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Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 11:42:31 -0700
From: "Scott Tilley, VE7TIL" <sthed475@telus.net>
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Subject: LF: VE7TIL heard in Southern Oregon...
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This morning VE7TIL was heard in Southern Oregon as well. 

http://www.orecal.com/argo/137573jul1200005.jpg

The 2200m station was running ~145W DC input with ~1.7A of antenna current 
into a 25' high by 50' long flattop loaded with ~5mH.  The TX is a homebrew 
push-pull arrangement similar to the G0MRF design. The latest version of the 
SM6LKM exciter was used. The mode was QRSS30.  

I live in the city of Vancouver proper with a small urban lot with lots of 
power wires all around so things are less then optimal.  The ground system 
here consists of a direct connect via a piece of #4AWG to the plumbling system 
entering my home.

The beacon will continue to run to qualify the TX design for the coming days.  
The power will be increased to ~300W either tonight or tomorrow.

See the 'TIL' status page for the latest news.

www.scottboxx.com/radio

73 Scott


Quoting Steve McDonald <jsm@gulfislands.com>:

> After the initial 2200m QSO with VE7TIL at 50km, I ran the QRSS beacon all
> night (during auroral condx) and received my first DX report from Dale in
> southern Oregon:
> 
> http://www.orecal.com/argo/1375735Jun1100007.jpg
> 
>  http://www.orecal.com/argo/1375735Jun1100008.jpg
> 
> 
> Noting the mileage between our respective locations, if I were
> located in Southern England, the report would be the equivalent of being
> heard in S. France, N. Italy, Switzerland, central Germany, Scotland,
> Ireland, Denmark, Holland, Slovakia or Belgium! Wow!
> 
> Checking the distance between myself and the nearest  other 'workable'
> Canadian station (Mitch VE3OT) would be the equivalent of 'G' to E. Turkey,
> Egypt, Iran, Syria or Lebanon...ouch! This will be a challenge with
> backyard
> antennas. I was able to read Larry VA3LK when he was beaconing for ZL and
> that was a healthy KW+ with a big antenna. It looks like Mitch and I have
> our work cut out for us. Better blow the dust off of that G0MRF amplifier
> Mitch :-)
> 
> Steve / VE7SL / CN88
> Mayne Island, BC
> 
> 
> 
> 
>