Topband: Fwd: RAC Bulletin 01-011E Transatlantic QSO on LF completed

[Tom Frenaye]

Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 18:07:30 -0500
From: "RAC-Bulletins from HQ" <rac-bulletins@mail.eton.ca>
Sender: "Guy Charron" <guycharr@magma.ca>
Subject: RAC Bulletin 01-011E Transatlantic QSO on LF completed
To: rac-bulletins@mail.eton.ca

From: RAC Headquarters

Date: February 19, 2001

Subject: Transatlantic QSO on LF completed

On February 19th Laurence Mayhead, G3AQC and Larry
Kayser, VA3LK completed a transatlantic QSO between the UK
and Eastern Ontario on 136 kHz.  The QSO began February 5th
and was completed on February 19th with the reception of
VA3LK's report by G3AQC. The QSO was made using a visual
adaptation of Morse, and using the visual signal receiving
program ARGO.   The dits were 90 seconds long, the dashes 180
seconds long.  Both stations used homebrew transmitters and a
mix of commercial and homebrew receiving equipment. At
these frequencies a  wavelength is about 2200 metres long. The
effective radiated power at G3AQC was in the order of 350
milliwatts. To learn more about Amateur Radio on LF, got to the
RAC website at http://www.rac.ca/infodx.htm

------------------------
Guy Charron VA3FZA
Bulletin Editor
Radio Amateurs of Canada
Email: va3fza@rac.ca
Packet: va3fza@ve2wxk


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