[Lf] [LF: crossband qso G to VE]

[Andre' Kesteloot]

John Currie wrote:

> Dave had surprisingly strong signal intp FN95 Cape breton Island , Nova
> Scotia Canada His freq was 135.711 kHz
>      1   Weak dashes were first observed at just after 2205Z
>      2  2218 my sunset   128.9 was S-3,    138.9 was S-2
>      noise was extremely low
>      3   2233   128.9 S-4.5   138.9   S-1        lot of dashes it kooked
> like G0MRF was coming across the pond
>      4   2240   S-5  128.9    S-3
>       5   2245 solid copy on G0MRF
>      6   crossband qso 135.71 kHz to   14043 completed 10 sept 0008Z
> G0MRF 135  VE1ZJ  14 mHz
>       7  Daves signals were O copy I could see every dot and dashat 0000
> z on the 10th. 8
>        8   At that time 128.9 S-6    138.9    S-6    S-7  represents
> field strength of 100 micro volts per mtr
>        I would estimate Daves sigs at a little less than S-0  at least
> 36 db below DCF39.
>        After 0100 sigs dropped off to m copy and by 0250 they were t
> and fading.  I did not see them on spectrogram agn
>        9I believe  the sig to noise ratio dropped because qrn went up
> and I think we hsd qrm from  the Marathon stn The qrm had a spectral
> line at 135.782 kHz.
>        10   The  interfering stn began to fade and by 0245 had  M  copy
> agn  128.9 was S -8.5   138.9 S5.5
>         11 noise however was now about 4 S-units higher than at sunset
>         Did not see David after 0250 on 135.71
>
>               I am amazed that u in EU  can set up a remote tx site in
> only 2 or 3 hours
>
> with such good results   Congrats and thanks all for helping me with
> receiving tips
>     John VE1ZJ