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Call Sign : 26-CT-3918 Posts : 44 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-12-20 QTH or Location : Willerby,hull Equipment Used : Anytone At5555 thunderpole base station.
Subject: First contact made! Fri Aug 06, 2021 5:12 pm
Absolutely bussing after having made my first ever dx contact!
Chap from Germany...hardly any lift on but I heard his call come through and he seemed well chuffed when I said Charlie Tango
Have made contacts before but they were weak signals and barely readable.
Kind regards
David. 26 ct 3918
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SangueG Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3971 / 2E0LMI Posts : 1173 Times Thanked : 68 Join date : 2021-01-30 QTH or Location : Cirencester, Gloucestershire Equipment Used : Little radios, home-made antennas
Subject: Re: First contact made! Fri Aug 06, 2021 6:20 pm
Well done David! Pleased for you What mode was it on?
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Call Sign : 26-CT-3918 Posts : 44 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-12-20 QTH or Location : Willerby,hull Equipment Used : Anytone At5555 thunderpole base station.
Subject: Re: First contact made! Fri Aug 06, 2021 6:51 pm
SangueG wrote:
Well done David! Pleased for you What mode was it on?
Cheers.
It was on USB.
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GaryWilson CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-1836 Ham 2E0GGQ Posts : 4198 Times Thanked : 356 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Redcar, North Yorkshire. Equipment Used : Radios & Wires & Stuff! Age : 59
Subject: Re: First contact made! Fri Aug 06, 2021 11:37 pm
Well done David
73's Gary.
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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: First contact made! Sat Aug 07, 2021 5:44 am
Well done!
I hope the first of many for you David.
All the best, Victor
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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: First contact made! Sat Aug 07, 2021 11:39 am
Well done, David. That will be the first of many for you, I am sure.
73s John.
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Subject: Re: First contact made! Sat Aug 07, 2021 12:36 pm
David.gwynfa wrote:
Absolutely bussing after having made my first ever dx contact!
Chap from Germany...hardly any lift on but I heard his call come through and he seemed well chuffed when I said Charlie Tango
Have made contacts before but they were weak signals and barely readable.
Kind regards
David. 26 ct 3918
Fantastic David and this will be the start of many more to come. Hope to hear you on the bands QSL. Cheers Tom. 26 CT 4029
Alan Pilot Major contributor
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: Re: First contact made! Sat Aug 07, 2021 12:47 pm
Bet you where buzzing. Many more to come.
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Subject: Re: First contact made! Sat Aug 07, 2021 1:36 pm
David.gwynfa wrote:
Chap from Germany...hardly any lift on but I heard his call come through and he seemed well chuffed when I said Charlie Tango
Kind regards
David. 26 ct 3918
Ye Thats what seems to happen, you can patiently be monitoring for hours and then all of sudden BOOM!
Well Done David
glenn dog Major contributor
Call Sign : 56-CT-004 Posts : 444 Times Thanked : 11 Join date : 2019-08-23 QTH or Location : Oulu -Finland Equipment Used : ft-450d-mc kinley - cobra 19dxeu- lincoln+2 - superstar lord - grant 2 - tti hand held- alan42- crt mike cb - zodiac 68 hunting radio hand held- and few PMR 2
Subject: Re: First contact made! Sat Aug 07, 2021 4:36 pm
Yesterday at 11:19 pm by 
Subject: First contact made! 
What mode was it on?
That will be the first of many for you, I am sure.
