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Europe to States BitX QSO

 

VOACAP propagation tools give only about a 10% chance unless high gain antennas are used. It looks like Spain might be the best shot.
73 Willy

On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 5:35 PM, William Maclean <w1ly@...> wrote:

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From: William Maclean <w1ly@...>
Date: Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 4:43 PM
Subject: Europe to States BitX QSO
To: [email protected]


I would like to complete a BitX/BitX QSO over the pond.?
I have worked 30 DXCC entities SSB since I finished my BitX40 in April.
The farthest was ZS6CCY at 12,500km but
Most of those stations have BIG GUN antennas and I only have an inverted V at 18 m.
I will set up a 40 meter Moxon pointed at Europe if the inverted v is not enough
I think that the hour before sunrise at your location would give us the best chance.
If you have completed a BitX/BitX EU-USA QSO let me know what worked.
If anyone has an interest in this test drop me a line.
73, Willy W1LY
[email protected]
 

I don't believe VOACAP :) especially during Sunrise... so we can try next days in my SR, about 03 UTC.

I prefer CW but OK also for LSB. I made many CW QRP QSO's with NA stations before with K2(5W) and 2 el phased verticals.

Antenna's are still alive and last days sometimes transmitting WSPR during night to west, about 15miliWatts with bitx + attenuator + Raspberry PI. Received also few reports from USA :)


73,

9a3jh Andy

On Tuesday 06 June 2017 03:24 AM, Willy wrote:
VOACAP propagation tools give only about a 10% chance unless high gain antennas are used. It looks like Spain might be the best shot.
73 Willy

On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 5:35 PM, William Maclean <w1ly@... <mailto:w1ly@...>> wrote:


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: *William Maclean* <w1ly@... <mailto:w1ly@...>>
Date: Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 4:43 PM
Subject: Europe to States BitX QSO
To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>


I would like to complete a BitX/BitX QSO over the pond.
I have worked 30 DXCC entities SSB since I finished my BitX40 in
April.
The farthest was ZS6CCY at 12,500km but
Most of those stations have BIG GUN antennas and I only have an
inverted V at 18 m.
I will set up a 40 meter Moxon pointed at Europe if the inverted v
is not enough
I think that the hour before sunrise at your location would give
us the best chance.
If you have completed a BitX/BitX EU-USA QSO let me know what worked.
If anyone has an interest in this test drop me a line.
73, Willy W1LY
 

Hi Andy, Thanks for reply.Lets try CW & SSB. SSB will be the real test. What frequency do your phased verticals like? I do not have my Moxon up and my inverted v is tuned for upper end of 40m (7.3MHz) but I can use it anywhere on 40. I will listen from 0300z to 0400z and watch my email or DXSUMMIT for your freq. Where would you like to operate??
73, Willy

On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 6:23 AM, Andy <andy9a3jh@...> wrote:
I don't believe VOACAP :) especially during Sunrise... so we can try next days in my SR, about 03 UTC.

I prefer CW but OK also for LSB. I made many CW QRP QSO's with NA stations before with K2(5W) and 2 el phased verticals.

Antenna's are still alive and last days sometimes transmitting WSPR during night to west, about 15miliWatts with bitx + attenuator + Raspberry PI. Received also few reports from USA :)


73,

9a3jh Andy



On Tuesday 06 June 2017 03:24 AM, Willy wrote:
VOACAP propagation tools give only about a 10% chance unless high gain antennas are used. It looks like Spain might be the best shot.
73 Willy

 On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 5:35 PM, William Maclean <w1ly@... <mailto:w1ly@...>> wrote:


? ? ---------- Forwarded message ----------
 ? ? From: *William Maclean* <w1ly@... <mailto:w1ly@...>>
? ? Date: Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 4:43 PM
? ? Subject: Europe to States BitX QSO
 ? ? To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>


? ? I would like to complete a BitX/BitX QSO over the pond.
? ? I have worked 30 DXCC entities SSB since I finished my BitX40 in
? ? April.
? ? The farthest was ZS6CCY at 12,500km but
? ? Most of those stations have BIG GUN antennas and I only have an
? ? inverted V at 18 m.
? ? I will set up a 40 meter Moxon pointed at Europe if the inverted v
? ? is not enough
? ? I think that the hour before sunrise at your location would give
? ? us the best chance.
? ? If you have completed a BitX/BitX EU-USA QSO let me know what worked.
? ? If anyone has an interest in this test drop me a line.
? ? 73, Willy W1LY
Andy
 

Hi Willy,

OK, see you tomorrow 03-04 UTC, I will call cq cw around 7032khz and after we can try SSB. Will send you mail tomorrow when I start or will spot on Cluster.

Now I TX-ing WSRP to west... check conditions :)

73,

Good Luck,

CUL,


Andy 9a3jh

On Tuesday 06 June 2017 05:51 PM, Willy wrote:
Hi Andy, Thanks for reply.Lets try CW & SSB. SSB will be the real test. What frequency do your phased verticals like? I do not have my Moxon up and my inverted v is tuned for upper end of 40m (7.3MHz) but I can use it anywhere on 40. I will listen from 0300z to 0400z and watch my email or DXSUMMIT for your freq. Where would you like to operate?
73, Willy

On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 6:23 AM, Andy <andy9a3jh@... <mailto:andy9a3jh@...>> wrote:

I don't believe VOACAP :) especially during Sunrise... so we can
try next days in my SR, about 03 UTC.

I prefer CW but OK also for LSB. I made many CW QRP QSO's with NA
stations before with K2(5W) and 2 el phased verticals.

Antenna's are still alive and last days sometimes transmitting
WSPR during night to west, about 15miliWatts with bitx +
attenuator + Raspberry PI. Received also few reports from USA :)


73,

9a3jh Andy



On Tuesday 06 June 2017 03:24 AM, Willy wrote:

VOACAP propagation tools give only about a 10% chance unless
high gain antennas are used. It looks like Spain might be the
best shot.
73 Willy

On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 5:35 PM, William Maclean <w1ly@...
<mailto:w1ly@...> <mailto:w1ly@...
<mailto:w1ly@...>>> wrote:


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: *William Maclean* <w1ly@...
<mailto:w1ly@...> <mailto:w1ly@... <mailto:w1ly@...>>>
Date: Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 4:43 PM
Subject: Europe to States BitX QSO
To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
<mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>


I would like to complete a BitX/BitX QSO over the pond.
I have worked 30 DXCC entities SSB since I finished my
BitX40 in
April.
The farthest was ZS6CCY at 12,500km but
Most of those stations have BIG GUN antennas and I only
have an
inverted V at 18 m.
I will set up a 40 meter Moxon pointed at Europe if the
inverted v
is not enough
I think that the hour before sunrise at your location
would give
us the best chance.
If you have completed a BitX/BitX EU-USA QSO let me know
what worked.
If anyone has an interest in this test drop me a line.
73, Willy W1LY
 

This could be epic.
 

Andy 9A3JH and I had a BitX40/ BitX40 QSO on CW 7.032 tonight 339/579 and then moved to SSB on 7.167 Reports were 33/44 on SSB.
What thrill to work bitx to bitx over the pond. Croatia to Rhode Island 4094 miles, 6589km with QRP power.
I have to thank Andy and his phased verticals for doing the heavy lifting.
73 Willy W1LY

On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 8:46 PM, KC8WBK via Groups.Io <cruisenewsnet@...> wrote:
This could be epic.


 

Congratulations!

Is this the first BITX40 QSO between the US and Europe?
 

Thanks Paul, I doubt that they were the first Trans Atlantic BITX/BITX QSOs
But they could be, especially the SSB contact.
Andy said he could have copied me if I were running 1 Watt
He has some good antennas
73. Willy W1LY

On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 11:55 PM, KC8WBK via Groups.Io <cruisenewsnet@...> wrote:
Congratulations!

Is this the first BITX40 QSO between the US and Europe?


Andy
 

Thanks Paul,
CW signal from W1LY was really good, real 579. I am sure that I can copy -10db signals in same conditions :)
SSB was not so strong but readable, because my antennas are optimized for cw part of 40m band. Today morning on my Sunrise I had also good CW reports from USA east coast RBN's (reverse beacon network).
During winter time will probably be much easier to make QRP/QRP contact NA ¨C EU.

Again, thank you Willy for nice QSO's!

My rig is BITX40, about 7w out + 2 phased verticals.
If any other HAM station like to try CW qso we can arrange sked next days.

73 & GL with BITX Dx-ing,

9a3jh Andy
 

Andy,

Your antenna is apparently quite effective! ? Can you describe it? ?
Dimensions? ? How high at the feed point? ? How many radials? ?Roughly how much gain over a dipole does a distant station see? ?Is this mostly due to straight antenna gain or a matter of launch angle??

Jerry, KE7ER


On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 01:12 pm, Andy wrote:
My rig is BITX40, about 7w out + 2 phased verticals.?
9a3jh Andy

?
Andy
 

Hello,

I have two lambda/4 verticals, 10 meters apart. Each vertical have 30-40 buried radials.

Basic description of similar system you can find here:



Yes, they have +3db gain compared to one vertical. Signals from the back are -20dB so¡­ less QRM.

This is DX antenna for low angles and system is much better that dipole on 12m AGL. I made tests during many contests and dipole or horizontal loop are winner only during the day for contacts in range 500 -1200km.

If you have some high full size dipole or loop you can work EU stations with 5w during winter or when propagations on 40m are good.


73 & cu on 40m


9a3jh Andy

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