Wednesday 18 July 2012

DX Test on 136kHz

I re-tuned my antenna to 136kHz and ran some extremely slow CW tests on 136.171kHz. This started at QRSS30 (30 second dot length) at 1830UTC, then changing to QRSS120 at 1850 until 2130. I made a later test from 2245 until 2345. DF7FC (1Hz above me) and PA3CPM (1Hz below) were also active at this speed, aiming at reception in the southern hemisphere. Conditions were not good, but I could see traces of my signals on TF3HZ's grabber during the evening session, with a solid "V" from the end of my callsign at 2330 (see below). W1VD monitored overnight but received nothing.
136kHz amateur radio: G3XDV seen at TF3HZ

136kHz amateur radio: G3XDV seen at TF3HZ