Saturday, 5 January 2013

472kHz in the New Year

High activity levels continue into the New Year on the new (for the UK) 472kHz band. 20 different stations in 7 countries (DL, F, G, GI, PA, LA, OK) on three modes in two days!

Fri 4 January: CW from GI3PDN (559), G3XIZ (599) and M0FMT (579). QRSS10 from PA3CPM and WSPR overnight from DF8OU, F4DTL, G3XBM, G4HJW, G7NKS, G8HUH, G8IMR, LA4ANA (my best receive DX so far on this band at 1102km), PA0A, PA0O, PA2RF and PA3ABK.

Thu 3 January: Heard CW from DK5QG (549), OK2BVG (539) and DK7FC (539). Also Opera4 from PA3BHT.