Sunday 23 September 2012

136kHz DX 18-20 September

18-19 September: I transmitted Opera32 several times during the evenng and continuously between 0045 and 0938UTC. Nine stations in six countries (G, RV, SM, DL, GW and PA) reported my signals.
DX included: SM2DJK (1780km, my best report -25dB signal to noise at 0235UTC),  RV3APM (2470km, best -27dB at 0117UTC), RN3AGC (2483km, best -33 at 0117UTC) and RX3DHR (2582km, best -34dB at 0255UTC).

DX achieved by others included:
RN3AGC was received by PA3FNY (2138km) and M0LMH (2466km).
UA4WPF by UA0SNV-1 (2889km) and M0LMH (3375km).

19-20 September: I monitored for Opera32 stations and received DF2JP (487km, -21dB signal to noise) and RN3AGC (2483km, -39dB S/N at 2033UTC).
I transmitted Opera32 several times during the evenng and continuously between 2135 and 0715UTC. Nine stations in six countries (G, RV, SM, DL, GW and PA) reported my signals.
DX included: SM2DJK (1780km, 7 decodes between 1918 and 0416UTC, my best report -28dB signal to noise at 2253, 0059 and 0416UTC), RV3APM (2470km, 10 decodes from 1848 to 0343UTC, best -33dB at 0310UTC), RX3DHR (2582km, 4 decodes between 2253 and 0310UTC, best -33dB at 0310UTC) and RN7T (2835km, a single decode of -39dB at 0237UTC).

DX achieved by others included:
UA4WPF was received by UA0AET-1 (2385km), UA0SNV-1 (2889km)
RN3AGC by M0LMH (2466km), G3XDV (1483km), PA3FNY (2138km)