Re: LF: VO1NA QRSS10 on 477.7 kHz

[Stefan Schäfer <schaefer@iup.uni-heidelberg.de>]

Hello Joe,

When is your local sunset in GN37 today? That would be the best time!

73, Stefan/DK7FC

Am 24.03.2014 23:23, schrieb jcraig@mun.ca:
> Hi Lubos,
>
> Please do join in!
>
> 73
> Joe
>
> On Mon, 24 Mar 2014, Lubos wrote:
>
> > Hello Joe and Christian!I am going to be on 630m as well. My 
> > favourite frq is 472.7kHz. Can I join you?
> > Lubos, OK2BVG, JN88KS
> > ************************************************************************** 
> >
> > > Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 16:17:49 -0230
> > > From: jcraig@mun.ca
> > > To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
> > > Subject: Re: LF: VO1NA QRSS10 on 477.7 kHz
> > >
> > > Hi Christian,
> > >
> > > Yes, let's try for a real CW QSO tonight.  Will call 0000 utc and
> > > on the half hours until 0200. Will listen 472.5 kHz if that's OK
> > > with you.
> > >
> > > We are having a blizzard so experimentation with the antenna
> > > is out for today.  The TX might be convinced to give another 3 dB.
> > > Let's hope that a fried FET is not in the future!
> > >
> > >
> > > 73
> > > Joe VO1NA
> > >
> > > On Mon, 24 Mar 2014, C. Groeger wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Joe,
> > > Can you QRO a bit for a real CW QSO?
> > > You told me last time, you heard me and I heard you as well...
> > > 73, df5qg
> > >
> > > Christian Groeger
> > >
> > > jcraig@mun.ca schrieb:
> > >
> > > > Many thanks for the reply to my calls.  Your signals were also 
> > > > audible at
> > > > times.  BIA could be heard before our QSO and WD2SXH/7 was about 
> > > > 559 near
> > > > 476 kHz towards the end.  Thank-you for staying up so late to make 
> > > > it all
> > > > happen! TX here 50 watts, ERP about 1 watt.
> > > >
> > > > 73
> > > > Joe VO1NA
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, 24 Mar 2014, wolf_dl4yhf wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hello Joe,
> > > > >
> > > > > Many thanks also... just now, at the 'final dit', your signal is 
> > > > > audible
> > > > > again:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > SNR in QRSS10 bandwidth (approx. 0.1 Hz) : over 30 dB !
> > > > >
> > > > > 73 and gn,
> > > > >  Wolf DL4YHF
> > > > >  JO42FD
> > > > >  100 W, inv. L with 60 meter total wire length, horizontal part 
> > > > > approx 11
> > > > > meters above ground.
> > > > > ..zzz..
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Am 22.03.2014 13:19, schrieb jcraig@mun.ca:
> > > > > > Hello Wolf,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Many thanks for the details of your reception.  Sending audible 
> > > > > > sigs to  DL
> > > > > > was very gratifing.  There is some room to improve the ERP
> > > > > > and I look forward to experimenting with this.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 73 and thanks again
> > > > > > Joe
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Sat, 22 Mar 2014, wolf_dl4yhf wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Greetings all,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Nice signal from Joe throughout the night, strongest around 
> > > > > > > 04:00 UTC
> > > > > > > here, but 'ever-present' between start and sunrise.
> > > > > > > Multi-strip spectrogram covering the strongest part (which was 
> > > > > > > audible
> > > > > > > during the peaks at 03:45 UTC):
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > http://www.qsl.net/dl4yhf/mf/VO1NA_2014_03_22__04UTC.jpg
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > The signal began to drop at 05:00 UTC, which is in the upper 
> > > > > > > right corner
> > > > > > > of the screenshot.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks for the test Joe. Hope to meet you in a QSO mode one day, 
> > > > > > > for me
> > > > > > > JT9-1 appears manageable...
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > 73,
> > > > > > >  Wolf  DL4YHF
> > > > > > >   JO42RX
> > > > > > >   RX: old IC-706 on 60 meter wire antenna resonated at 475 kHz,
> > > > > > > preselector/preamp *off* .