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Call Sign : 26-CT-3971 / 2E0LMI Posts : 1384 Times Thanked : 92 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 : 6512 Times Thanked : 397 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. Â
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.Â
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... Posts : 2691 Times Thanked : 76 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7610,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 16
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 : 1384 Times Thanked : 92 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... Posts : 2691 Times Thanked : 76 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7610,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 16
Call Sign : 26-CT-3971 / 2E0LMI Posts : 1384 Times Thanked : 92 Join date : 2021-01-30 QTH or Location : Cirencester, Gloucestershire Equipment Used : Little radios, home-made antennas
Subject: Re: HF Contacts 20m Mon Dec 18, 2023 7:57 am
New one for me on Thursday last week, 10W FT8.
XT2AW - Burkina Faso
I know it is 20m and I know it is FT8, and that some people might scream at me that is an easy combination. But for me and some other people, not so... everyone's setup is different and for me to hit Africa it is a real challenge, with a loft antenna the signal has to pass through my wall and those of two neighbours in adjoining terraced houses and anything they have up in their lofts before making their long journey in that direction.
Over the moon that they confirmed yesterday and was the final confirmation I required for the QRZ Master of Africa award, which is what I have been challenging myself for a while to work towards. I really thought Morocco on 20m was going to be my best bet for my final one, so this one was a very nice surprise.
I have tried and failed to break the pileup on other bands to this one this weekend, but for anyone else who wants to try for them I believe the trip is on for another day or two. It is nice to see an African DXpedition that confirms contact without demanding money, though this one genuinely looks like any money people might donate would go to good causes there.
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Call Sign : 26CT4113/G1HWY Posts : 551 Times Thanked : 17 Join date : 2021-05-16 QTH or Location : IO90uv Equipment Used : ICOM radios/antenna farm Age : 69
Well done Neal very nice contact with your setup. It is not an easy one as Harald is one of a few that operate from there.
I only have him on 80metres although I have worked Max XT2MAX on 20metres.
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Subject: Re: HF Contacts 20m Mon Mar 04, 2024 6:13 am
Digital DXCC 190 3rd of March
07:54 HH2AA FK38Â Â Â FT4 confirmed LOTW
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Subject: Re: HF Contacts 20m Tue Mar 05, 2024 4:46 am
Nice one Mike.
The band really does seem open way in to the night these days. I managed a few good ones last night being P4/WE9V Aruba and HS60RAST Thailand both on FT4 with just 4W, and a new one for me 4S7KKG Sri Lanka again on FT4 but with 9W. That last one looks like it makes my DXCC number 169.
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Call Sign : 26CT4113/G1HWY Posts : 551 Times Thanked : 17 Join date : 2021-05-16 QTH or Location : IO90uv Equipment Used : ICOM radios/antenna farm Age : 69
The band really does seem open way in to the night these days. I managed a few good ones last night being P4/WE9V Aruba and HS60RAST Thailand both on FT4 with just 4W, and a new one for me 4S7KKG Sri Lanka again on FT4 but with 9W. That last one looks like it makes my DXCC number 169.
Very good low power contacts, well done on 169.
I got P4/WE9V ON 10M FT4 but not on any other band.
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Call Sign : 26CT4113/G1HWY Posts : 551 Times Thanked : 17 Join date : 2021-05-16 QTH or Location : IO90uv Equipment Used : ICOM radios/antenna farm Age : 69
Subject: Re: HF Contacts 20m Mon Aug 26, 2024 8:26 am
Just caught for number 200DXCC 07:19 D4UM HK86 FT8
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Subject: Re: HF Contacts 20m Sat Dec 07, 2024 6:27 am
An Antarctic POTA, wow. Missed the chance to call this one. Bet they had a pileup. Did you manage to get through?
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Subject: Re: HF Contacts 20m Sat Dec 07, 2024 6:31 am
SangueG wrote:
An Antarctic POTA, wow. Missed the chance to call this one. Bet they had a pileup. Did you manage to get through?
I tried, but couldn't get through the pileup. I posted here as soon as I saw him on the POTA spots hoping someone would get through. He changed frequencies several times, hence my edits lol
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Subject: Re: HF Contacts 20m Sat Dec 07, 2024 6:44 am
Well you heard them at least, that's half the job done  If you can't hear them you can't work them is the saying.
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