Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:17:20 +0100
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From: Rik Strobbe <rik.strobbe@fys.kuleuven.be>
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Subject: Re: LF: 500kHz VX9MRC & WE2XGR/6
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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 
antenna, 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,  VX9MRC produced 
a good signal all through the night and faded out at 07UTC. This 
would mean that there is a potential transatlantic path on 500kHz for 
13h a day !!!

73, Rik  ON7YD - OR7T

At 17:05 16/11/2009, you wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>Good signals from both stations last night.
>
>Gary - G4WGT - IO83qo.