On 31 Oct 2007 at 22:40, Michael Probert wrote:

> Thanks for report Jose.
> 
> Static was terrible here but nice to know we are making it into EA.
> 
> Hope to work you cross band
> 
> Mike GW4HXO
>   _____  
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> Just copied CW QSO between G3UNT and GI3PDN.
> 

Your static was obviously why you wre having difficulty trying to QSO 
G3UNT Mike. I was listening at the time, both excellent 589ish 
signals and way above my noise level and I heard you both repeatedly 
call each other. At one time I heard Brian give you (if I remember) 
something like 439.

What I find strange is how I clearly copy stations far better than 
many other people. Maybe it is my vertical, with no horizontal top 
section, and it picks up less local QRN and more signals, or maybe it 
is down to the Datong UC1 and the K2 it is feeding. Be what it may, 
most people are absolutely clear copy (though GI3PDN was somewhat 
weaker last night in the short time I heard Ray). But I was really 
struggling to hear some of the 80m stations on the other side of the 
QSOs, wierd....

So my only problem is that most people can't hear me! But that is 
down to the sand below the lawn and the corresponding astronomic 
earth resistance. Only thing I can do there is to move!

As to the legality of crossband, we are quite definitely normal 
amateur stations (with special permit to allow us to transmit on 
500k). I see no problem with other countries working us crossband, 
just like we used to do years ago between 6m and 10m before we got 
that band.

73 Dave G3YMC



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