Monday 31 January 2011

VK7GK worked on 40m.

Worked Gerry, VK7GK on 7134 LSB around 0900 GMT this morning, with solid 5/5 signals both ways !

I have never even heard VK on 40m, let alone worked, and yes this was my first VK contact since becoming an Amateur, Gerry was using 300 watts into a 2 element quad, with myself using the ZS6BKW and 100 watts.

Propogation is such a fickle thing, I was trying to work a contest station over the weekend on 40m in Romania, he was a 5/5, could I work him, no chance, and he was calling back UK stations, then I work Gerry after just one call, and we spoke for around 10 mins, good signals with very little fading.

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4 comments:

  1. Paul Stam PAØK31 January 2011 at 10:43

    Hi Paul, well done! I've never worked VK with phone. This is really a good achievement. 73 Paul

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  2. M0JEK31 January 2011 at 13:02

    Fantastic! Good work OM. I can only dream these days about doing what you did.

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  3. G3SDW31 January 2011 at 14:47

    This brings back memories of the first time i worked VK, great feeling Paul isn`t it, good luck mate.

    73

    Ken g3SDW

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  4. Paul M0PCZ31 January 2011 at 18:43

    Thanks chaps, what's really nice is that the XYL has family out in Tasmania, one of which was a Ham, now silent key, so I really wanted my first VK to be Tasmania, just got lucky !

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