Yes Stefan, it was the right time.

 

Last evening I was transmiting WSPR on the 160 m band, using 5 Watts EIRP. Exactly the same best time to VK.

 

The extra tranmitting EIRP losses from 160m to 2200m may be expect around -25 dB (with the same TX output power and using a quite well done amator antennas for each of the two bands).

 

On the way, very little chance for "the signal comes back before his sunrise". I had extended test in the years 1980 with two VK6 stations on CW 160m (over 200 QSO). At this second possible time of propagation, we had always around 1 to 2 S point below the leved received when I was in the evening, before the dark night.

 

Regards. F6CNI Andy.

 

2015-08-30 18:32   F6CNI   1.838029   -26   0   JN19qb   5   VK6XT   OF86td   14468   98 

2015-08-30 19:00   F6CNI   1.838029   -22   0   JN19qb   5   VK6XT   OF86td   14468   98 

2015-08-30 19:40   F6CNI   1.838030   -25   0   JN19qb   5   VK6XT   OF86td   14468   98 

2015-08-30 19:40   DF5FH   1.838081   -26   0   JO42um   20   VK6XT   OF86td   14088   100 

 

-----Message d'origine-----

From: DK7FC

Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 9:46 PM

To: [email protected]

Subject: LF: LF tonite and traces in VK7!

 

Hi all,

 

there are some weak traces on Edgars LF grabber

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/101251787/testIDC.html Not clearly

readable but clear traces in one line on the right frequency and to the

right time. Maybe the signal comes back before his sunrise :-)

 

Tonite i'm running DFCW-90 on 136.172 kHz again. It's a long time ago.

 

Reports welcome. Someone joins in?

 

73, Stefan