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Call Sign : 26-CT-4803 / WHEELNUT Posts : 157 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2023-03-23 QTH or Location : Southampton, The Posh bit. Equipment Used : Thunderpole T-800, SS 9900 & SS6900V with a Solarcon A99 40 FT UP NOW. // want better stuff Age : 69
Made my first long distance contact on 11mtr 27.691 FM to Illinois to a US Truck driver on the Interstate 72 No idea where that is
This was about 2 weeks ago and only lasted about 2 mins, I took a chance using my CT call sign and to my surprise got him It felt like Convoy 2
Victor, DerekF, Red Rooster LN-4614, peewee norfolk and TamGlasgow like this post
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220...MW7TTA Posts : 2446 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
Well done Bernie. Bet you had a big big smile on your face after that one.
Last edited by Alan Pilot on Thu Sep 28, 2023 6:23 am; edited 1 time in total
Wheel Nut Senior contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-4803 / WHEELNUT Posts : 157 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2023-03-23 QTH or Location : Southampton, The Posh bit. Equipment Used : Thunderpole T-800, SS 9900 & SS6900V with a Solarcon A99 40 FT UP NOW. // want better stuff Age : 69
Well done Bernice Bet the air was punched quite a bit
Wheel Nut Senior contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-4803 / WHEELNUT Posts : 157 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2023-03-23 QTH or Location : Southampton, The Posh bit. Equipment Used : Thunderpole T-800, SS 9900 & SS6900V with a Solarcon A99 40 FT UP NOW. // want better stuff Age : 69
Subject: Re: First contact outside UK. Thu Sep 28, 2023 9:38 am
Victor wrote:
Well done Bernie.
I-72, pretty sure that's the road to Springfield, Illinois......cue clouds, theme music, titles, Doh!
The Simpsons DOH! it could of been BART never thought of that