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M0AFJ, Tim · 24th Dec 2018, 9:44 am

Did anyone copy SAQ this morning?, seemed to be down on signal strength and then about 3 minutes into the transmission it went off..

Tim M0AFJ

Rupert Bullock · 24th Dec 2018, 9:20 pm

Hello Tim,
Yes, I heard SAQ on 17kHz this morning with a signal report of 559 here in Bucks. Prior to the hand sent CW message there was a preamble of "VVV de SAQ" being sent for twenty minutes or more and then at 0800z the hand sent transmission started and lasted only about four minutes.
I don't know if their signal was down on what would be expected as it was the first time I'd ever managed to have a reasonable VLF receive setup at the same time as not forgetting to listen. The receive setup was a Racal RA17 with RA37 LF Adaptor and a Wellbrook LF loop aerial.
73
Rupert

M0AFJ, Tim · 30th Dec 2018, 11:39 am

Hi Rupert, this is a new QTH for me and somewhat further away from SAQ than the previous one where I had heard SAQ at 599. I must admit my antenna down here was marginal, just my 80M doublet with the feeder strapped into my HB upconverter into my IC 7610. I’ve got a PA0RDT mini whip but need to find the best position in the garden away from local noise sources.
73 Es HNY. Tim M0AFJ

24th Dec 2018, 9:44 am	#1
M0AFJ, Tim Hexode Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Helston, Cornwall, UK. Posts: 303	SAQ Did anyone copy SAQ this morning?, seemed to be down on signal strength and then about 3 minutes into the transmission it went off.. Tim M0AFJ

24th Dec 2018, 9:20 pm	#2
Rupert Bullock Triode Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, UK. Posts: 16	Re: SAQ Hello Tim, Yes, I heard SAQ on 17kHz this morning with a signal report of 559 here in Bucks. Prior to the hand sent CW message there was a preamble of "VVV de SAQ" being sent for twenty minutes or more and then at 0800z the hand sent transmission started and lasted only about four minutes. I don't know if their signal was down on what would be expected as it was the first time I'd ever managed to have a reasonable VLF receive setup at the same time as not forgetting to listen. The receive setup was a Racal RA17 with RA37 LF Adaptor and a Wellbrook LF loop aerial. 73 Rupert

30th Dec 2018, 11:39 am	#3
M0AFJ, Tim Hexode Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Helston, Cornwall, UK. Posts: 303	Re: SAQ Hi Rupert, this is a new QTH for me and somewhat further away from SAQ than the previous one where I had heard SAQ at 599. I must admit my antenna down here was marginal, just my 80M doublet with the feeder strapped into my HB upconverter into my IC 7610. I’ve got a PA0RDT mini whip but need to find the best position in the garden away from local noise sources. 73 Es HNY. Tim M0AFJ