraging.

Steve / VE7SL / CN 88 / Mayne Island, BC

> > Condx poor last night but initial attempt to hear Larry's ZL sked was
> > encouraging.
> >
> > Distance is about 2200 miles.
> >
> > Steve / VE7SL / CN88 Mayne Island, B.C.
>
> This report seems to have been largely ignored but is significant for
three
> reasons:
>
> It was over 3500km, Steve is the furthest westerly station QRV and the
path
> was all over land.
>
> Steve is 7300km from England, and the best 136kHz DX so far is 6380km
> (M0BMU>W4DEX) which is not too far off. Of course, the path is closer to
the
> Pole and involves more land, so is likely to be more difficult.
>
> Congratulations to both Steve and Larry.
>
> By the way, I looked up Mayne Island on the web
> (http://www.mayneisland.com/where.html).  It is in the far SW corner of
> Canada and looks a really beautiful place.
>
> 73
>
> Mike, G3XDV
> http://www.lf.thersgb.net
>