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TopBand: Excerpts VK0IR messages 64-66

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Subject: TopBand: Excerpts VK0IR messages 64-66
From: btippett@CTC.Net (Bill Tippett)
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 17:08:21 -0500 (EST)
>LOGS
>----
>The attempts to revive the PACSAT station have not been 
>successful so far, but attempst are continuing. The Inmarsat 
>commercial telephone link does -so far- not allow reliable 
>transmission of the logs. We are working very hard on it. 
>Keep your fingers crossed. You will be alerted as soon as 
>the logs are available.

>CW SPEED
>--------
>ON "popular request" the CW speed on low bands will be lowered.
>corrected.

>LOW BAND FROM USA ON JAN 15
>---------------------------
>Apparently conditions were way down from previous night. By
>our knowledge nobody worked or even heard them 160. It appears
>they worked just a few European stations on top band. On the 
>first nigh 14 North American stations were worked on 160. 
>
>VK0IR was barely perceptable on 3.507 on Wednesday evening on
>the East Coast. This is a night to forget asap. Let's hope 
>condition soon get like tuesday night.

*                   NO 80 M SSB YET                       *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Thursday, Jan 16, 20:00z:

We just received the info that there will be no 80 m SSB yet. 
The winds are too high to put up the vertical. They wait for 
a calmer day. Stay tuned.


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