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title: 'Good signal propagation in the high frequency bands of 18 and 21 MHz'
url: 'https://ra1ahq.blog/en/khoroshee-prokhozhdenie-na-vch-kv-diapazonakh-18-i-21-mgc'
markdown: 'https://ra1ahq.blog/en/khoroshee-prokhozhdenie-na-vch-kv-diapazonakh-18-i-21-mgc.md'
lang: en
date: '2022-03-12'
description: 'In the morning I turned on the transceiver - on 18 MHz there were many stations from the Russian Far East and Japan. Establ'
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---

# Good signal propagation in the high frequency bands of 18 and 21 MHz

12 

 March 

 2022 

 ![Good signal propagation in the high frequency bands of 18 and 21 MHz](https://ra1ahq.blog/images/3/d/5/b/9/3d5b9e0fde812ef852bcbe8a30354ecf0ec19e2d-5300km.png)11:29

### Good signal propagation in the high frequency bands of 18 and 21 MHz

 [КВ](https://ra1ahq.blog/en/tag:%D0%9A%D0%92) 

12 March 2022 11:29

In the morning I turned on the transceiver - on 18 MHz there were many stations from the Russian Far East and Japan.

Established radio communication in FT8 with a radio station **R0UO**, from square OO90 - Russian Federation, Far East near China.
The distance between is almost **5300** km, the propagation of radio waves did not occur without a double jump.

I received -19 dB, and I received -8 dB. QSB from -10 to -20 dB was noticeable.

`<call:4>R0UO <gridsquare:4>OO90 <mode:3>FT8 <rst_sent:3>-19 <rst_rcvd:3>-08 <qso_date:8>20220312 <time_on:6>073215 <qso_date_off:8>20220312 <time_off:6>073315 <band:3>17m <freq:9>18.101664 <station_callsign:6>RA1AHQ <my_gridsquare:6>KO59CT <tx_pwr:2>10 <eor>`

Then, in the 21 MHz range, he made radio contact with **RZ0SW** from a square **OO13**- distance 4300 km.
I received at +2 dB, I was heard at -15 dB.

`<call:5>RZ0SW <gridsquare:4>OO13 <mode:3>FT8 <rst_sent:3>+02 <rst_rcvd:3>-15 <qso_date:8>20220312 <time_on:6>074145 <qso_date_off:8>20220312 <time_off:6>074245 <band:3>15m <freq:9>21.075062 <station_callsign:6>RA1AHQ <my_gridsquare:6>KO59CT <tx_pwr:2>10 <eor>`

Power 50 W, GP antenna - fishing rod from the balcony.
Of course, in SSB you can't hear distant stations as confidently as in digital.

---

The distance is calculated in the program **QTH Locator Toolkit** for Android:

[Download "QTH Locator toolkit" from https://play.google.com/](https://play.google.com/store/search?q=Qth%2Blocator%2Btoolkit)

---

P.S. The QSO data was uploaded to eqsl.cc.

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