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Ham Radio Activity => QRP => Topic started by: IK5XCT on October 19, 2014, 14:28:34 UTC

Title: QSO with VK9DLX 5W now
Post by: IK5XCT on October 19, 2014, 14:28:34 UTC
Wondefull with 5W   VK9DLX    on 2ele

21 CW   21057 UP 1    14,15z
Title: Re: QSO with VK9DLX 5W now
Post by: GM0LVI on October 19, 2014, 17:38:46 UTC
Wondefull with 5W   VK9DLX    on 2ele

21 CW   21057 UP 1    14,15z
Well done! I tried for about an hour with 5W with no luck.
Title: Re: QSO with VK9DLX 5W now
Post by: DF5WW on October 19, 2014, 18:52:42 UTC
Nice work ... Have tried on 20 meters for about 4 hours but there was not any possibility to check out for a good split. The operators where jumping like kangaroos so that i think that they use a skimmer in CW .... That´s good for a bis qso rate but bad for QRP´ers

 :-\ :(
Title: Re: QSO with VK9DLX 5W now
Post by: GM0LVI on October 19, 2014, 20:16:16 UTC
My tactic when working split DX is to tuck myself right down at the bottom and just sit there and call.
If I call in the middle of the split QSX there will be other stations calling on either side as well as on top of me. The top end of a split QSX is usually very variable with no defined upper limit. But down at the bottom there will be less stations calling on the LF side of me and sooner or later the DX will be listening at the bottom end.
Title: Re: QSO with VK9DLX 5W now
Post by: DF5WW on October 28, 2014, 07:27:36 UTC
Got him now at 17 meters ... He has a big signal at 18071.2 and ist listen up 1-3 (said up 1 but hear also higher) .... After 20 minutes in the pile up i got my new one in the log. Now # 233 of 340 with 5w or less ....  :)) 8) ;D