[NLRS] 2m Trans- Atlantic contact ?

[Chris Elmquist]

On Wednesday (07/09/2014 at 03:19PM -0400), Bill Smith via NLRS wrote:
> 
> Roger that, Zack, hardly a 'contact' and totally without  verification.

This might be a "controversial" achievement.  Seems others have tried to
claim the prize in the past and been declined due to lack of verification,

http://www.eham.net/articles/6481

Chris N0JCF

> 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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