public:blog:2023:10
Wed 19 July 2023
- SFI = 219 A = 16 K = 1
- Period 1 : 0700z
- 30m
- Heard G4XRV working N1GKE - bug/bug - N1GKE only 339 here, so no point trying to call him
- CQ @ 10123kHz - BVc
- Called by G4XRV - Rupert - nr London - B.U.G member - BVc - RCh - nice catch-up and chat about bug group & our bugs - Rupert using McElroy 1937 - had to cut QSO short to get ready for work - will have more QSOs (last one in 2021)
- Period 2 1700z
- 30m
- Had an idea to try using the IC-M710 marine transceiver on CW - it's not a nice CW radio for the crowded HF bands but might be okay on 60m?
- Wired up the rear-panel DIN plug with the switched key select line (allows me to switch the bugs/keys between different rigs) for “rig #2”
- and sent a few RBN TEST DE GM4SLV GM4SLV calls to see how it fared
- Called by OS5Z - Marc - nr Tournai
- I don't think I'll be using the IC-M710 much on CW - perhaps with my Python Control panel it'll make a “fun alternative” rig - like an old Skanti marine radio - but not for most HF operations - the fixed BFO offset of 1kHz is not pleasant, either.
- Period 3 : 2215z
- IC-7200
- 40m
- Band very quiet - not much activity heard…..
- Heard a CQ from DL2FCN and replied - Bo - nr Darmstadt - BVc - RSt
- 30m
- Sent a few CQ calls on 10.123 - no replies
- Heard a CQ on 10.108 from SA0BFW which sounded manual/bug sending - I replied and…
- QSO with SM0BFW - Wittich - Stockholm - BVc/BVp (& SKh briefly) - RCh - he was using Vibroplex Original Standard from 2022 “bought it direct from Vibroplex in USA” - had a nice >30min chat about bugs etc. Will look for him again - always good to have a Bug-Bug 2-way QSO
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