Re: LF: 9A3KB

[Chris Osborn <g3xizchris@gmail.com>]

Hello Tom and Boki,

Ian G4GIR and I had arranged to try for a QSO with Boki last night and

we were both calling him from 20.00Z
Ian was transmitting on 137.71 kHz QRSS-3 and I was on 137.69 kHz DFCW-6

We had synchronised our transmissions and both signals were clearly visible on the G3YXM LF grabber in Birmingham.

Part way through one of our transmissions Boki called G4GIR (just after 20.30Z) so we immediately stopped transmitting and replied once he had finished.

Boki was obviously not receiving us at all so we eventually gave up.

He was only an 'M' signal here and at times completely disappeared into QSB

Neither Ian nor I have QRO stations, both only running 100 W so I suspect that under present conditions the chances of Boki receiving us are low.

I am surprised that neither UK station have to my knowledge been reported elsewhere.

During the previous evening we had also tried to contact Boki without success.
Tom did not appear to be receiving us either although he was a solid 'O' signal here.

GL to Boki and if I see him calling CQ again I shall certainly reply, maybe using QRSS-6 which should have a better chance of success.

73

Chris / G3XIZ

On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 9:20 PM, DK1IS <DK1IS@kabelmail.de> wrote:

Hi Boki,

letting Argo-Capture run to register the QRM made by the new LED street lamps our urban administration installed some days ago I saw you calling G3XIZ in vane, see annex. You are audible OOO again like yesterday. The time stamps are in CET, frequency scale 137.xxx kHz.  RX: RX 1001 from Hagenuk, Ant: Active rod HE-011 from R&S.

73 es gl,

Tom, DK1IS
www.qrz.com/db/dk1is