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Dear Roger,
thank you for this excellent summary and motivating
words!
Regarding "best DX from a home QTH", we should mention Paul
Nicholson's amazing detections of my 5 uW EMRP transmissions in October at 1027
km: http://abelian.org/vlf/mv101009/ -
something that I had not expected in my wildest dreams, until it actually
happened.
Best 73,
Markus (DF6NM)
From: Roger Lapthorn
Sent:
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 9:15 AM
To:
[email protected]
Subject: LF: Progress on the Dreamer's
Band
Dear All,
Less than a year ago someone called 8-9kHz "The
Dreamers Band" assuming that results would be impossible, but here we are now
with several stations able to do scientific observations of long distance
propagation changes on the band! This is a band on which amateurs are yet again
able to demonstrate real science in action and where the true amateur radio
spirit is alive and well.
If I may summarise the 8-9kHz band status
today:
- at least 6 stations active on TX capable of producing a
far-field DX signal
- probably around 20-30 stations able to receive such far
field transmissions
- around 10(?) grabbers monitoring the band either full
or part time.
- best DX from a home QTH 699km
- best DX from a /P location
2873km
- others experimenting with earth mode propagation over local
distances
- lots being learnt about antennas, receivers and propagation (and
pipes and wet fenland!).
- DX far-field transmission also successfully
received on 6.47kHz and 5.17kHz.
And what next on the band?
- some
real 2-way QSOs (one was made last year in Germany over about 20km)?
- more
home station far-field TX operation?
- whistler mode guided DX into the
southern hemisphere?
- transatlantic reception?
- new coding techniques to
allow QSO mode contacts in shorter time periods?
In all this has been a
fantastic year. The thrill of seeing Stefan's 8.97kHz weak trace on my PC screen
in December matched anything I had done in amateur radio. So, well done to
all those who have put so much effort into breaking down barriers in our hobby
and opening up a fresh place to explore.
A very special thank you to Stefan
DK7FC.
May I end with links for:
- the sub-9kHz Yahoo Group open
to anyone interested
- my sub-9kHz website where I try to make sub-9 news
available to a wider audience
73s
Roger G3XBM
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g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/
www.g3xbm.co.uk
www.youtube.com/user/g3xbm
G3XBM
GQRP 1678 ISWL G11088
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