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Toot

Written by F4LUB on 2025-01-09 at 17:48

[#]17m dipole #antenna set up in the attic in a slight inverted V shape. SWR is less than 1:1.06 on the whole band. yeah! ambiant noise floor is between S2 and S3. waiting for tomorrow day light to test TX.

note: currently missing a few turns of coax at feed point

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Descendants

Written by F4LUB on 2025-01-10 at 16:53

First QSO on 17m SSB/10W with OT6RX, Belgium. Not that far but still a first one. Also heard Portugal with a pile up. Dipole is working :)

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Written by ON5ZO-OQ5M on 2025-01-10 at 19:34

@F4LUB

Are you sure about OT6RX?

OT-calls are usually one letter suffix only.

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Written by F4LUB on 2025-01-10 at 19:41

@on5zo well I am definitely puzzled since I checked the rules on the UBA web site, but the OP called cq dx multiple times and repeated twice during our short exchange. I was wondering if it could be a special event call sign (I do not know the rules for special event call sign).

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Written by ON5ZO-OQ5M on 2025-01-10 at 19:51

@F4LUB

There are no special prefixes in use by individual operators right now. No special occasion for all of us.

Only club SES like OR80USA or OT600ABC... Or OO50EUDXF or something.

Strange...

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Written by F4LUB on 2025-01-10 at 19:52

@on5zo yes definitely strange

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