Re: [digitalradio] Good HF conditions

2006-04-13 Thread Andrew O'Brien
Good work Mel! My wire antenna 90 feet long, is 12 feet above the ground, and is fed under a tree. Using PSK I have made contacts on 40 and 80 metres to Gibralter about 1,500 miles distant, as well as contacts deep into Russia. Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to

Re: [digitalradio] Good HF conditions

2006-04-13 Thread wa3frp
Yes, the bands are good, and maybe very good. I'm using an attic dipole and low power and a Teletype machine (model 28 ASR).But still, I've worked all but four of the WAZ RTTY zones and 158 countries on RTTY in the past 18 months. #158 was S01R on 20M this afternoon. It takes luck and

[digitalradio] Good HF conditions

2006-04-12 Thread Andrew O'Brien
Bands must be in good shape, I have lowered my rotating dipole to the ground due to thunderstorms , but even with it laying flat on the lawn I am picking up 2M0DSG (Scotland) on 20 meters PSK31. Andy K3UK Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of