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Call Sign : 163-CT-310 ---- MW7DOF Posts : 39 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2022-01-27 QTH or Location : WREXHAM "CITY" 6KM.. N.E.Wales/english border. Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-890(tune a ROCK-20-10 on a 18' omni) ), Alinco DX-10 . Intek HR-5500.Cobra 148 and my project. GTL-DX. Yaesu 890-AT-HF, , Venom 5/8 wave. Mobile Sirio turbo 5000 pl.and about 3km of wire. Age : 56
Subject: Re: 17metre contacts Mon Oct 31, 2022 8:16 am
Russia booming through this morning. 5 9 20+ and got a reply of him (UA3ZDC) 5 9. Took a look at his qrz page and what antenna set up it looks. NASA comes to mind. 73,s.
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Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 6501 Times Thanked : 397 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: 17metre contacts Mon Oct 31, 2022 9:05 am
Nice one Stu.
Such big-gun stations do help us out with our small signals but not something we can all aspire to. I'd need to win the lottery first, not just to afford big beast antennas but also the small Hebridean island to get away from my mid-terrace, parish council, village life aversions to such fun!
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Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 6501 Times Thanked : 397 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: 17metre contacts Tue Nov 01, 2022 8:34 am
Out of the blue I had a QRZ confirmation for my contact with PY5QW in Brazil.
That's SA lit up now so I'm off to chase this elusive OC!!
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SangueG CT Directors
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: 17metre contacts Wed Nov 02, 2022 7:31 am
Well done on the Brazil Victor. Best of luck to you chasing OC, I haven't heard one from there yet.
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Ivy Mike Major contributor
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: 17metre contacts Sun Feb 12, 2023 8:26 pm
Chasing 3Y0J on FT8 yesterday but no luck, called loads not heard.
Today I managed 9U4WX KI46 17metres FT8 @ 16:28UTC He was running 4 streams but took about 15mins to get heard.
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Ivy Mike Major contributor
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: 17metre contacts Sun Aug 20, 2023 8:07 am
Just wkd 5W1SA AH46 for a new one on 17 FT8
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Ivy Mike Major contributor
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: 17metre contacts Sat Jan 06, 2024 7:22 am
Country 184 and one more for Africa.
07:15utc 3V8HP JM53 FT8
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SangueG CT Directors
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: 17metre contacts Sat Jan 06, 2024 7:34 am
Ivy Mike wrote:
Country 184 and one more for Africa.
07:15utc 3V8HP JM53 FT8
Nice one. I have tried and failed to get back to this one on 17m a couple of times in the past. Are you far from achieving your QRZ Master of Africa badge?
For anyone looking for a phone contact to the country 3V8SS is one to listen for on the bands, a club station there. I have manged on 10m & 15m SSB, but not this band yet.
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Ivy Mike Major contributor
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: 17metre contacts Sun Jan 07, 2024 4:35 am
SangueG wrote:
Ivy Mike wrote:
Country 184 and one more for Africa.
07:15utc 3V8HP JM53 FT8
Nice one. I have tried and failed to get back to this one on 17m a couple of times in the past. Are you far from achieving your QRZ Master of Africa badge?
For anyone looking for a phone contact to the country 3V8SS is one to listen for on the bands, a club station there. I have manged on 10m & 15m SSB, but not this band yet.
Africa is a nightmare, lots unconfirmed. If they confirmed it would be easy.
In my HSCW days I have worked 3V8 on 2metres but that is all in the past now.
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Subject: Re: 17metre contacts 
