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0.5w handy to 0.5w handy - Brighton UK to Normandy in France (Video)
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26CT1074 New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-1074 / 29-CT-031 Posts : 33 Times Thanked : 5 Join date : 2019-06-28 QTH or Location : East Sussex Equipment Used : Icom IC-7300, Lincoln II (V4), Xiegu X6100 Age : 45
Subject: 0.5w handy to 0.5w handy - Brighton UK to Normandy in France (Video) Thu May 21, 2020 1:22 am
Hey guys,
just thought i'd share this video which is from my YouTube channel, I recorded it on the 19th May and we had a great tropo lift and French stations were booming across.
I spoke to a good radio friend of mine now, we have spoken many many times over PMR during tropo and his name is Jacky (14-FRS-119) and we were both using 500mw legal handheld PMR radios.
108 miles as the crow flies between my exact home QTH to his location on Utah Beach in Normandy.
I've never got such a buzz from radio and who knew it would come from a half watt PMR handy
Link below, stay safe everyone best 73'
Mike.
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Alan - Mirror Man Major contributor
Call Sign : 108CT233 Posts : 201 Times Thanked : 14 Join date : 2019-12-01 QTH or Location : Central Scotland Equipment Used : CRT SS9900 Beofeng UV5R Yaesu FTDX1200 CRT Micron CRT FP00 Sattelite 2000 antenna ZS6BKW X30 co-linear
Subject: Re: 0.5w handy to 0.5w handy - Brighton UK to Normandy in France (Video) Thu May 21, 2020 5:11 pm
Now there is an impressive feat, well done! Subbed your YT channel.
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26CT1074 New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-1074 / 29-CT-031 Posts : 33 Times Thanked : 5 Join date : 2019-06-28 QTH or Location : East Sussex Equipment Used : Icom IC-7300, Lincoln II (V4), Xiegu X6100 Age : 45
Subject: Re: 0.5w handy to 0.5w handy - Brighton UK to Normandy in France (Video) Thu May 21, 2020 6:56 pm
Thanks Alan, most appreciated sir!
Mudslinger New Member
Call Sign : 26CT612 Posts : 48 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-04-14 QTH or Location : West Oxfordshire Equipment Used : Various SSB sets
Subject: Re: 0.5w handy to 0.5w handy - Brighton UK to Normandy in France (Video) Sat May 23, 2020 11:13 am
Nicely done. Thats very impressive for a small PMR
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babis3g Contributor
Call Sign : 18-CT-006 Posts : 75 Times Thanked : 2 Join date : 2022-11-16 QTH or Location : Corfu Greece, jm99ug Equipment Used : PNI 6500 & PNI ML160 Age : 54
Subject: Re: 0.5w handy to 0.5w handy - Brighton UK to Normandy in France (Video) Wed Nov 16, 2022 10:35 pm
Nice one! yes propagation can send far away even so small power ... probably helped a lot where you was at a high place ... i have catch oirt band, dab+, fm, sw, lw, mw from USA (some they transmitting max 50Watts) , cb etc but now i have seen your video, neverthought to use a pair of an Binatone pmr's i own ...next time if i am suspecting propagation i will do
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RadioWavez New Member
Call Sign : 2-CT-210 Posts : 42 Times Thanked : 6 Join date : 2022-01-01 QTH or Location : Lexington, Kentucky Equipment Used : Alinco DX-SR8
Subject: Re: 0.5w handy to 0.5w handy - Brighton UK to Normandy in France (Video) Thu Nov 17, 2022 2:23 pm
Very cool fun stuff! Especially with the required stubby antenna.
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