[Lowfer] Fw: Re: UA-ZL QSO

[Dave Brown]

For those not on the RSGB LF reflector-
73
Dave-ZL3FJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vernall" <vernall@xtra.co.nz>
To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 1:04 PM
Subject: LF: Re: UA-ZL QSO


> Hi all,
>
> Andrew ZL2BBJ and myself, the ZM2E operators, are confident to claim a 2
way
> QSO with UATLE (UA0LE).  We got quite good results from UATLE within a few
> hours of UATLE sunset, so we suspect they have better radiated power than
> ZM2E.  As per the results of receiving the beacon on week nights,
> propoagation generally lifted about "half way through the dark time".
>
> Signals were so good during the last few hours before ZL sunrise that we
> could actually copy by ear, and very clearly check with Argo on 3 second
dot
> length :-)  The QRSS30 received signal seemed to overload Argo set to 30
> second dot length.
>
> I'll make a more complete report in due course.  We need to check the
> distance, but I understand it to be nominally 10311 km.
>
> 73, Bob ZL2CA
>
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