ARLA/CLUSTER: Teste Transatlântico em VHF entre a Namíbia e o Brasil

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Transatlantic tests between Namibia and Brazil on the cards

The SARL report that Pieter Jacobs, V51PJ, of Rosh Pinnah, Namibia,
who is a very keen VHF amateur, is planning to bridge the Atlantic
Ocean to Brazil on 144 MHz. On the other side of this 6000 kilometre
sea path another keen VHF amateur is anxiously waiting, his name is
Orlando Neto, PY2ANE at Sao Paulo.

When Pieter was still located at Cape Town, as ZR1AEE, he ran skeds
with Orlando, but they only heard traces of a signal from each other
on 144 MHz digital via Tropo Ducting. Now Pieter has applied for
permission to use 2 kilowatts of power for this research experiment.

So far all previous attempts by other VHF amateurs have failed to
establish a two-way contact across the Atlantic on 2 metres

Fonte: SARL