DF6NM and DK7FC active on 8.97kHz today

[F4DTL]

Not one, but 2 stations were active on 8.97kHz today in DFCW mode. Part of DK7FC's transmission was copied at 902kms away in Warsaw and DF6NM, running a much smaller station and antenna, was copied 21kms away. A first QSO on the 33kms band cannot be too far away now!

G3XBM

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Traduction:
Ce n'est pas une mais 2 stations qui ont été actives sur 8.97kHz aujourd'hui en mode DFCW.
A la différence des premières émissions de DK7FC qui à été entendu à plus de 902 kms près de Varsovie et par DF6NM,
ici les stations sont de plus faible puissance et avec des antennes réduites, mais elles ont été entendu à 21 kms.
Le premier QSO sur la bande de 33Kms n'est pas loin.

[F4DTL]

Dear LF/VLF,

Today i spent more than 8 hours in the forest on a hill 520m ASL, improving and experimenting with my VLF earth antenna. It was a fantastic and very successful day that gave a lot of fun and motivation. BTW, just spending time in this wonderful nature with all its beauty cannot be wasted time even if all the experiments would fail ))) That is what i thought many times this day. If you live in a city with much noise (on the band and audible) you may understand what i mean when i say that all you can hear there is the wind and some birds!

Since there are a lot of photos and things to tell i set up a pdf document with my report that is available at http://www.iup.uni-heidelberg.de/schaefer_vlf/VLF_5km_with_an_earth_antenna.pdf , for the VLF enthusiasts (Dreamers!) and those who want to become one!

Best 73, Stefan/DK7FC