Hi Stefan,
Thanks for a long "talking" QSO - yes I noticed your power had dropped a
bit, but the CW signal was still Q5 here, and about 2 to 3 S-units
stronger than the modulation sideband from "bia" on 473 kHz.
I heared your CQ later on and first thought there was another station
calling (because the signal was "only" 559 instead of 599 then) but that
was another trick of the QSB. 21:20 UTC (which, iirc, was when we
started) was *much* better for this distance than after 22:00 UTC.
Btw rushing downhill with the bike, I got home shortly before the rain
set in. Perfectly timed.
Good night,
Wolf .
Am 19.07.2012 00:14, schrieb Stefan Schäfer:
Hi Wolf,
Thanks for the QSO in fb conds. And sorry for the sudden loss of my
signal.
I knew that your time is limited so i hurried to be QRV at 21 UTC. A
few minutes before i did a calibrating test of my antenna current
amperemeter which is using a current transformer. For reference
measuring i soldered a 1 Ohm resistor in series to a 50 Ohm dummy load
to measure the voltage with the scope. But then i forgot to remove it
after the calibration. Later in the QSO, during my very long
Durchgang, the resistor became so hot that the solder melt and the
contact was open. Then i connected the antenna directly and switched
to LO. No idea what the TX pwr was in this situation.
So, far from optimal and all quite confusing :-) But that's amateur
radio :-)
Now i've repaired the matchbox and call CQ again but you are probably
on the way to your bed...
Next time! At least the band looks promising for a real QSO band and
your signals were up to a true 579!
73, cuagn, Stefan/DK7FC
Hi Stefan,
ok- I'm heading for DF0WD now. No internet access there this time.
Will call on 472.5 and listen there, also on 501+x kHz.
Cheers,
Wolf .
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