[Lowfer] VLF

[Dave Brown]

Not listened for a few months but VTX3 on 18.1 kHz can be heard over a very
wide area and often has a CW ID running between traffic. QTH is near the
'bottom' of India.
73
Dave
ZL3FJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Andrews" <w1tag@charter.net>
To: <lowfer@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 8:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] VLF


> Eric,
>
> > Now if only they'll fire up one of those behemoths again.  As usual, a
day
> > late ...
>
> Expect SAQ again around New Year's Day. In the winter, there's a real shot
> of it penetrating well inland into the U.S.. I couldn't copy the message
> text this summer, though the CQ's and other preliminary stuff was
> understandable.
>
> Other than SAQ, don't expect many VLF CW transmissions. Most of the
> operation down there is military, and they don't do much "special event"
> stuff.
>
> I fondly remember polishing my my CW skills before taking the Extra Class
> test in 1967 by copying code groups from NAA and NSS. Using a 1-transistor
> regen receiver, no less. Sigh...
>
> John A.
>
>
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