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| DX, anyone? My ex-satellite 2m beam, only ~4m high (but 100m up on a hill) |
Amazing tropo conditions, allowing even my tiny, station-in-development 3-ele Yagi to hear Cape Verde - at 4438km - on 144MHz today!
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| Seen today. Could be a new record at 144MHz. |
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| Hearing Cape Verde - on a 3 element! Next time, I'll get him! |
Given this record-breaking distance and general uptick in activity on 144MHz, things are looking much better for the 2m band than they were this time last year, when the prospect of losing it to aviation was considered very real.
The market remains sadly very underpopulated by more affordable 2m SSB transceivers. But that may well change if the number of users keeps growing.
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| Strong winter tropo. Image: F5LEN.org |
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| Looking good for later tonight and tomorrow from Ireland and the western UK... Image: F5LEN.org |
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