[OZAPRS] HF Mobiles or about to become HF Mobiles?

Tony Hunt wavetel at iname.com
Sun Jun 20 22:36:35 EST 2004


Brian.. For info Andrew 5EX is using a TT3 if you see 5EX-11

73 Tony Hunt VK5AH

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Beamish" <bbeamish at bigpond.net.au>
To: <ozaprs at marconi.ics.mq.edu.au>
Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 8:17 PM
Subject: RE: [OZAPRS] HF Mobiles or about to become HF Mobiles?


> Hi Andrew and Graham
>
> Here there is a noticeable difference in signal strength like this
afternoon
> I was copying VK5EX-11 mobile out in the never never south west of
Darwin
> around 2850Kms from here the signal sounded okay whilst weak was only
> marginally stronger then the two others that I could not copy. Would be
very
> interested to know what modem/TNC that he is using I know that he has an
> IC-706 but not aware of the other equipment
>
> I have noticed that there is at least one possibly two stations that
have
> strange sounding beacons that to me do not sound correct these I
certainly
> can not decode, I am wondering if they are perhaps using TT3s that I am
told
> sound different or they are getting RF back into their equipment and not
> aware of it.
>
> I do copy ZLs here quite regularly and often see looking in Findu that
my
> beacon has gone through a ZL station to get there and whilst not so
recently
> I have copied a few DX stations here and have had a couple of emails to
> inform me that I have been copied direct into USA.
>
> Had a real good antenna farm a few years back actually 3 towers at one
stage
> now where I am living I am down to a hustler multiband vertical mounted
on
> the ground but with some 200m plus cut radials out just under the lawn
that
> helps to improve its performance but nothing like the large 8 element
log
> that I had previously before my move here.
>
> B C N U
> Brian VK4BBS
>
>
>
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