Tuesday, 5 January 2021

Japan on 6m FT8

While monitoring 50.313 Mhz yesterday, had an alert from JTAlert for a new country, new continent...

Found JG1TSG calling a VK4. Unfortunately no more calls. Later in the day found the same callsign calling, so called and worked him!


Looking on QRZ.com, JG1TSG is Kazuya in Chiba. He uses 6m 4x6Ele Yagi, stacked antennas and 700w. Here is me using 100w into a GP15 vertical...

My 1st QSO with Japan on 6m distance 7878 Km. I'm sure there will be more though.

eQSL received.




 

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