25-06-2019, 03:49 PM
(25-06-2019, 02:05 PM)VK2KRR Wrote: Wayne, thats certainly something to get excited about!
Frank, I think it really depends on the characteristics of the tropo at the time, obviously not as far for Brisbane, but also the tropo extension up to you may well have had more loss over that section.
And thats right, no point just one side having more TX power than the other, it would be a bit one sided.
As usual if it were me, I'd be running 2m WSPR across the path when ever there was a chance showing on Hepburn. Running it through the night to show up when the best times may be. A path like that is worth getting up early morning for.
Its worth remembering that the VK 2m record is VK4BFO (Mount Isa then I think) to JI7DMB, 6763 km on 15 April 1991. I have heard JA stations several times on 2m when there has been intense TEP on 6m. On one sad occasion I heard two of them chatting with each other but could not break in
2m SSB contacts used to be quite common between Nth VK4 and P29 but I don't think there are any stations in PNG now who are interested.
Wayne VK4WDM