Now that is a WOW moment ! 73 de F5VJC
On 27 December 2013 14:38, Poul Erik Karlshøj (PKA) <p...@telepost.gl> wrote: > Despite whatever DX I have ever heard or worked, my WOW moment was when I > for the first time heard clear, distinct echoes with a delay of 240 > milliseconds (corresponding to almost two times round the world) on 80 > meter with just 100W and a wire loop antenna. It turned out that the 80m > signal escaped through a hole in the ionosphere, followed a duct along the > magnetic field lines out into space and back to the southern hemisphere > where it bounced back through the same duct and finally reached my loop > antenna. > > I have observed these ducts several times since - latest on Dec 20 this > year. Chances are fair to hear echoes on 80m some time in the coming month > around 4-6 hours after sunset. K3 with semi QSK at 40 msec delay is perfect > for this. > If you want a copy of a sound recording of these echoes drop me an e-mail > off-line. > > 73 de OZ4UN > Poul-Erik > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto: > elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] På vegne af Mel Farrer > Sendt: 27. december 2013 00:24 > Til: Joe W2KJ; elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Emne: Re: [Elecraft] Ever had a WOW moment? > > Yes, I remember WOW back in the 1958 season. I was running a Heathkit > Lunchbox on 6 meters and worked everything I could hear. NOW in this > century I am doing the same with my KX3. What a kick in the A##. Happy > New Year everyone. > > Mel, K6KBE > > > > > > On Thursday, December 26, 2013 2:32 PM, Joe W2KJ <w...@bellsouth.net> > wrote: > > Howdy Gang: > > As the subject says, have you ever had a WOW moment using QRP on the > bands?? > > I just did as I answered a very weak response to my CQ on 21.060 at 1613Z. > > G3YPZ called and I couldn't really couldn't copy much until I got him zero > beat and turned on the APF in my KX3. > > Finally got his call and then copied just about 100% of his transmissions > from then on. > > Turns out that John was running a K3 at 100mw!! Of course the fact that > he had a 2 element quad certainly helped but I can't recall ever working a > DX station when he was running so little power. > > Solar Flux today is only at 123 so condx not great but 15m can be magical > at times. > > This QRP stuff is amazing...we can be thankful to Wayne and Eric for such > superb equipment that allow us to work farther with less these days. > > I harken back to my beginning days as a Novice with a homebrew 6V6 and S77 > Hallicrafters receiver...amazing that I made any QSOs back then in 1962!! > > 73, Joe W2KJ > I QRP, therefore I am > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: > http://www.qsl.net/donate.html______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
