Hi all,
After many months of chasing Lionel on the high bands, I could get him yesterday on 12m !!!!!
For most of European guys, making a QSO with Lionel on 12m is quite easy because he is very active here.
But for me, located at only 200km from him, this is EXCEPTIONAL !!!!!!!!! He is located too closely for normal skip, and too long for direct wave QSO.
In fact, the few times I hear him, it is ALWAYS in side-scatter propagation, and opening lasts a few minutes (seconds) ONLY !!!!
But that was enough yesterday to make the QSO.
Tnx Lionel for the new one on 12m, see you maybe on other bands (10 and 15m? My last bands for guernsey....)
Ronan, F8AFC