RadioBanter - View Single Post - AFN Diego Garcia on 12,759 kHz [USB] @ 04:30 UTC

dxAce · May 22nd 11, 11:23 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave

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On Sun, 22 May 2011 17:40:14 -0400, dxAce
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On Sun, 22 May 2011 10:02:11 -0700 (PDT), bpnjensen
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On Apr 29, 6:45 pm, bpnjensen wrote:
Unless I am greatly mistaken, I am hearingDiegoGarcia BIOT on 12759
kHz at 0144 UTC on April 30, 2011. Similar conditions to yesterday.
Impossible to catch specific concepts, but it surely sounds like an OM
ranting on in EE.

Bruce J., California

As I mentioned earlier, I obtained a QSL card for reception of this
AFN Diego Garcia transmission on April 30, 2011. Needless to say, and
am very pleased and thrilled with this card, as this mere 3 kW (?)
omnidirectional station is the most nearly antipodal low-power station
I have managed to dig out of the suburban QRM at my home. I know lots
of other folks have gotten this QSL, but for me, receipt of this QSL
is a significant part of fulfilling one of my many lifetime hobby
dreams.

I received worthy and important guidance from several people, without
which I would not have heard and recorded the detail of this station
at the time I did, and which I acknowledge here -

To RHF (Roy) for bringing up the subject of AFN on 12579 at
approximately the right time, and following up with additional
relevant communiques - his tip-off is greatly appreciated. Thanks,
Roy!

To dxAce (Steve) for publicly noting the time when it was transmitting
and providing valuable insight into nailing down enough detail to net
this station. Thanks Steve!

...and to Victor Goonetilleke of Sri Lanka, who kindly confirmed that
AFN Diego Garcia was indeed transmitting at the moment I heard them
despite the time parameters listed in their A11 schedule. This helped
me to be confident that I was not hearing an image or mixing product
rather than the station. Thanks Victor!

Bruce Jensen

Great job Bruce.

Diego Garcia is one of my favorite amateur QSL's. Mainly because I
made the contact with under 100 watts (SSB).

I also have a contact with 100 watts SSB, on 20 meters as I recall, and using
an inverted vee dipole at about 25'.

If I get ambitious I'll dig out the QSL and get the callsign of the fellow I
worked.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

The guy I worked was VQ9LA. I looked him up on QRZ.

Mine is VQ9WM, William Moore, 9 November 1990, 20 meter SSB.

His home call is/was K7IOO, in the State of Washington.

dxAce
Michigan
USA