To the united kingdom from the bluegrass state on a barefoot Royce 23 channel mobile and 102 inch steel whip and a car battery all mounted to a wheel Barrell on top of a mountain
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Farthest 11 meter DX contact and equipment used?
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From San Angelo, Texas to Queensland, Tasmania Australia. 8,790 miles. Using a Galaxy DX 2547, pushing 1 watt into a KL203P, making 100 + / - with a Solarcon a99, 50 feet to the tip. 37 LSB. And I have to give credit where credit is due, conditions were Great!!
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Sorry I can't provide any pics I was only 10 years old and I had pushed that wheel barrel up and mountain that took near half a day to reach the rop
NE Florida to New Zealand. 100 watts 6 element home brew at 40 foot radio was cobra 2000. couple weeks ago around 8pm local time.
He was using a four element quad and 300 watts.
He was using a four element quad and 300 watts.
Yesterday I QSO'd with Gus, 35NB001. Each of us were operating mobile. Mine is the AT-6666, coax, and mobile antenna (don't know what brand). Rogers, AR to the Netherlands, 4643 miles. Not my farthest, but definitely a fun mobile DX contact.
27.395 LSB
27.395 LSB
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Correction to the above. The mobile antenna is a Hustler HQ-27.
Those Anytone 6666’s are great radios. That’s what I have in my mobile. I’m about 2 hours south of Houston and I make contacts in Australia on a weekly basis on 38 lsb. In my mobile with a at-6666, fatboy 4 pill with a 6 foot skip shooter on a workman triple magnet mount. Most of the time on side band I don’t run the amp. But if I’m having trouble getting to someone I’ll turn it on. Im not driving it to the fullest and I get voltage drop from the stock electrical in my car so I do about 380 watts rms and 700 pep with the amp. Just the radio 55 watts rms and 120 pep.
New farthest contact: Delaware to Australia on .415. Working on Hawaii next.
President Madison, modified d104, Texas Star DX500v doing about 350w peak. This is the cleanest sideband rig that I have. The bias on my comp style amps don't sound as good for some reason.
President Madison, modified d104, Texas Star DX500v doing about 350w peak. This is the cleanest sideband rig that I have. The bias on my comp style amps don't sound as good for some reason.
I run my 500 at these same levels and it has served me well for over 25 years.
Kudos.
73
Jeff
From the United Kingdom to the Reunion island was I believe my longest distance DX. I often get the US and the furthest I got there was Kentucky.
I use a Ranger RCI 2995 DX CF with roughly 180W on peak SSB, an Astatic hand mic, and a Sirio 2008 Antenna perched on my roof.
I use a Ranger RCI 2995 DX CF with roughly 180W on peak SSB, an Astatic hand mic, and a Sirio 2008 Antenna perched on my roof.
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