Crossing the Pacific with a uBitx on 7 MHz

3,671 views · Published 18 July 2018 · 2:46 · Indexed 27 September 2026

Channel: Amateur Radio VK3YE · 2018 · Science & Technology

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A surprising greyline DX contact on 7 MHz CW with a uBitx transceiver. It was made at 5pm local time (0700 UTC) just before sunset. I gave 569 and received 559 as a report. 

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