Not a massive distance, but a rare appearance
on the band ensures a pileup - and Fredo is not a big gun in
terms of power and antenna... so
although propagation charts say this is no brainer, it isn't;
especially when 20 stations are piling in. No mug-shots of Fredo
exist, so instead, here are a few locals...
"My operator name is Fredo.
I'm located somewhere in North Mali. >
I will be active from June to October 2017.
My equipment is very rustic, here is what i'm using:
- Small chinese modded switching power supply
- Yaesu FT-857 with headset and footpedal
- Tuner LDG Z11 Pro II
- 9/1 UNUN from F4EOH: http://f4eoh.free.fr/
- 15.9 meters of wire
- DELL computer from my friend Alex, with Logger32, and CAT interface to the rig.
I was chasing this for hours on Sunday
afternoon. I should have waited a day because on Monday evening
it was quite straightforward with all the weekend PA over-drivers
not around.
The end of another titanic struggle to land
a rare catch...