I can hear VK7RAE most of the time is 300km path unusual?

[VK3IH]

I have onky been an occasional 6m operator in the past, now more active. I can hear the VK7RAE Don Hill beacon a lot, by my calculation its a 320km path across water from my location. Is this unusual?

Paul VK3IH

[VK3AUU]

No, not from South Gippsland. I get it on Speclab all the time and often I can hear it.
David

[VK3IH]

thanks David, I will keep checking but I can usually hear it at the noise level or better (helps to dsp the CW width down to 100hz).

This begs the question that if we can hear a 10w Omni beacon at low ASL we should be able to do SSB@100W with yagi's to North Coast most of the time as well?

Paul

[VK7DX]

Hi Paul,

Have a listen on 50.200 in the mornings
We do meteor scatter from early.
I quite often work Norm VK3DUT direct with no enhancements(he not far from Bairnsdale)

cheers
Frank VK77DX

[VK3IH]

I can usually be on from 7am-7.45am EAST most days, I will be calling Thur am.

Paul

[VK3IH]

Didnt hear you this morning Frank but did work 7XX 5/9 steady signal at 730am EAST!

Paul VK3IH

[vk1da]

Hi Paul

In 2001 I worked Norm 3DUT at good strength from a hill near Burnie using a wire dipole lying on a bush. I think 300km is a typical distance for 6m with 10w.

73
Andrew


Andrew Davis VK1DA & VK2UH
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