Saturday, 21 July 2012

136kHz Op8 to Iceland and Russia

Transmitted an Opera8 beacon again overnight on the 136kHz band and got reports from RN3AGC, RX3QFM and TF3HZ (-32dB). The Icelandic station produced five decodes between 0022 and 0202. Best distance was 2681km to RX3QFM. Highlights were as follows:

02:02    136 G3XDV de TF3HZ Op8 1858 km -35 dB in Reykjavik
01:37    136 G3XDV de TF3HZ Op8 1858 km -31 dB in Reykjavik
01:12    136 G3XDV de TF3HZ Op8 1858 km -32 dB in Reykjavik
00:47    136 G3XDV de TF3HZ Op8 1858 km -32 dB in Reykjavik
00:47    136 G3XDV de RX3QFM Op8 2681 km -33 dB in KO91OO
00:22    136 G3XDV de TF3HZ Op8 1858 km -32 dB in Reykjavik
00:22    136 G3XDV de RN3AGC Op8 2483 km -34 dB in Moscow
23:57    136 G3XDV de RN3AGC Op8 2483 km -31 dB in Moscow

RN3AUS (2448km) provided this off-line report later:
00:22    136 G3XDV de RN3AUS Op8  -32 dB in nr Moscow