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QSO Antarctica!

June 13, 2021 | QSOs | 1 Comment

This feels like a “Once in a Lifetime” sort of contact, especially on only 35w of power fed to quite the compromise of an antenna.

It was a solid FT8 contact on 40m. We exchanged signal information and as quickly as the band opened, it closed again.

Making contact with Japanese Research Expedition on 40m

Equipment:

  • Yaesu FT-991
  • Diamond SX-600 power/SWR meter
  • MFJ-939-Y auto-tuner
  • MFJ G5RV dipole configured in a horizontal L (W-E-S)
  • MacBook Pro running WSJT-X

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