{"id":31520,"date":"2018-04-05T14:17:03","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T18:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=31520"},"modified":"2018-04-05T14:17:03","modified_gmt":"2018-04-05T18:17:03","slug":"possible-first-2200-meter-transatlantic-ham-radio-contact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/possible-first-2200-meter-transatlantic-ham-radio-contact\/","title":{"rendered":"Possible First 2200-Meter Transatlantic Ham Radio Contact"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(Source: ARRL News<\/a> via Mike Hansgen)<\/p>\n

In late March, Paul Kelley, N1BUG, of Milo, Maine, completed what may have been the first transatlantic 2200-meter contact by a US radio amateur under Amateur Radio rules. Signals in this part of the spectrum and lower previously have spanned the Atlantic in one direction, and Canadian radio amateurs have reported transatlantic contacts on the band dating back several years.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo the best of my knowledge this is the first transatlantic two-way QSO from the US on 2200 meters under Part 97 operation,\u201d said Kelley, who told ARRL that he gravitates toward the more challenging, \u201cweak-signal\u201d aspects of Amateur Radio and has been experimenting and DXing for 37 years now.<\/p>\n

\u201c2200 meters is my new passion, and I am having a lot of fun with it!\u201d he said. I had been dreaming of \u2014 and working toward \u2014 a transatlantic QSO on 2200 meters for some time. Recently, I asked Chris Wilson, 2E0ILY, if he would be interested in trying to work me on DFCW60 mode. Chris and I have heard each other on WSPR, but he does not hear me well enough yet for a JT9 or other digital QSO. Chris agreed to try DFCW60 \u2014 dual-frequency CW, 60 second dit length.\u201d<\/p>\n

This was not a quick contact. It took four nights to complete, using night-by-night sequencing. Kelley called that \u201cthe minimum possible time\u201d for such a contact, which included an exchange of complete call signs, signal reports, and acknowledgements. Kelley said they used the TMOR reporting system, borrowed from the moonbounce world.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe QSO was completed at 0020 UTC March 28 when I received \u2018R\u2019 from Chris,\u201d Kelley said.[…]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Click here to read the full article on the ARRN News site.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: ARRL News via Mike Hansgen) In late March, Paul Kelley, N1BUG, of Milo, Maine, completed what may have been the first transatlantic 2200-meter contact by a US radio amateur under Amateur Radio rules. 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