Extreme DX satellite contact between UK and Texas

On April 27, 2015 at 1901 GMT, Cuban radio amateur Hector Martinez W5CBF/CO6CBF achieved a 7537.8 km DX contact with UK amateur Peter Atkins G4DOL via FO-29.

I am pleased to report that Peter G4DOL and I had another extreme QSO on FO-29. It is my furthest contact on the birds!

Back on October 2013, Peter and I had a very nice contact between EL92sd, Cienfuegos, Cuba and IO80so, Weymouth area, UK. It was a 7286 km contact and probably the first contact between UK and Cuba on FO-29!… Read More: Link

FO-29 information
http://amsat-uk.org/satellites/two-way-comms-satellites/fuji-oscar-29-jas-2/

Find your Grid Square, bearing, distance at
http://no.nonsense.ee/qth/map.html

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