QRP from home early one evening. Using a 2 transistor 5w VXO transmitter / receiver BFO with a National Panasonic GX3 transistor radio on 7 MHz. All contacts were stations responding to my CQ calls. PS: If you liked this video please consider supporting Amateur Radio VK3YE by: * Subscribing on YouTube, * Checking my books page at https://books.vk3ye.com​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ to see if any appeal, * Shopping on Amazon via: https://amzn.to/3iiDQXv​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ , or * Shopping on eBay via: https://ebay.us/i9DuWP (then if you buy something I'll get a small commission at no cost to you) ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MT1SrBlhP0

A recording of the first contacts heard on the new 472 - 479 kHz amateur band, which became available to VK amateurs on 1 January, 2013. Activity was heard as soon as the band became available. The receiving setup comprised a homebrew NE602 upconverter feeding a Yaesu FT-817 transceiver. The converter's crystal is 4 MHz so 4.472 MHz on the dial is 472 kHz. The antenna was simply the ferrite loopstick in the converter. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hM7LqSwtlw

... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3uxuei31ZU

It's a mystery so I'm not going to tell you much. But I will say that this has something to do with small transmitters that sometimes drop from the sky (if they don't get shot down beforehand). Contents: 0:00 Introduction and unboxing 5:21 Inside 9:40 Documentation 12:17 First test 15:05 Use outside 15:36 Reports and conclusion 17:29 Book PS: If you liked this video please consider supporting Amateur Radio VK3YE by: * Subscribing on YouTube, * Checking my books page at https://books.vk3ye.com * Shopping on Amazon via: https://amzn.to/3iiDQXv, or * Shopping on eBay via: https://ebay.us/i9DuWP (then if you buy something I'll get a small commission at no cost to you) ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-cwbIiinkA