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Mile High DX

Tony Lord, G8DQZ, reports what was for him the most unusual DX contact so far.

On 19 April at 1733UTC he made contact with KL1M/AM, flying at 30,000 feet in a Boeing 747-400 close to Indonesia.

The operator, Mark, is the First Officer on the airliner.
Tony comments that this was his first contact with an aeronautical mobile station and that he received a report of 59+20dB and gave 59.

There’s nothing like an antenna 30,000 feet up to help the signals along!

Source: GB2RS News - Courtesy of the RSGB

  

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