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Posted on April 19, 2010September 28, 2016

Hearing EME with QRP gear & homebrew antenna

Congratulations to Julian G4ILO! He managed to hear EME signals with his FT-817 and a homebrew antenna.

Read all about it here and hear the signals.

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