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VK2TV > VHF 13.01.09 06:55l 51 Lines 1618 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Re:144 mHz Record broken
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Sent: 090113/0534Z @:VK2TV.#MNC.NSW.AUS.OC #:52442 [Kempsey, QF68JX] $:57573_VK
From: VK2TV@VK2TV.#MNC.NSW.AUS.OC
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# On : 1/13/2009 16:34:40
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>From: VK6BE@VK2TV.#MNC.NSW.AUS.OC
>To : VHF@WW
>
>
>VHF propagation across the Great Australian Bight has been disappointing
>this DX season but with one exceptional day, a very good sporadic E
>opening when the Australian distance record for 144 was broken with
>record transcontinental contacts by VK6BE and VK6WG to VK2, and a new
>record fo VK1 set.
>
>31.12.08: from 1008 WADT I worked on 144 mHz:
>
>VK2KOL, VK5THA, VK2BXT, VK2BCC, VK2ZT, VK5DJ, VK5BC, VK5KCX, VK5BJE,
>VK5KC,VK2DAG, VK5AIM, VK5GF, VK5NZ, VK5OZ, VK2FZ, VK2DVZ, VK5ZBK, VK5ACY,
>VK3AXH, VK5BM, VK5AZY,VK1ZQR, VK1BG.
>
>Four states on 144? It would have been incredible a few short years ago.
>
>These were all on 144 mHz with the longest distance at 5080+ km. This
>broke the Australian record set by me in January 2008, BUT VK6WG also in
>Albany also worked him and so he has the record with a very short distance
>between us, under 3 km. The VK1 distance record was less than 1000 km and
>that was smashed, again VK6WG just pipping me at the post.
>Both Wally and I have the same grid square location.
>
>In the January 2008 record breaking contact signals were very poor to VK2
>and only one station was worked; this time they were up and over S9.
>
>Since? A couple of poor openings on SIX and nothing much on Two.
>Cheers,
>Bob VK6BE
>SIX the Magic Band.
Hello Bob,
Congratulations to both Wally and yourself.
You'll have to move 5km further west, hi.
Cheers ... Ray vk2tv
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