[NLRS] MSK144 Question

[Richard Clem]

Hi, Dave.

Yes, I noticed the grid square was a "little bit off."  :-)  Also, neither of
the calls was on QRZ, especially the "I91" prefix.  But they're close enough
to real calls that it must have picked up something.  Weird!

73,
Rick

------ Original Message ------
Received: Tue, 20 Jul 2021 03:37:49 PM CDT
From: <david.quick at frontiernet.net>
To: "'Richard Clem'" <clem.law at usa.net>,	<nlrs at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: RE: [NLRS] MSK144 Question

> This was a false decode, something that WXJT-X sometimes does. A clue is
> that the grid square, MP02, is in eastern Russia rather than in Italy.
> 
> *TGBB 12 O'clock. We're always a little off* 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nlrs-bounces at mailman.qth.net <nlrs-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf
> Of Richard Clem
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 1:09 PM
> To: nlrs at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [NLRS] MSK144 Question
> 
> As I mentioned in another post, I've been playing around with MSK144, since
> it seems like the best bet to work the elusive close in states on 10 and
15.
> 
> I've been calling CQ on 50.260 with no takers, and I left it running
> overnight.  Lo and behold, I see that I decoded this overnight:
> 
> 104515  -8  5.1 1682 &  IW9XTS/P I91HGF/P MP02
> 
> Was I really copying Italy on an otherwise dead band?  If so, any guess as
> to what kind of propagation was involved?
> 
> I am calling CQ on 50.260, and I'm interested to see if I have it
configured
> properly.  So if you hear me, I'd appreciate a reply, even if you're local.

> I'm in EN34kx.
> 
> TNX & 73,
> Rick W0IS
> 
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