Lighten up Scott!


On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Scott Tilley <[email protected]> wrote:
> The first  illegal ON-VX QSO.
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> Rik Strobbe wrote:
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>> Gary, All,
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>> yesterday I could copy VX9MRC in QRSS3 with a surprising strong signal as
>> early as 18 UTC, when I launched Argo.
>> Throughout the evening the signal was strong and with little QSB from
>> 19-22UTC, after that the signal became weaker with much more QSB.
>> Probably because I had a sked with Joe at 22:40 UTC ;-) .
>> But despite all we managed to complete the QSO with both way M report
>> (would have been a solid O earlier the evening).
>> A first ON-VE QSO on 500kHz and with +/- 4075km a new DX record for me
>> Joe transmitted on 507.770 and I on 501.190.
>> Between 19 and 22 UTC the signal was audible most of the time and would
>> have been CW copy if it were not squeezed between the NDB "Z" carrier at
>> 507.980 (S9+ here) the SM6BHZ CW/SSB test transmissions (up to S9) and a
>> local birdie on 507.600.
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>> For the QSO I was running 300W into my 11m high / 25m long lazy-L antenna,
>> estimated ERP about 1.5 Watt (at best, if the greenery does not absorb too
>> much)
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>> The night from Sunday - Monday I left Argo running,  VX9MRC produced a
>> good signal all through the night and faded out at 07UTC. This would mean
>> that there is a potential transatlantic path on 500kHz for 13h a day !!!
>>
>> 73, Rik  ON7YD - OR7T
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>> At 17:05 16/11/2009, you wrote:
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>>> Hi All,
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>>> Good signals from both stations last night.
>>>
>>> Gary - G4WGT - IO83qo.
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73 Warren K2ORS
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