Peter,
Thanks for the info. I was a late starter on 500 after much thinking
about the likelyhood of it being useable from this range.
ALso - I wasn't really sure whether to get going on the band in
mid-summer - especially from this northern latitude, where it doesn't
actually get dark in May, June & July.
Things are starting to improve, and I thought I'd at least use these
few weeks of "summer" to work on an antenna of sorts and try to work a
few stations.
I look forward to working you when you come back on the band
Regards,
John
On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:35:12 EDT
[email protected] wrote:
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> John,
>
> for info I am not active at the moment but should be back on next
> month with a better aerial and more power. My qth is not very good
> for lf band working and lots of cq calls and beaconing over a 3
> week period with 5 watts output produced only 2 qso's (with G3OLB
> who is relatively local and G3AQC in Chichester), plus a single
> reception report from the Torbay area. I'm hoping that propagation
> will improve in the autumn/winter months.
> Peter, G3JFS
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> In a message dated 14/08/2007 18:01:40 Greenwich Standard Time,
> [email protected] writes:
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> On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:13:22 +0100
> "Dave G3WCB" <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > LF, John and Tom,
> >
> > Congratulations on the DX contact, but there is someone a bit
> > further away! G3JFS in Plymouth is in IO70WJ, and I make the
> > distance to be about 1109 km. Peter has been active on 500 kHz,
> > but I don't know if he is currently QRV.
> >
> > Static levels are low in the SE today, so I will be listening later
> > on this evening.
> >
> > 73, Dave G3WCB IO91RM
>
>
> Thanks for the info Dave,
>
> I haven't heard G3JFS yet, but I await his appearance with baited
> breath, and key at the ready!
>
> I should be QRV at 11pm BST with Finbar. Any reports gladly received,
> and even better would be some others to join in, during or after,
> with either/both of us.
>
> There are some static crashes building now, but hopefully short
> lived...
>
> Cheers,
>
> John
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