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Call Sign : 163-CT-220...MW7TTA Posts : 2516 Times Thanked : 69 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7300,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 150
Subject: Bit of a lift today Mon Nov 16, 2020 11:18 am
Hearing a bit on 555 this morning.
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Call Sign : 26CT763 Posts : 4144 Times Thanked : 148 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Manchester Equipment Used : Optima, Superstar 360fm, Stalker 9fdx, President Jack Age : 50
Subject: Re: Bit of a lift today Mon Nov 16, 2020 1:10 pm
Good stuff, Alan. Hope you get some good contacts in the log.
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Call Sign : 26 CT050 26 FB080 26 WT105 26 TE171 Posts : 948 Times Thanked : 51 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : NORTH LONDON Equipment Used : ORIGINAL President Lincoln, President Teddy , Silver Eagle microphones , Gainmaster antenna, use a AMP ofcourse I do sometimes Age : 66
Subject: Re: Bit of a lift today Mon Nov 16, 2020 1:32 pm
On the WhatsApp group John they was saying 43 div(Australia) was being heard very low on 11m today
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Call Sign : 26CT763 Posts : 4144 Times Thanked : 148 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Manchester Equipment Used : Optima, Superstar 360fm, Stalker 9fdx, President Jack Age : 50
Subject: Re: Bit of a lift today Tue Nov 17, 2020 12:02 am
Just having a read through it, Martin. It has been a few years, since I last worked 43 div. The best contact I had last time was Johnno (43CT004) over in Wagga Wagga. I was amazed to have worked the East Side on a mobile whip. The trusty Sirio 4000 doing the business.
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Call Sign : 26CT763 Posts : 4144 Times Thanked : 148 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Manchester Equipment Used : Optima, Superstar 360fm, Stalker 9fdx, President Jack Age : 50
Subject: Re: Bit of a lift today Tue Nov 17, 2020 12:55 pm
43 div has been heard and worked in the UK again today.
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NUBSTER 10 + Year member
Call Sign : 26 CT050 26 FB080 26 WT105 26 TE171 Posts : 948 Times Thanked : 51 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : NORTH LONDON Equipment Used : ORIGINAL President Lincoln, President Teddy , Silver Eagle microphones , Gainmaster antenna, use a AMP ofcourse I do sometimes Age : 66
Subject: Re: Bit of a lift today Tue Nov 17, 2020 1:49 pm
I think I would need a bigger antenna than my Gainmaster to pick them up John LOL , and be in the middle of nowhere no buildings around ,but I keep my fingers crossed and listen out mate
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Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 5803 Times Thanked : 352 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: Bit of a lift today Tue Nov 17, 2020 7:34 pm
I heard a VK2 and VK5, (Australia), on 10m this morning thinking there must be a lift......
....never even thought to drop to 11 and check out there. Doh!
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Call Sign : 26CT763 Posts : 4144 Times Thanked : 148 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Manchester Equipment Used : Optima, Superstar 360fm, Stalker 9fdx, President Jack Age : 50
Subject: Re: Bit of a lift today Wed Nov 18, 2020 12:14 am
NUBSTER wrote:
I think I would need a bigger antenna than my Gainmaster to pick them up John LOL , and be in the middle of nowhere no buildings around ,but I keep my fingers crossed and listen out mate
I know what you mean, Martin. The 43div stations were running five and six element beams. They definitely have alot more space over there. Good luck, Martin, you never know.
John123 CT Directors
Call Sign : 26CT763 Posts : 4144 Times Thanked : 148 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Manchester Equipment Used : Optima, Superstar 360fm, Stalker 9fdx, President Jack Age : 50
Subject: Re: Bit of a lift today Wed Nov 18, 2020 12:20 am
Victor wrote:
I heard a VK2 and VK5, (Australia), on 10m this morning thinking there must be a lift......
....never even thought to drop to 11 and check out there. Doh!
Good stuff, Victor. I might take my portable two element beam up to my dx location this weekend and see if I can pull them in. Weather dependent of course.
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Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 5803 Times Thanked : 352 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: Bit of a lift today Wed Nov 18, 2020 4:51 am
Sounds like a good plan John.
Hope the weather holds calm for you at the weekend.
Now that all the Xmas lights are going up around me CB frequencies are all but wiped out and QRM jumped up on the Ham bands too. Just been checking digi-mode reports and seems like Australia is hitting through there including 10m so might give those modes a go.
Not quite as exciting as a good old SSB CB contact though
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