[Laser] Optical DX Records

[John Matz]

I reread some of the webpages.  Maybe I "misspoke" hi hi.
JEM
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Matz" <Jematz at megsinet.net>
To: "Free Space LASER Communications" <laser at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 1:10 AM
Subject: Re: [Laser] Optical DX Records


> Hi
> I think Chris has not claimed his contact as a world record ... Chris is
not
> a ham, so the ham community won't recognize it ... he used LED sources,
not
> lasers which the ARRL wants in its "coherency" requirement ... and it is
the
> longest distance contact only in that part of the world (Australia et al.)
> ... but it's still neat !!!
> John Matz KB9II
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "steve kavanagh" <skavanagh73 at yahoo.ca>
> To: <laser at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 8:05 AM
> Subject: [Laser] Optical DX Records
>
>
> > There seems to be some lack of consistency in optical
> > DX record tracking.  Chris Long's new web page (an
> > interesting read !) quotes a previous red light record
> > of under 100 km, while W5LUA at www.ntms.org lists a
> > 192 km QSO as a North American red light record, and
> > G3PHO
> >
> > (http://www.g3pho.free-online.co.uk/microwaves/index.htm
> >
> > gives a distance of a little over 100 km as a world
> > record.
> >
> > 73,
> > Steve VE3SMA
> >
> >
> >
> >
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