More German VLF radiated DX tests Sat October 2nd

From Stefan DK7FC:

Dear LF/VLF,

My next VLF kite experiment will be tomorrow, saturday, 2nd october :-) After my request to the german air traffic control i got a very kind telephone call at 01:30 AM and later i got the permission to go up to 200 m above ground. See attached mail if of interest for you.

So, if there will be enough wind and no rain, i will try to become QRV at arround  8 UTC.

Tomorrows program:

- (after some resonating tests): Transmitting a short message on 8970 Hz, mode: DFCW-600, hoping to be visible on several receivers in the EU region and maybe Canada and USA (!?)
- Transmitting a CW message (in 12 wpm and in 25 wpm), hoping to be audible at Bernd/DF8ZR (16 km range) and my grabber (40 km)
- Maybe trying a xband QSO 9kHz/144 MHz to DF8ZR
- Transmitting a message on 6470 Hz, mode: DFCW-600, hoping to be visible at many RX, especially Renato Romero who has set up a grabber page at http://www.vlf.it/cumiana/livedata.html
- Transmitting a 30 minute carrier on 8970 Hz which allows long time integration. Paul Nicholson wants to try to record the VLF audio stream from Florida and maybe extract my signal.

- Being visible at PA3FWM at the university of Twente who set up a grabber page at http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/grabber.html
- Being visible at SQ5BPF and maybe a russian station?
- Being visible at Paul Nicholson and Markus/DF6NM, of course ;-)
- Finally reaching the 1 A antenna current limit
- and all i have forgotten

I will record my signal of my grabber and will extract an audible signal, if possible. This will be filtered, frequency shifted to 800 Hz and published here as a mp3 file.

My grabber will show the 8970 Hz signal at http://www.iup.uni-heidelberg.de/schaefer_vlf/DK7FC_VLF_Grabber.html
The 6470 Hz will be visible at http://www.iup.uni-heidelberg.de/schaefer_vlf/DK7FC_VLF_Grabber2.html

It is now on the Canadian and US RX stations to make possible what still seems to be inpossible: A transatlantic transmission/reception. The first time my signal can reach a 50 mW ERP limit (wind forecast announces strong wind, so a high kite angle, so a good efficiency!) on 8970 Hz. It is still not sure how the propagation behaves on this frequency at this time and locations so we may see a surprise. Of course any report is very much appreciated, no matter of what distance or country. Every clear reception above 859 km is a new world record by amateurs on VLF!

So, hope the sun will shine at good wind conds and low QRN and high interest :-)

Best 73, CU, Stefan/DK7FC

PS: Markus/DF6NM, will you be on the phone again to make QSP? :-)