{"id":3666,"date":"2018-02-25T15:10:23","date_gmt":"2018-02-25T13:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/es1rf.interval.ee\/?p=3666"},"modified":"2018-03-05T17:36:37","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T15:36:37","slug":"my-dxcc-172-td9fyc-guatemala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/es1rf.interval.ee\/?p=3666","title":{"rendered":"My DXCC # 172: TD9FYC (Guatemala)"},"content":{"rendered":"

PA2CHR-Chris and PA3FYC-Jos, are activated via EME rare country – Guatemala. They intended to activate 3 bands: 144, 432 and 1296 MHz. The call signs are: TD9CHR and TD9FYC. Details are here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

On 24th of February our common window with TD9FYC was opened at 19:08 UTC. I was disappointed by the huge local noise level (over 20db!) from the azimuth of 210 degrees.<\/span> Which, however, happens almost daily. Around 22:02 this noise suddenly disappears and I started to see( and hear!) TD9FYC on 144.137 MHz. Theirs\"\"<\/a> trace was 19\/-22 in QSO with IK2UWL and next CQ. Using MAP 65 I found a clear QRG and called them. From the first call I’ve got an answer! Can not say, it was easy QSO, because I waited for possibility around 3 hours. But we are, “lunatics”, have a lot of patience….
\nduring our QSO TD9FYC was -23 db. on my screen. I received in H-pol. So DXCC # 172 and grid square # 989.
\nNext try on 70 cm will be on 3-4th of Mach. Team has a schedule, which we can see here<\/a>
\n<\/span>
\nNo easy, but complete QSO on 70 cm too. On 4th of March, 05:17 utc.His -23, mine -22 db.
\nSpatial offset on 3-4 of March was -84 to-88 degrees. I have only H-pol antenna on 70 cm, so impossible to see even faint trace. But Chris install his 30 el antenna in a way, that could manually change H\/V pol. And he worked successfully with European stations exactly on V-pol. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Expedition’s log and some pictures are here.<\/p>\n

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