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Hi all,
ZM2E at Quartz Hill should be ready by sunset
Tuesday 4 October to begin QSO attempts with VA7LF and then RU6LA later in
the night. The sunset and sunrise sequence is as
follows:
0626 UTC ZL sunset and the path becomes
dark to VA7LF
1417 UTC VA7LF sunrise, so nearly 8 hours of
dark path to ZL (path is mostly north/south)
1453 UTC RU6LA sunset and the path becomes
darl to ZL
1754 UTC ZL sunrise, so only 3 hours of dark
path with RU6LA (path is mostly east/west)
So there is time for a coffee break at
ZM2E between each dark path. Three successive nights are arranged so we
can "try again" the next night. The participants are agreed that
they will not consider "carry over" from a previous night, and any successful
QSO will need to be started and completed in the one night.
ZM2E will be using 137.7890/137.7886 kHz FSK and
with dot length selected at the time. VA7LF will use very similar
frequencies and FSK. RU6LA (and possibly a special call sign) may use
either QRSS or FSK but will be similar to ZM2E frequency. This means that
third party monitoring could see what they get from any or all particpants, and
as a compromise it may be best to set 60 second dot length as that is more
likely to be the QSO attempt rate than 120 seconds (the sun comes up too
soon!).
73, Bob ZL2CA
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