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Subj: AX3ITU success despite poor conditions
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To : AMRVIC@WW
AX3ITU success despite poor conditions
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In the 24 hour period for Australian special event station AX3ITU, a team
of Amateur Radio Victoria members made 600 contacts and scored over 30
countries, in spite of very bad DX band conditions.
The strategy of using CW paid off. More than half of the contacts were made
using that mode. While being plagued at times by radar type signal
interference, Peter Forbes VK3QI was able to set a pace on the key of up to
60 contacts an hour. Dale Whatley VK3YR and Lindsay Lawless VK3ANJ added to
the CW tally.
The use of Amateur Television and an amateur satellite were possibly "firsts"
for a special event station. These added to the occasion of celebrating the
International Telecommunications Union's 140th birthday.
A total of 12 stations contacted AX3ITU after seeing a strong QSL-card
displayed on the Melbourne ATV repeater VK3RTV. Peter Cossins VK3BFG, who did
the telecasting, logged strong signal reports from throughout the Melbourne
area.
A hectic time was had by Noel Ferguson VK3FI at Mildura. He reports plenty of
takers for the special callsign on the Amsat-India's brand new Hamsat VO-52.
Amateur Radio Victoria thanks those who made contact with AX3ITU. It will
issue a commemorative QSL Card.
Well done to the team of Amateur Radio Victoria members who put the special
event station on air. Augers well for similar activity in the future.
- Amateur Radio Victoria
amateurradio.com.au
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