From my qth in the Pine Barrens of Southern New Jersey, to Guam. About 7,000 miles plus with an IMAX 2000 8 feet off the ground, Uniden Madison, Silver Eagle on upper side band, with 500 watts.
Although not as far my most satisfying contact was with the station of a young kid on the east coast of Turkey. With the same setup I mentioned above. It was when the skip was really strong to Ireland and the UK. I think it was about two or three years ago. I made a contact to the UK on the free bands, and it was a Station I spoke to on several occasions already. He was having a qso before I got to the frequency and that qsl was with that very station in Turkey. He was apparently acquainted with the young fellow in Turkey. The UK station asked me to shout out his young friend in turkey to see if we could make the contact. I called his call sign, and he called back. That kid was so so so excited! I was actually happy for him. Apparently he was using some type of balcony antenna. I don't know what his station consisted of or if it was stock. It was around 11 a.m. and the upper side band frequency we were on was fairly quiet. The station in Turkey only came in at 2 s units or even less on my meter but I certainly heard him. We heard each other enough to have a short qso. I will never forget his excitement! He couldn't believe he was speaking to someone in America. I thought that was pretty cool. Contact to east coast of Turkey was approximately a dick under 7,000 miles.
Although not as far my most satisfying contact was with the station of a young kid on the east coast of Turkey. With the same setup I mentioned above. It was when the skip was really strong to Ireland and the UK. I think it was about two or three years ago. I made a contact to the UK on the free bands, and it was a Station I spoke to on several occasions already. He was having a qso before I got to the frequency and that qsl was with that very station in Turkey. He was apparently acquainted with the young fellow in Turkey. The UK station asked me to shout out his young friend in turkey to see if we could make the contact. I called his call sign, and he called back. That kid was so so so excited! I was actually happy for him. Apparently he was using some type of balcony antenna. I don't know what his station consisted of or if it was stock. It was around 11 a.m. and the upper side band frequency we were on was fairly quiet. The station in Turkey only came in at 2 s units or even less on my meter but I certainly heard him. We heard each other enough to have a short qso. I will never forget his excitement! He couldn't believe he was speaking to someone in America. I thought that was pretty cool. Contact to east coast of Turkey was approximately a dick under 7,000 miles.
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