On Sun, 22 May 2011 14:05:54 -0700 (PDT), bpnjensen
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On May 22, 12:56*pm, wrote:
On Sun, 22 May 2011 12:48:30 -0700 (PDT), bpnjensen









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On May 22, 12:40*pm, wrote:
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).

Jim (MI)

Awesome! *Was that voice or CW / RTTY?

SSB Voice. A VQ9 prefix as I recall. At first I thought it was a
Canadian station. Lucky I called him and asked for his location.

Jim (MI)

Hah! Almost too good to be true, eh?

That was the good old days of solar cycle 23. Also worked Palmer
Station in Anarctica with 100 watts back then. Bombay and Madras in
India too with 100 (SSB).

Jim (MI)