Re: LF: MF activity from Uto lighthouse next weekend

[wolf_dl4yhf <dl4yhf@freenet.de>]

He is calling cq at the moment but some complain they don't hear anything.
Calm down please and listen.

73,
  Wolf.

Am 16.08.2014 21:37, schrieb Clemens Paul:
> I can copy OH1AH in the beacon mode at the moment (vvv de...):
> RST 3-459
> Distance ca. 1377km
>
> Ant.2x155m Dipol;
> RX Perseus
> http://no.nonsense.ee/qthmap/?qth=JN68KJ79WJ
>
> 73
> Clemens
> DL4RAJ
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
> > [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org] On Behalf Of wolf_dl4yhf
> > Sent: Friday, August 15, 2014 11:16 PM
> > To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
> > Subject: Re: LF: MF activity from Uto lighthouse next weekend
> >
> > OH1AH calling CQ on 472.5 kHz ... 449 with QSB + QRN here in JO42FD.
> > Didn't get a reponse to my answer yet, will try again later.
> > Thanks Erich, Dieter and Chris (XIZ) for the activity.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >    Wolf .
> >
> > Am 10.08.2014 10:41, schrieb phl@netikka.fi:
> > > Hello
> > >
> > > The international lighthouse and lightship weekend is next weekend,
> > > August 16-17.
> > >
> > >
> > > The Top Radio Club OH1AH will be travelling to Utö island
> > (KO09QS) to
> > > activate the lighthouse there and like last year we will
> > also set up a
> > > station for 472...479 kHz.
> > >
> > >
> > > There is unobstructed take-off directly to the baltic sea so daytime
> > > ground-wave contacts could be possible down to the coasts of Poland
> > > and Germany.
> > >
> > > We will be running approximately 1 W EIRP on MF. Daytime
> > there will be
> > > a beacon signal on air when possible. The planned frequency is 472.5
> > > kHz +/- QRM.
> > >
> > > We will travel on Thursday 14 th and hope to have the MF and SW
> > > stations up and running on Friday 15 th in the afternoon.
> > Dismantling
> > > will start in the morning of Sunday 17 th in order to catch the
> > > afternoon ferry back to the mainland.
> > >
> > >
> > > Despite it's remote location Utö is a small nightmare when
> > it comes to
> > > MF/SW reception as the island is literally packed with
> > electronics and
> > > switchmode equipment. We will do our best to hear your
> > signals anyway
> > > but may need a little luck and that QSB peak to complete the QSO. At
> > > least this was the situation last year.
> > >
> > > Possible announcements will be made here and/or DX-summit.
> > >
> > >
> > > It is OK to QSP this message to Yahoo and the NDB-list etc. I have
> > > lost my accounts there so have no direct access anymore.
> > >
> > >
> > > Here are a couple of pictures from last year in a forum thread:
> > > http://peditio.net/utility/YaBB.pl?num=1376341089
> > >
> > >
> > > BR
> > >
> > > Paul-Henrik, OH1LSQ