IC-705 DX SSB 7100KM Bulgaria, Slovenia, Italy, France and Brazil

Hi this is Frank, today we are going to make DX contacts in Bulgaria, Slovenia, Italy, France and Brazil with the IC-705 at 10 watts, using a 16 feet vertical antenna, 3 radials and no tuner. The location is the Massawippi Trails in Quebec, a beautiful elevated location with a low noise floor, perfect to do radio. So sit back, relax, let’s make some DX contacts!

Timelime - Operators
00:38 - LZ1JY - Bulgaria
01:57 - S52WW - Slovenia
02:59 - PV8AL - Brazil
04:00 - F5RAG - France
05:25 - IK4GRO - Italy

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Location: Massawippi Trails, Quebec
https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.241873,-72.0268639,824m/data=!3m1!1e3

Antenna: MFJ-1979, 3 sections collapsed, WRC Silver Bullet 1000, No tuner

Battery: Bioenno 4.5A

Tripod: Manfrotto 055DB

 

Low noise floor ! Goes green with envy - mine is usually S 5-9 depending on conditions and time of the day :-( .

 

Yeah me too, at home noise can be S9, this is why I enjoy portable activities, I can make 10W clean contacts where at home I would barely be able to hear them.

 

Helps that PV8AL is in Roraima, closest brazilian point to you, owning a huuuuge antenna?

Oliver

 

My noise floor can be up to S7 some time. Mainly in the summer months When I am lucky is a S 3-4

 

Those "big gun" antennas are so amazing, they allow smaller stations to make great contacts.

 

Yep... done all that and more with 6 watts and a FT-818 SSB... strand of wire and some radials. All those and add Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Poland, Spain, Norway... gosh I should make videos.

 

That is very good, congratulations!
Make videos... yes those are great to share and motivate others to go outside of the shack and enjoy the very low noise floor!

 

Hello,

Super François, merci de partager. continue de faire ce beau travail.-

Nous faisons la même chose ici durant la belle saison, avec une "fishpole", installé en dipole vertical,
et on préfère les bords de mer pour bénéficier de l'eau salé. (SALT WATER AMPLIFIER) .

Bonne fin de semaine, et à la prochaine

72/73 Michel VE2TH The QRP'er

 

Merci Michel,
J'ai aussi tenté une dipole verticale (fabrication maison) faudrait que je m'y remette, j'imagine que c'est excellent pour le DX. Sur le bord de l'eau aussi, ca doit etre vraiment bon. Bon contacts et peut-etre se rejoindre "On The Air" 73!

 

Hi Frank,
very nice with the 705 it just show what can be done , I like the Wolf adjustable coil and the whip I use the 9ft whip only
Pieter
ZL1PDT

 

was fun,
I would like it again next time.
Do you connect with the Japanese station?

73 JF1IRQ

 

Japan is quite far away from me!!! but that would be awesome! 73

 

Congratulations…..good DX contacts!
Couldn’t help but notice that your band scope display looked a lot more impressive than what I see on my ICOM-7300…don’t know why.

 

Hi Harry, LOL same for me, at home signals look weak but at the top of a mountain, they shine and want to come out of the screen!! Thanks for the comment and good luck 73!