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Call Sign : 2E0VRX Posts : 763 Times Thanked : 45 Join date : 2019-06-26 QTH or Location : Yorkshire dales Equipment Used : Yaesu FTdx 101d, MD200 mic ,Mosley 3ele Yagi Age : 58
Subject: vk and a 5z things getting better Mon Nov 16, 2020 9:22 am
VK2CR Peter in Sydney 5/7 20m SSB Long path
5Z4VJ Kenya 5/5 15m SSB SP ( NEW DXCC )
The bands are certainly picking up
Craig
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Posts : 214 Times Thanked : 6 Join date : 2019-06-29
Subject: Re: vk and a 5z things getting better Mon Nov 16, 2020 4:58 pm
Worked Theo ZS6TVB on 10m ssb again today , strong enough for a chat . Larry was on 28.450 from Newfoundland strong and later Brazil all were sporadic E first hops from here and most likely Larry was two E hops (RX only) . The improved F layer MUF hasn't quite got to 10m (ssb) yet without a E hop to reach a contour of higher MUF but have heard VK on 10m SSB recently so things going in the right direction .
Sydthecat CT Directors
Call Sign : 2E0VRX Posts : 763 Times Thanked : 45 Join date : 2019-06-26 QTH or Location : Yorkshire dales Equipment Used : Yaesu FTdx 101d, MD200 mic ,Mosley 3ele Yagi Age : 58
Subject: Re: vk and a 5z things getting better Tue Nov 24, 2020 7:03 am
Another nice opening on 20m long path this morning
VK2 PPA 5/7
VK4GMH 5/9
ZL1ACE 5/9 ( new dxcc )
Many more VK and ZL heard but only worked the above
Craig
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Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 5195 Times Thanked : 326 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: vk and a 5z things getting better Tue Nov 24, 2020 12:29 pm
Well done Craig! Nice contacts.
Was listening to 20m & 30m later myself trying to brush up my Morse reading, (my sending is still awful!), and heard a callsign that surprised me....a BG! Had to double check, yep China. You hear China all over the SW commercial bands but can't recall a Chinese ham call before. A few ZLs on the old Morse too. Things are looking up
Sydthecat CT Directors
Call Sign : 2E0VRX Posts : 763 Times Thanked : 45 Join date : 2019-06-26 QTH or Location : Yorkshire dales Equipment Used : Yaesu FTdx 101d, MD200 mic ,Mosley 3ele Yagi Age : 58
Subject: Re: vk and a 5z things getting better Thu Nov 26, 2020 3:13 pm
nice one Victor and great to hear your making good use of all the different modes , only worked China a few times in the past and its certainly one of the rarer ones
15m was in great shape today and managed to work the following ( 15m SSB)
CN8AM - Morocco 5/9
YBØIBM - Jakarta 5/7 , Great qso with Mr Daud , he wanted to test out his pronunciation of "Yorkshire" he wouldnt let me go until he got it spot on lol
ZS6CCY - South Africa 5/9
W2RE - 40db amazing signal from what must be one the biggest stations in the states
CX8TC - Uruguay 5/9 plus
Craig
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Call Sign : 26CT763 Posts : 3659 Times Thanked : 130 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Manchester Equipment Used : Optima, Superstar 360fm, Stalker 9fdx, President Jack Age : 49
Subject: Re: vk and a 5z things getting better Thu Nov 26, 2020 5:12 pm
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Subject: vk and a 5z things getting better 
