[Meteor-Scatter] WSJT across the Atlantic, 2night!!

Thu, 21 Mar 2002 00:04:52 +0100

Friends, 
 this is no hoax ! Received following email a couple of minutes ago,
 plus an exciting phone-call from Alex, N2PIG himself, confirming
 the contents of his mail. 
 He is on site, still checking his email for skeds !
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This is Alex, N2PIG.

Three weeks ago,I went to eastern Newfoundland, CANADA, to establish a high
power 2M & 70Cm Station , with the intent of working my XYL, Debra, VA3PIG,
in Europe.

The next week, my XYL and I  traveled to western IRELAND, where we
established a similar station, mindful of the 26dBW-at-Antenna limit.

Last week I returned to my Newfoundland portable, leaving my XYL, in
IRELAND, at IO41vs.

On Saturday night, 16 March, 2002, I "flipped the switches" on, at the
Canadian Station.

In the last five days, Debra & I  have been communicating across the
Atlantic Ocean, at an approximate Great Circle Distance of 1890 miles/ 3000
kilometers, on 2 Meters, using WSJT!!!

St. Patrick's Day, Sunday, we managed an exchange of Call Signs.

On Tuesday, yesterday, we completed an full exchange, in less than four
hours!

Today, in the early morning, we exchanged the salutations: "God Bless
America", from Newfoundland, and a partial "Greetings from Ireland".

Full details of the event will be available in a Web-Site, we are soon to
construct...It was a few years in dreaming, planinng, and training for this
DXPedition, and still Mr. Murphy accompanied us. However, we were well
prepared for him, and he was most co-operative, in the end.

Debra has now dis-assembled her station and has begun her journey back to
Canada, where I shall rendezvous with her, in Toronto, late Thursday.

I now invite European Amateurs, using WSJT, on 2 Meters, who think they have
a reasonable chance at a QSO with me, in GN38mb, to be the next persons to
"cross the Atlantic".

>From 23Z this evening to 06Z in the morning, I am prepared to work any EU
Stations who wish to try.
I shall be simplex on 144.2 Mhz USB, using North American default.

If you wish a SKED, pse e-mail me at [email protected]

I will check for mail between 2215-2230Z.

Regrettably, at 06Z, I must knock-down the P/VO1 station, for transport.

Therefore, this is your only "window of opportunity" to work me at Old
Perlican, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, CANADA.

Let's hope the rocks ionize well, tonight.

Best Luck & Great DX!!!

Alex, P/VO1/N2PIG

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Forwarded by
Bernie dk3xt/ab7iy   <[email protected]> <[email protected]>
                     <http://www.meteorscatter.net>          
                        "Make More Miles On VHF"
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