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Posts : 2 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2022-06-14 QTH or Location : The Hague,NL Equipment Used : Albrecht AE 2990 AFS
Subject: DC QSO With 4 Watts Wed Jun 15, 2022 12:21 pm
I am visiting the UK from The Netherlands and on Saturday afternoon I was able to have a QSO with a German station even with my 4 watts Albrecht AE2990AFS handheld! It just proves what you can do when the conditions are right!
Paul
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Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 5297 Times Thanked : 339 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: DC QSO With 4 Watts Wed Jun 15, 2022 2:40 pm
Well done Paul.
It's those sort of opportunities that makes radio as exciting as it is.
Then again Mother Nature can be fickle but here's hoping the next solar peak bears fruit as anticipated.
All the best, Victor
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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: DC QSO With 4 Watts Wed Jun 15, 2022 2:51 pm
Nice one Paul. Surprising how far you can get on 4w or even less when conditions are right. Many years ago i used to contact a guy in Australia from my qth on Anglesey North Wales over and over. Also did most of the world on 4w. Strange thing radio and so unpredictable with i.
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SangueG Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3971 / 2E0LMI Posts : 1037 Times Thanked : 63 Join date : 2021-01-30 QTH or Location : Cirencester, Gloucestershire Equipment Used : Little radios, home-made antennas
Subject: Re: DC QSO With 4 Watts Wed Jun 15, 2022 7:36 pm
Good one Paul. I love hearing about contacts like this being made.
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glenn dog Major contributor
Call Sign : 56-CT-004 Posts : 408 Times Thanked : 11 Join date : 2019-08-23 QTH or Location : Oulu -Finland Equipment Used : ft-450d-mc kinley - cobra 19dxeu- lincoln+2 - superstar lord - grant 2 - tti hand held- alan42- crt mike cb - zodiac 68 hunting radio hand held- and few PMR 2
Subject: Re: DC QSO With 4 Watts Thu Jun 16, 2022 1:25 pm
2002 Jan to April on FM mids, i got to the Uk on 4 w radios, a Cobra Night Vision, old York home base rig and a Danti radio, it was bright green thats all i recall about it, yes 4w FM was crazy in that year, i got South East UK very well, will have to dig out the photos, to have a look at my set up in 2002.
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