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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 07:56:41 +0100
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2007/2/12, Mike Dennison <mike.dennison@ntlworld.com>:
>
> Joe, VO1NA, and I completed a successful QSO last night. He was using
> QRSS60 and I used QRSS30. The contact involved no repeats and lasted
> 3.5 hours, starting at 2230UTC. 'O' reports were exchanged.
>
> The attached images of Joe show that conditions were very good, with
> some strong fades. Initially I had Argo set to 30 second dots, but
> changed to 60s during a fade, which is why the first picture looks
> odd.
>
> I run about 200mW ERP from an antenna squeezed into a garden 20m
> (70ft) by 8m (25ft). I believe Joe was running well below 1W ERP
> himself.
>
> My thanks to Joe,and to W3EEE for his DFC39 chart which reduced the
> number of sleepless nights needed, and DF6NM for his grabber which
> helped ensure a clear frequency.
>
> I also noted activity from RA3YO near 137.777, and IK5ZPV and DK8KW
> who were close to 136.318.
>
> Mike, G3XDV
> ==========
>
> Congratulations Joe and Mike.


' 73 de IK5ZPV

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<br><br>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">2007/2/12, Mike Dennison &lt;<a href="mailto:mike.dennison@ntlworld.com">mike.dennison@ntlworld.com</a>&gt;:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Joe, VO1NA, and I completed a successful QSO last night. He was using<br>QRSS60 and I used QRSS30. The contact involved no repeats and lasted
<br>3.5 hours, starting at 2230UTC. &#39;O&#39; reports were exchanged.<br><br>The attached images of Joe show that conditions were very good, with<br>some strong fades. Initially I had Argo set to 30 second dots, but<br>
changed to 60s during a fade, which is why the first picture looks<br>odd.<br><br>I run about 200mW ERP from an antenna squeezed into a garden 20m<br>(70ft) by 8m (25ft). I believe Joe was running well below 1W ERP<br>himself.
<br><br>My thanks to Joe,and to W3EEE for his DFC39 chart which reduced the<br>number of sleepless nights needed, and DF6NM for his grabber which<br>helped ensure a clear frequency.<br><br>I also noted activity from RA3YO near 
137.777, and IK5ZPV and DK8KW<br>who were close to 136.318.<br><br>Mike, G3XDV<br>==========<br><br>Congratulations&nbsp;Joe and Mike.&nbsp;&nbsp;</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all">&#39; 73 de IK5ZPV

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