Hi all,
Well, they were spotted by S/W european stations (CT/EA) on 40m SSB at 06:29 this morning, exactly 2 hours after my sunrise.
With a A factor of 22, needless to say that I didn't hear them...
1 hour earlier would have make it, let's see tomorrow,
Good luck,
Ronan, F8AFC
PS : I remember working VK9LA 1 hour after my sunrise with 5W only, I hope the HF2V didn't become deaf

I'll hahve a look today at the radial system to see if there is no excessive oxydation....But I did QSO a few South American stations yesterday evening on 40m, with reasonable signals...Wait and see....