[UK-CONTEST] Tmw's AFS on 144MHz ... wot mode is it?

[Colin Wilson]

Hi Peter

Thanks, thats really what I needed to know, I didn't think there would be 
much hope to be honest but asking costs nothing!

I have been lucky so far with ZL8X, with both conditions and having Sharon 
not objecting to me getting up very early in the morning to play radio! 
Congratulations on your Q on 30m and also to Nick,  sorry about them getting 
your call wrong on 10m, Heard that Andrew (HSA) has not had much luck he 
thought he had bagged him last weekend but sadly not in the log. I have been 
chasing him on 160, 17, 15 and 10m too but so far no luck, we have seen 
openings on 10m as late as midnight on 10m but I never seem to be on when it 
happens!  I will try again tonight but I am not hopeful! I am even trying 
RTTY!

Have to agree with you on that the DX is much easier down here and I might 
add the WX is nicer too!  Having said that its a little cloudy today and the 
tem is down at 14c here in Messines and no snow! I was speaking with your 
pal the other morning ZL1BD very nice 5/9+ on 20m just around 0930z.
73 es gd DX

Colin CT7ACG/G3VCQ



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Day" <microwaves at blueyonder.co.uk>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2010 2:48 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Tmw's AFS on 144MHz ... wot mode is it?


> On 04/12/2010 13:21, Colin Wilson wrote:
>> Is it worth me getting a beam up, I have a 13 el yagi for two and 
>> 100watts
>> for SSB but will there be conditions do you think that will allow me to
>> participate? Has anyone ever managed to copy the Algarve on 2m?
>>
>
> Not a hope Colin... no sign of tropo reaching from UK to the Algarve at
> this time of year!  Occasionally I've heard/worked CT and EA via 2m
> Sporadic E during the summer but never in winter.
>
> Congrats on your fine tally of ZL8X Qs by the way... I always thought DX
> propagation was so much better in the 30-40 degree latitude zone!
>
> Only Nick and myself have bagged him from Sheffield ... so far!
>
> 73
>
> Peter G3PHO
>
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