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---------- Forwarded message --------- From: <tony.cadney@...> Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 at 09:09 Subject: Over the horizon Radar To: Suzanne Cadney G0LUZ <suzanne.cadney@...> Greetings fellow radio ops, ? ?We are now off the coast of North Africa approx. ?150miles west of Algiers on a heading of 82 degrees making 16.5knts towards Syracuse Sicily? ? We have made some good contacts both in CW & SSB. Including working Colin G0UJK and Peter G7ULL together with a number of G-stns and North Europeans on both 12m & 15m ? ?The best DX so far was on 15m working CW into JA, if this was our first QSO. ? ?Again we are having problems with the 17m coil for the antenna........Suzanne and I have dismantled it and are hopeful that we can rectify the fault...... ? ?We have found severe QRM on 15m between 21.260 and 21.295 as a continuous wide band noise.........A number of DL stns told me that this was "Over the horizon radar" ? Unfortunately, this makes operating on those frequencies impossible.......Therefore we have changed to our preferred operating frequency of 21.285 to 21. 225 +/- 5Khz ? ?We now have two sea days before Sicily we should be on 12m around 24.906 or 24.960 +/- 5kHz or on 15m 21.225 or 21.058 +/- ? ? ? ?However being a weekend contests may mean we are more likely to be found on the non-contesting bands........ ? Do check the Reverse Beacon Net to see if we are operating on a particular band, OK I know its CW but we will QSY to our SSB options on a regular basis. ? ?Since the CME from the Sun on Wednesday evening the bands have been very turbulent. such that yesterday every QSO was very difficult totally unlike to previous two days. ? ?A note for Peter G7ULL............You are now on all our mailing lists Peter, and we hope to work you again soon. ? On sea days we will endeavour to be on the air from about 0900hrs GMT but sometimes earlier. ? DO keep a watch on the Reverse Beacon Net especially as conditions are rather ‘unsettled’ ? Catch you on the wireless! ? 73 de Tony es Suzanne ? ? ? |
