Does anyone know if they will be operating during the overnight period?
Jay W1VD WD2XNS WE2XGR/2
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From: "wolf_dl4yhf" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2012 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: LF: Re: Re: Re: DK0SWF antenna
John,
you wrote:
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Calling CQ ad infinitum, while also 60Hz higher I also copy DF0WD calling CQ too. I assume neither
station can hear each other?
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Of course I could hear DK0SWF calling CQ about 100 Hz away. But I had given up, finally, after
trying for the umpteenth time to get a response from them. As Mal and others already noted, their
signal was incredibly strong, but they must have had a very, very serious problem with their
receiver. Maybe they should have asked the SWF (Südwestfunk) to close down some of the
transmitters in their vincinity ? Oh well. Hope the pilots in Poland were not too irritated by the
powerful signal, which even beat DK7FC's signal by far !
Despite all the trouble, I was positively surprised to make a QSO with OM1II, whom I heard earlier
on, but didn't want to add to the confusion on the semi-official "calling frequency" (472.5 kHz).
Also thanks to G3KEV, DK8KW, DJ2LF, and DF5QF for the nice QSOs. OZ7FOC was partly audible, but
difficult tonight.
73,
Wolf DL4YHF / DF0WD
While I applaud any new MF activity, I wonder why, if DK0SWF are unable to receive efficiently on
their antenna, they call CQ?
Surely if this is a "one time" opportunity to transmit from "SWF" and reception is impossible
they could do something else with the time on the air. A WSPR transmission for the same length of
time would gather much more usefuly information than calling CQ with no hope of hearing any
replies?
John
GM4SLV
IP90gg
Shetland Isles
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