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Call Sign : 26-CT-3971 / 2E0LMI Posts : 1038 Times Thanked : 63 Join date : 2021-01-30 QTH or Location : Cirencester, Gloucestershire Equipment Used : Little radios, home-made antennas
Subject: Re: HF Contacts 20m Sun Oct 01, 2023 6:07 am
Congratulations Victor. A great start to the day for you.
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Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 5303 Times Thanked : 339 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: HF Contacts 20m Sun Oct 01, 2023 6:27 am
Much appreciated Neal mate.
I've worked every band I'm licensed for from 160m to 6m on this one bit of wire now, with over a hundred contacts each on 80/40/20m (plus over 50 on each of 30/17/15/12/10m) and it shows what you can do even with a modest indoor antenna.
That electric lawnmower lead from a skip that I used to make the doublet antenna in the loft was the find of the century for me!
(Will catch up on 6m with the rarer openings but 160m still seems harder to get a reply to despite PSK reports from Europe and further afield?????)
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Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220...MW7TTA Posts : 2449 Times Thanked : 66 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: HF Contacts 20m Sun Oct 01, 2023 6:29 am
Nice one Victor. Edit Not got a conformation on 20m there yet but have on 15m 17m 30m and 40m.
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Call Sign : 26-CT-3971 / 2E0LMI Posts : 1038 Times Thanked : 63 Join date : 2021-01-30 QTH or Location : Cirencester, Gloucestershire Equipment Used : Little radios, home-made antennas
Nowhere near grey line time for either of us, completed QSO straightforward with no repeating, and he confirmed straightaway. Solar cycle conditions must be getting real good now as my 20m element is the worst tuned of of all the fan dipole legs. Made me have as smile on as I set off on my walk to work
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Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220...MW7TTA Posts : 2449 Times Thanked : 66 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
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Subject: Re: HF Contacts 20m 
