[Lowfer] Fwd: LF: Special LF event

Fri, 08 Nov 2002 23:10:33 -0500

Denis

Armchair copy here also.

BTW, VD is on and off some evenings while I'm listening but is usually back on
for the overnight and during the day. Will probably be pulling the plug for a
week or so soon for more receiving tests.

Jay Rusgrove, W1VD

Denis Cote wrote:

> Booming in here on 147.3 KHz at 0339Z with audible CW ID. QRSS3 copy very
> solid.
>
> RX Set up: IC-R75A and 7' hexagonal magnetic loop aimed E/W.
>
> Denis
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James Moritz" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 6:52 AM
> Subject: [Lowfer] Fwd: LF: Special LF event
>
> > Dear Lowfers,
> >
> > >Message received from Eddi DK3UZ
> > >
> > >
> > >    To commemorate its 50th anniversary Germany's National Weather
> Service
> > >(Deutscher Wetterdienst - DWD) will stage an LF / Amateur Radio crossband
> > >event. DDH47 located in Pinneberg near Hamburg will transmit on 147.3kHz
> > >and QSX on 3565, 7025 and, if still open, 14052kHz. Amateurs are asked to
> > >send RST and their locator. The event will start on Friday, 2002-11-08
> > >2230UTC and end on Saturday, 2002-11-09 0520UTC. From hh15-hh18 and hh45-
> > >hh48 QRSS3 transmissions will be made. DDH47 runs 15kW into a 72m high
> > >vertical with a 3-wire top capacity. Pse see also
> > ><http://www.eham.net>www.eham.net calendar
> > >for further information.
> > >
> > >    73, Eddi ._._.
> > >--
> > >
> > >
> >
> ><http://www.dwd.de/de/wir/Geschaeftsfelder/Seeschifffahrt/Sendeplaene/Amate
> urfunk/>http://www.dwd.de/de/wir/Geschaeftsfelder/Seeschifffahrt/Sendeplaene
> /Amateurfunk/
> > >
> >
> > Thought this might make a change - DDH47 is usually several hundred uV/m
> > here in the south-east UK, so I guess reception across the pond should be
> > quite possible with reasonable conditions. You could try listening before
> > the event; normally it transmits FSK with 100Hz shift.
> >
> > Cheers, Jim Moritz
> > 73 de M0BMU
> >
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