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

Thu, 21 Mar 2002 00:22:45 -0000

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Bernd Gapinski
> Sent: 20 March 2002 23:05
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Meteor-Scatter] WSJT across the Atlantic, 2night!!
> Importance: High
>
>
> 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 !
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
> 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
>

That is fantastic! Well done and I hope that you can claim the Brendan
trophy!

See you all from GJ this coming weekend (hopefully)

Conrad G0RUZ