[NLRS] 2m Trans- Atlantic contact ?

[Bill Smith via NLRS]

Roger that, Zack, hardly a 'contact' and totally without  verification.
 
 
In a message dated 7/9/2014 12:45:21 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
w9sz.zack at gmail.com writes:



I think "heard" is a misnomer if they are using WSJT modes.  "Detected"
would be a more appropriate word.
:-)

73, Zack  W9SZ


On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 10:53 AM, Barry Malowanchuk  <ve4ma at shaw.ca> wrote:

>
>
>
> FYI I have  not seen this mentioned on any of the reflectors
>
> Barry  VE4MA
> 2 Metre trans-Atlantic contact made
>
> A group of  amateur radio enthusiasts set a new record on Monday when they
> sent a  radio signal across the Atlantic ocean from Newfoundland to 
Europe.
>  Roger Sturtevant, part of the group from Nova Scotia, said they wanted  
to
> use new technology to replicate, in reverse, Guglielmo Marconi's  1901
> transatlantic signal.
> He said the group was successful,  and managed to send a two-meter (144
> MHz) radio signal from Pouch Cove  to the U.K., setting a record and
> surprising many amateur radio  enthusiasts.
> "In our hobby, this is really reaching for the limits —  most people think
> it could not be done," Sturtevant told the St.  John's Morning Show.
> "Theoretically, perhaps it could. We'd have to  have exactly the right
> conditions at the right time."
>  Sturtevant said the group was thrilled when their message was heard  
across
> the Atlantic Ocean, and they weren't the only ones  celebrating.
> "[There were] lots of high fives, and immediately in  Europe there were
> chat pages where amateurs were all looking and  they're watching what
> everyone's trying to do. Many, many operators  tried to work our station 
and
> all of a sudden the information was just  spreading like wildfire amongst
> radio operators, and by yesterday it  basically had gotten around the
> globe," he said.
> Sturtevant  said the group hopes to win the Irish Radio Transmitter
> Society's  Brendan Plate, one of three coveted Brendan Awards, for their
>  achievement.
>
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